faulty petrol pump ruined new boots

unholyangel

SwanJon wrote: »

£10 of diesel - around a gallon and a half so a fair bit more than a few splashes.

£10 off for wasted diesel. Not necessarily £10 worth of diesel wasted £10 of diesel on the forecourt would likely see that pump out of order and the OP's car dangerous to drive given how slippy it is.

Zandoni

This is ridiculous, if you think of the physics involved it's practically impossible to fill up a modern car without an auto cut off. How do you possibly tell that you are nearing the top through such a small spout. I believe it's very unlikely that the filling nozzle was not in properly when the op was filling up, they just automatically drop into the right place.

So I say the auto cut off is a necessary part of the pump and not an additional safety feature.

somethingcorporate

bird2014 wrote: »

Just my opinion, wanted to say for like minded people. (I hope its more than just me that feels this way!) and please don't start to attack me for speaking my mind....

In the same way that you've attacked people for speaking theirs?

Pot...kettle...black mean anything to you??

Brooker_Dave

pinkparrott wrote: »

What should I do! Upset as can't afford to replace boots .

Barefoot protest at the garage where you spilled diesel on your own feet?

WTFH

Zandoni wrote: »

This is ridiculous, if you think of the physics involved it's practically impossible...

I agree!

What sort if car would have you put your feet under it when filling up?
Otherwise, when the fuel is running down the paintwork, how else would it have got on the shoes?

Next would be the noise diesel makes when you fill up. As you get near the top it gurgles. Not like petrol.

The OP claims they were looking at the pump to see the cost, well, the unit cost remains the same when you fill, so you either fill to a price or to a volume. If you're filling to a price, then you fill slowly when you get near that price.

Finally, if it's someone who genuinely fills their car up every week, then they would know roughly how many litres will go in the tank based on where the gauge was when they pulled not the station. If my car is half full, then it will take over 30l. If it' just on the red, then about 45l and if the warning light has come on, it's got room for over 60l. I know I need fuel by looking at the gauge.

So, by using your eyes and ears you can tell when a diesel car is almost full. By not putting your feet under the car when you fill up, you can be safe that the diesel will just run down the car onto the ground if you fail to use your eyes and ears.

tinkerbell28

Exactly that ^^^^ I am genuinely baffled at the people who don't see how there is user error here.

I'm putting it down to people who don't drive or fill up especially diesels.

leespot

pinkparrott wrote: »

Yes I wasn't staring down at the pump , but isn't that the whole point of the cut out ? As a safety mechanism ? I was looking at the reader to keep an eye on the cost which I think you will find a lot of people do when filling the car up.

If you drive 500 miles per week, you would know how much the car costs to fill up, as you must fill it up approx once a week? If you were staring at the reader you would know when it was getting to the amount it takes to fill? (the amount the tank takes from various stages of 'empty' wouldn't vary so dramatically that the fuel would run down the side of the car)

Somebody on here mentioned about not being able to pay attention to the pump, the car and other cars around you. I never pay attention to other cars in the garage other than when I'm arriving / leaving - not sure why anyone would need to. Watching the pump screen and checking the car filler area is standard, almost subconscious.

Sorry to hear about your boots, but in relation to your original query, this one will be chalked down to bad luck - the garage are not responsible.

leespot

WTFH wrote: »

I agree!

What sort if car would have you put your feet under it when filling up?
Otherwise, when the fuel is running down the paintwork, how else would it have got on the shoes?

Next would be the noise diesel makes when you fill up. As you get near the top it gurgles. Not like petrol.

The OP claims they were looking at the pump to see the cost, well, the unit cost remains the same when you fill, so you either fill to a price or to a volume. If you're filling to a price, then you fill slowly when you get near that price.

Finally, if it's someone who genuinely fills their car up every week, then they would know roughly how many litres will go in the tank based on where the gauge was when they pulled not the station. If my car is half full, then it will take over 30l. If it' just on the red, then about 45l and if the warning light has come on, it's got room for over 60l. I know I need fuel by looking at the gauge.

So, by using your eyes and ears you can tell when a diesel car is almost full. By not putting your feet under the car when you fill up, you can be safe that the diesel will just run down the car onto the ground if you fail to use your eyes and ears.

I'm seriously trying to get a mental image of how anyone can put their feet under the car when filling up - how close would you need to be to do that! :doh:

ThumbRemote

leespot wrote: »

I'm seriously trying to get a mental image of how anyone can put their feet under the car when filling up - how close would you need to be to do that! :doh:

Got to love the way OP makes no mention of having feet under the car, but one person mentions it in a reply and all of a sudden it's taken as fact.

Anyway, for the benefit of all those living in a world where Newtons laws of motion have no effect, in the real world liquid splashes, and liquid coming out of a hole is likely to have a horizontal velocity as well as vertical.

ThumbRemote

tinkerbell28 wrote: »

Exactly that ^^^^ I am genuinely baffled at the people who don't see how there is user error here.

I'm putting it down to people who don't drive or fill up especially diesels.

Who has said there isn't user error?