(Help) Filling Station Filled Car With Diesel Instead Of Petrol

bengalknights

Was this in the USA? as Diesel nozzles in UK are larger than petrol so you would not be able to fit it in the petrol tank without a lot of force.

The_Fat_Controller

@bengalknights, you'd need more than brute force and no way could you do it on a garage forecourt.

Stubod

I am sure there are now diesel pumps with a smaller diameter nozzle as I almost made the same mistake, (actually put the nozzle into the filler hole but noted before I pulled the trigger). Also our local garage is attendant only service...

macman

bengalknights said:

Was this in the USA? as Diesel nozzles in UK are larger than petrol so you would not be able to fit it in the petrol tank without a lot of force.

I doubt it, as the OP refers to petrol, not gas. Most US dwellers wouldn't know what petrol was.

And he paid £10, not $10.

m0bov

macman said:

He must be quite a regular at this filling station if he only buys a tenner at a time. That'll get you barely 1 3/4 gallons, in old money....
I don't buy this 'attended service during covid' line. Unless everyone pays with cash, they are still going to have to leave their car to pay, whether at the till or through a hatch. You can't legally use a battery operated card machine on the forecourt because it would technically be a fire risk, as is a mobile phone.
I'll believe this when the OP names and shames the station.

Maybe he moved to the US or Canada as part of a job relocation?? (!)

lordmountararat

I very nearly made this mistake in the USA. Confusingly, the green hose was diesel and the black hose petrol.