Is the £99 pay at pump limit going up any time soon?
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Today as the pump slowed to a crawl then clicked off at £99 with nearly 20 litres of tank still empty I was contemplating whether I would leave it there or do a second round. I don't have many miles to do in the near future and there was a queue so i opted to leave with my car wondering why it was still thirsty.
Even now, a lot of new cars have 60+ litre tanks and pretty much everything Mondeo-sized and larger used to come with a tank of 60-100 litres (I bet people here can name cars with even bigger tank options). With petrol now around £1.40-1.60 a litre depending on locale and grade that £99 often isn't enough to fill a fuel tank.
Does anyone know if any garages/chains have already raised the limit, or if they have plans to?
Even now, a lot of new cars have 60+ litre tanks and pretty much everything Mondeo-sized and larger used to come with a tank of 60-100 litres (I bet people here can name cars with even bigger tank options). With petrol now around £1.40-1.60 a litre depending on locale and grade that £99 often isn't enough to fill a fuel tank.
Does anyone know if any garages/chains have already raised the limit, or if they have plans to?
mcflurry said:
Is this a real issue?
Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
Don't get me wrong, it's hardly life-or-death if I have to drive away without a full tank or pop my card in again for a second fill, but as I don't really enjoy going to petrol stations I generally want to fill up as infrequently as I can (whilst still enjoying the car - so no hypermile stuff).Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
1878 said:
mcflurry said:
Is this a real issue?
Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
Every PHer needs to be ready for a 700 mile non-stop journey at an instant notice.Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
hyphen said:
OP, already a thread running for this with lots of helpful advice: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Touché, sir!
TEKNOPUG said:
g3org3y said:
MissChief said:
Could you wait for the first pump to be free, fill to the £99 limit then pull forward to another pump and use that one again? I'ds imagine your card company/bank might get a little suspicious?
You can use the same pump immediately after. Never had any problems doing this at Tesco.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff