Don't people realise they don't have to use the pump on the same side of their car's fuel cap?

neilmcl

JamoLew said:

Which leads to the further question of how to manufacturers decide on which side the filler cap will be on.

Why aren’t they all in the same side ? (Obv something to do with the design)

Do Ford,BMW,Nissan etc take one side then Audi,Vauxhall,VW etc take the other.

Every German based car I've driven has always had the petrol cap on the driver's side, until I drove my dad's VW Caddy where the cap is on the opposite side. So no real hard and fast rules.

couriervanman

burma_shave said:

The hose can put nasty scratches in the paint or even in glass if it is dragged across the windscreen, same as jetwash hoses.

If you park car correctly next to pump the hose will hang at back of car

neilmcl

AdrianC said:

EssexExile said:

With Volvo the filler cap is always on the driver's side.

No, it isn't.

With most Volvo cars worldwide, it's on the passenger side.

Depends how old the cars are. Up until 2010 Volvo was owned by Ford and as such the caps were generally on the passenger side, as is the case with most Ford cars, but since they're now owned by Geely the caps have moved over to the driver's side.

scottiescott

My local Tesco filling station has a sign which says "Long hoses. Use both lanes".

AdrianC

neilmcl said:

AdrianC said:

EssexExile said:

With Volvo the filler cap is always on the driver's side.

No, it isn't.

With most Volvo cars worldwide, it's on the passenger side.

Depends how old the cars are. Up until 2010 Volvo was owned by Ford and as such the caps were generally on the passenger side, as is the case with most Ford cars, but since they're now owned by Geely the caps have moved over to the driver's side.

I think you might be missing my point...

The filler cap is always on the RH side.
The RH side is not the driver's side for most worldwide.

neilmcl

AdrianC said:

neilmcl said:

AdrianC said:

EssexExile said:

With Volvo the filler cap is always on the driver's side.

No, it isn't.

With most Volvo cars worldwide, it's on the passenger side.

Depends how old the cars are. Up until 2010 Volvo was owned by Ford and as such the caps were generally on the passenger side, as is the case with most Ford cars, but since they're now owned by Geely the caps have moved over to the driver's side.

I think you might be missing my point...

The filler cap is always on the RH side.
The RH side is not the driver's side for most worldwide.

Oh, you were just being a smart "alec" 😉

Although my point still stands, it's not always been on the RH side.

photome

unforeseen said:

There are some garages that insist you use the pump on the filler side.

I have also come across pumps where the pipes are intentionally too short to reach across the car.

For those 2 reasons, I always go for the pump on the filler side. 

I have never come across one of those garages that insist you fill up on the filler side ,I fill up 3 times a week and  nearly always use the "wrong" side to avoid the queues. it is slightly harder to position the car (estate).

lordmountararat

I wonder how many drivers know that on modern cars there is a tiny arrow under the fuel gauge indicating the side that the filler cap is on.

confused.com2

I'll happily queue! New car and its well looked after. Don't want a hose touching it! Plus I remember recently at our local Shell, a motorist getting told off over the tannoy for stretching the hose over the car! 

couriervanman

confused.com2 said:

I'll happily queue! New car and its well looked after. Don't want a hose touching it! Plus I remember recently at our local Shell, a motorist getting told off over the tannoy for stretching the hose over the car! 

As already mentioned if you park correctly the hose will hang behind car........but some peoples parking whether petrol station or car park is shocking