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  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
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    The MoneySaving Tip therefore would be to fully fill up every time, therefore not getting charged 1p for the occasional £10.00 but 1p on the occassional full tank, therefore costing only 24p (if it were MINI Doozer) rather than £1.20 - if it did it every rime, which it doesn't and is still within TS guidelines.

    What if the pump was actually giving you 1% more petrol than you thought you were getting and you complained about being ripped off by 0.1%? Trading Standards would have the pumps recalibrated and you'd end up losing £10.80 a year all because you complained!

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  • GentleGiant_2
    GentleGiant_2 Posts: 532 Forumite
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    LandyAndy wrote: »
    Yeh but jus fink all dem penies the all ad up and if you ad em all tugeva tha meens the petrol stashuns is makin milions aht of us pore saps and i bin in a few misef and that have hapen an I orlwze fort thas my ardluk but now I kno its orl a big conspirusy by them oil giants 2 rob us ornery peple of are ardearned.

    So be warned.

    In English please? ;)
  • Barneysmom
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    LandyAndy wrote: »
    Blimey. How far do you drive?

    I drive 20,000 miles a year and fill up about once a fortnight.:confused:

    About 50k a year :confused::D
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  • iNath
    iNath Posts: 382 Forumite
    If you go to an Esso garage they usually have some pennies in front of the till for you to use...
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    GentleGiant wrote: »
    In English please? ;)

    It was an ironic comment on the OP's style:confused: .

    Perhaps you spotted that?;)
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    Barneysmom wrote: »
    About 50k a year :confused::D

    Thanks. That make some sense then.:T
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    Had something similar to this on Reporting Scotland last week. The number of claims of dodgy pumps has gone through the the roof.

    Needless to say weights and measures have founf yhem all to be groundless.
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