faulty petrol pump ruined new boots

GwylimT

So if the pump is faulty and they are denying that then surely they wouldn't get it fixed? In which case can't you just go to the same station, use the same pump and see if the same thing happens?

When not concentrating properly I have got petrol on myself, or in one instance started pumping before the nozzle was actually in the car, not the garages fault.

Zandoni

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.

Do not quote half my sentence and twist it. I said "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"

Zandoni

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

No it isn't.



You can hear it!

Not sure how much driving you do but a lot of petrol stations are on busy noisy roads, it's not always possible to hear it.

neilmcl

Zandoni wrote: »

Not sure how much driving you do but a lot of petrol stations are on busy noisy roads, it's not always possible to hear it.

I don't think I've been in any petrol forecourt where I've not been able to hear the point at which diesel starts to fill to the top and I live in a city with lots of "busy noisy roads"

Anyway, back to the OP. The auto cut off mechanisms on petrol pumps aren't infallible and definitely not guaranteed to work 100% of the time and anyone, such as yourself, who claim do a lot of miles and regularly fill up should know this and will know that dispensing diesel can be a filthy business at the best of times. You should know to take reasonable care when doing it, such as keeping your feet away from filler cap just in case at the very least you could get the odd drip of diesel from the pump.

shaun_from_Africa

Zandoni wrote: »

Do not quote half my sentence and twist it. I said "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"

And as I said, it is far from impossible to do this, seeing that is is something that I have been doing about once a week for the past 2 years.

As I mentioned earlier, have you actually have any experience of this or is your knowledge of "the physics involved" purely theoretical?

Zandoni

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

And as I said, it is far from impossible to do this, seeing that is is something that I have been doing about once a week for the past 2 years.

As I mentioned earlier, have you actually have any experience of this or is your knowledge of "the physics involved" purely theoretical?

If you live in a country where the petrol stations don't have auto cut offs there you are going to be extremely careful. In this country they all have these devices fitted to the pumps so we tend to rely on them.


I drive a lot of miles and always fill my tank and I can only recall one occasion when the cut off didn't work in the last 15 years.


The physics involved is obvious wide tank tapering to a narrow spout with constant pump delivery rate. Depending on the tank shape some cars will be easier than others to fill.


At the end of the day if a safety device is fitted it should work. If the OP didn't use the pump properly they should be shown the video.

hollydays

Johnson's dry cleaners will clean ugg boots , costs £25.

WTFH

Zandoni wrote: »

Do not quote half my sentence and twist it. I said "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"

I wasn't twisting it, I was using your ridiculous and unqualified comment as a joke, form which I could make a serious, factual post.

WTFH

Zandoni wrote: »

The physics involved is obvious wide tank tapering to a narrow spout with constant pump delivery rate. Depending on the tank shape some cars will be easier than others to fill.

It may be obvious to you, but it's obviously WRONG to me. The tank does not "taper to a spout", the tank has a pipe connected to it which goes up to the filler cap. The pipe is a constant width for several cm. the pipe also provides for flexibility between the tank and the bodywork.

Pollycat

pinkparrott wrote: »

however my new leather ugg boots which my husband had saved for for my Christmas present are ruined.

hollydays wrote: »

Johnson's dry cleaners will clean ugg boots , costs £25.

That might just be the usual sheepskin-style Uggs - as they are similar to sheepskin coats.

I have several pair of leather Uggs and I'm not sure a dry cleaner would be able to clean them.

Worth a try though.