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Tesco refusing to fill petrol on the wrong side of the pump?

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  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    I have a Nissan which has the fuel filler on the passenger side. :)

    Still have to queue sometimes, it's not as exclusive a club as people think :rotfl:
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    I'll use any pump to fill up from.
    If they get all funny then turn the car around.
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  • hieveryone
    hieveryone Posts: 3,865 Forumite
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    My filler is on passenger side, but I've never really noticed it making much difference.

    In lots of petrol stations round my way there are signs saying 'Use both sides for petrol' ??


    Bought is to buy. Brought is to bring.
  • el_gringo_3
    el_gringo_3 Posts: 368 Forumite
    My fiestas on the passenger side. I thought Fords were a popular make!
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    tomstickland wrote: »
    I'll use any pump to fill up from.
    If they get all funny then turn the car around.

    im the same,if they tried this with me i just wouldnt use them again
  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,034 Forumite
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    I drive 2 different vans on different days, plus my own car. One van petrol, one diesel, fillers on opposite sides,car is diesel filler on drivers side - I get very confused! ,
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    olly300 wrote: »
    Used to have a Hyundai - filler cap was passenger side so rarely had to queue up.

    Changed car to popular model - now have to queue up every time.
    I have a Hyundai with it on the passenger side as well. But this same Hyundai has the indicators on the right hand stalk so...
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    shown73 wrote: »
    It wasn't until I read it on here that I realised that in modern cars the side with the filler cap is indicated on the fuel gauge. I'd never noticed. Nifty...Not relevant to the thread of course....
    How so? :S
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    rev_henry wrote: »
    How so? :S

    The position of the temperature gauge and the petrol gauge on the dash.

    If the petrol gauge is on the right of the speed dial then the petrol filler is also on the right, temperature gauge on the left.


    If the petrol gauge is on the left of the speed dial then the petrol filler is also on the left, temperature gauge on the right.

    Your going to start looking now. ;)
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  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    Rikki wrote: »
    The position of the temperature gauge and the petrol gauge on the dash.

    If the petrol gauge is on the right of the speed dial then the petrol filler is also on the right, temperature gauge on the left.


    If the petrol gauge is on the left of the speed dial then the petrol filler is also on the left, temperature gauge on the right.

    Your going to start looking now. ;)
    Ah I see. Thanks. I don't think my Hyundai obeys this convention actually, from memory. But it doesn't obey many conventions so there's a surprise. :D
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