TOTAL ripoff!

Canucklehead

Hi, jeannieblue...I think you missed the point of this thread. I'm not commenting on strike action in Scotland (only suggesting more people might have been filling up this weekend..see the media reports) or the price of diesel in Surrey/rest of the UK. My OH filled up the van (which we have had for 6 years so are very aware of how much diesel constitutes a full tank in all seasons and regardless of the forecourt levels) and according to the pump, the van took several liters more than the actual capacity (according to the manufacturer i.e. Fiat) Several MSErs have posted useful advice for which I am grateful.

Canucklehead

Canucklehead

harveybobbles wrote: »

Before going to the TS, contact the manager of said filling station and ask him/her when the pumps were last calibrated.

1. The Trade Measurement Act 1989 requires petrol pumps to operate within a tolerance. This tolerance is stipulated under the National Measurement Act 1960. The tolerance allowable is up to 0.5 per cent either way (on 30 litres that is 150 ml). This means that a pump can "over deliver". Fair Trading is aware that over delivery is more likely to occur as petrol pumps get older. However if the pumps are certified regularly this is prevented.

Hi...do you have a link for the quoted legislation ?... a search on Google using the acts referred to by you came up with Australian legislation However I did find this very useful site National Weights and Measures Laboratory

Thanks.

Canucklehead

jeannieblue

Canucklehead wrote: »

Hi, jeannieblue...I think you missed the point of this thread. I'm not commenting on strike action in Scotland (only suggesting more people might have been filling up this weekend..see the media reports) or the price of diesel in Surrey/rest of the UK. My OH filled up the van (which we have had for 6 years so are very aware of how much diesel constitutes a full tank in all seasons and regardless of the forecourt levels) and according to the pump, the van took several liters more than the actual capacity (according to the manufacturer i.e. Fiat) Several MSErs have posted useful advice for which I am grateful.

Canucklehead

Ooops - sorry - misread and someone mentioned the 'Scottish thingy' earlier on the thread.

I've never counted my litres. Guess I should started doing that.

harveybobbles

http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/la/qala.nsf/ad22cc96ba50555dca257051007aa5c8/774ba8d0d9a5f835ca257147002270ad!OpenDocument is the linky link...

Piggy-pack

When I fill up my car and the pump clicks I then leave it a minute for the fuel to go down and put a bit more in, you can always put a little bit more then what the car says

Stephb1986_2

I also drive a fiat doblo van i put £20 in on thursday and only drove it 2-3 miles back home then yesterday because of this strike i took it back to the petrol station and it took another £48 how much in money did he put in?

Steph xx

M4RKM

why did you panic buy??

harveybobbles

Stephb1986 wrote: »

I also drive a fiat doblo van i put £20 in on thursday and only drove it 2-3 miles back home then yesterday because of this strike i took it back to the petrol station and it took another £48 how much in money did he put in?

Steph xx

61.5 litres at say £1.20 a litre is a fair whack...

harveybobbles

markymoo wrote: »

why did you panic buy??

The OP never said they did...? Thier OH was just filling up his works van. I always fill up my car. Life is too short to be stood at filling stations for ten quid here, eight quid there, another twelve there...

Stephb1986_2

markymoo wrote: »

why did you panic buy??

Because we need the vans to work with we have a transit and a doblo.

its £1.16 a litre here no wonder your peeved :mad:

Steph xx