If a petrol pump displays '0.00' then...

sabz3008

I drove past Sainsbury's petrol station today, I don't know what was wrong with their signs but the sign on the outside displayed the price as '0.00' ... Say if I was to fill up my tank, then go to pay the '0.00' and then they say "no, you must pay...£xxx" , could I argue that "no wait a minute it says the price is 0...i thought this was some kind of promotion?"

I've already filled up, they advertised the price at 0...
I know that if I was in a shop and they advertised something at the wrong price they can refuse to accept payment at the till and not sell the product, but with petrol - I've already put it in my car, what are they going to do? make me get it all out?

opinions? law citations?





Please no snide or sarcastic comments, I'm not stupid and I wouldn't bother trying to do something like that, this thread is merely an academic / lawful hypothetical question

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brettcta

you'd have to pay the amount shown on the pump, regardless of what it says on the sign. it's bad practise if the two prices don't match, but you can't realistically expect to pay 0.00 for your fuel.

plus, as is the case with trying to pay for mispriceditems in shops, the petrol station is under no obligation to accept your offer of payment for the fuel, whether that's at the stated rate of 132.9p/L (or whatever it is near you) or 0.00p/L that the sign said.

arcon5

Yes, as above, price is on the pump..

But it would make an interesting question if the the price on the pump was also a mistake and showed at 0p ............................

dzug1

If a price is obviously in error then it is unenforceable in law

arcon5

What if the price says '0.21' rather than '1.21' making it less obvious its an error?

So you could argue your offering to pay the listed price by removing to filling pump and they are accepting your offer by allowing you to fill your tank...

Becles

I had a similar conversation at a Shell garage. The price on the sign outside said "Diesel 135p".

I went to a vacant pump and there was only one diesel option. As I was filling up, I noticed that the price was 142p.

I queried it in the shop and was told normal diesel was on the first four pumps and the last two pumps only had some super diesel which I'd put in

There was nothing on the external signs to say that there were two prices for diesel and I never read the name of the fuel on the actual pump. I just picked the diesel one up.

forgotmyname

The price would have shown on the pump though, But how many people actually look?

Im too busy trying not to get water in the tank from my tears as the numbers roll around.

2gorgeousgirls

forgotmyname wrote: »

The price would have shown on the pump though, But how many people actually look?

Im too busy trying not to get water in the tank from my tears as the numbers roll around.

Thank you. Came into work feeling fed up but you made me giggle - brightened my day!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

PS: just in case anyone wonders - we are allowed to use internet for personal use before 'signing in' for work.

shaun_from_Africa

But it would make an interesting question if the the price on the pump was also a mistake and showed at 0p

Not 0p, but still one hell of a saving:
http://forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4587/Asda_sold_12.9p_petrol_by_mistake_in_Bradford.html

brettcta

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Not 0p, but still one hell of a saving:
http://forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4587/Asda_sold_12.9p_petrol_by_mistake_in_Bradford.html

'we are quite pleased some shoppers took advantage of it'

yea..i'd be delighted too if i'd just lost an absolute arseload of money because of some clown

shaun_from_Africa

I bet the worker who programmed the pumps is now an expert at cleaning out the customer toilets.