That last drop of petrol!

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pault123 wrote:

a friend who works in texico said the only thing that adds up when when pressing the pump with such short and minimal pressure is the total balance on the pump. Petrol only comes out at the value your paying for it when the pump is in full flow.

Not on the pumps I've used.

TDIfurby

I always round up too - sometimes by £2 or more.

On the Fabia's, there's a little vent on the side of the fuel pipe, in the 3 o'clock position! When you press the nozzle of the pump against it, it releases the air pressure which builds up, that normally stops the fuel pump from filling. If I find myself with a "clicking" fuel pump at say £33.25, I will usually use the venting trick and get it up to £35. As well as aiding my bank statement adding up / maths, it means I go marginally further without filling up again.

Oh, and the venting trick is not advisable in the summer, as what you're effectively doing is filling up the expansion tank, which is meant to be there purely for the changes in fuel level, when the fuel tank expands and contracts in the heat of the summer / cold of the night. Filling right up could cause fuel to go down the overflow should the fuel tank contract whilst the expansion tank is full.