Required to have some pumps Pay at Pump only by law, really?

ontheroad1970

Biggus_Dickus said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Local licensing means that they can only have a certain number of pumps open according to the number of people working

I think that’s pubs, not fuel stations.

No, my brother used to work at more than one petrol filling station and they had to switch off pumps if only one person on.  Due to fire precaution and spills.  

interstellaflyer

ontheroad1970 said:

Biggus_Dickus said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Local licensing means that they can only have a certain number of pumps open according to the number of people working

I think that’s pubs, not fuel stations.

No, my brother used to work at more than one petrol filling station and they had to switch off pumps if only one person on.  Due to fire precaution and spills.  

I'm not sure about the HGV pumps but all 12 normal pumps have the Pay at Pump facility it's just that on 2 of them you have no option to pay in store. 

ontheroad1970

interstellaflyer said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Biggus_Dickus said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Local licensing means that they can only have a certain number of pumps open according to the number of people working

I think that’s pubs, not fuel stations.

No, my brother used to work at more than one petrol filling station and they had to switch off pumps if only one person on.  Due to fire precaution and spills.  

I'm not sure about the HGV pumps but all 12 normal pumps have the Pay at Pump facility it's just that on 2 of them you have no option to pay in store. 

They are limited to the number of pumps they are able to authorise for use at any one time, so they disable the pay at kiosk option.

Biggus_Dickus

interstellaflyer said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Biggus_Dickus said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Local licensing means that they can only have a certain number of pumps open according to the number of people working

I think that’s pubs, not fuel stations.

No, my brother used to work at more than one petrol filling station and they had to switch off pumps if only one person on.  Due to fire precaution and spills.  

I'm not sure about the HGV pumps but all 12 normal pumps have the Pay at Pump facility it's just that on 2 of them you have no option to pay in store. 

As mentioned upthread by @Jaybee_16 perhaps??  it’s something to do with 24-hr services. When the fuel-station is unmanned they switch off all the pumps except the two that are ‘pay at pump’ only.

sheramber

LocaL Tesco supermarket has had two pay at pump only for years,

They are generally empty while the other pumps have  queues.

Lomast

My local tesco has closed the kiosk and gone fully pay at pump 

68ComebackSpecial

Lomast said:

My local tesco has closed the kiosk and gone fully pay at pump 

The Asda near me purpose built their petrol station as pay at pump only and it's why I choose to go there as I can be in and out in minutes whereas the Tesco station 1/4 mile away (with a kiosk) takes a minimum of 15 minutes.

etienneg

interstellaflyer said:

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I can't see what the problem is with pay at pump, I wish more of them were converted to pay at pump, it is quicker and easier than going to the kiosk to pay and I always use them if available.

it wasn't a problem as such, I just didn't want to pay at the pump because I needed to go inside the shop anyway, however when they start the new system where they hold £100 from your card and then pay you back the balance a few days later it might start being a problem for many people

Could you not have paid for the fuel at the pump (thus avoiding queueing for a second time) and then gone into the shop for whatever else you wanted?

Biggus_Dickus

sheramber said:

LocaL Tesco supermarket has had two pay at pump only for years,

They are generally empty while the other pumps have  queues.

I’m puzzled as to why Tesco customers would queue rather than use an empty ‘pay at pump’.

Is there a financial advantage to be gained by paying in-store?...points, or vouchers or some such?

The ones who queue surely can’t all be ‘cash’ customers.

AdrianC

Biggus_Dickus said:

sheramber said:

LocaL Tesco supermarket has had two pay at pump only for years,

They are generally empty while the other pumps have  queues.

I’m puzzled as to why Tesco customers would queue rather than use an empty ‘pay at pump’.

Is there a financial advantage to be gained by paying in-store?...points, or vouchers or some such?

The ones who queue surely can’t all be ‘cash’ customers.

Perhaps they all want a pint of semi-skim and a bag of winegums?

Perhaps they're simply luddites who are wary of the concept of pay-at-pump?