Have you ever put diesel in a petrol or petrol in a diesel car?
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mikeinworthing
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Unleaded pumps should be green and diesel should be black, right?
Not at bloody Moto Motorway Services, their corporate colour is green, so all the pumps are green, a point I failed to notice at the time.
So, I fill-up the tank from almost empty & go in to pay.
Cashier says, ‘diesel?’
I say, ‘er, no.’
She says, ‘oh, yes.’
I say, ‘oh fuck’.
RAC arranged & paid for recovery to a local garage, cost me about £100 to drain the tank, dispose of waste diesel AND get filled up with petrol – sounds like a bargain compared to some stories on this thread.
Not at bloody Moto Motorway Services, their corporate colour is green, so all the pumps are green, a point I failed to notice at the time.
So, I fill-up the tank from almost empty & go in to pay.
Cashier says, ‘diesel?’
I say, ‘er, no.’
She says, ‘oh, yes.’
I say, ‘oh fuck’.
RAC arranged & paid for recovery to a local garage, cost me about £100 to drain the tank, dispose of waste diesel AND get filled up with petrol – sounds like a bargain compared to some stories on this thread.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Used to happen often at the garage I once worked at. Mostly they/we caught it before they put much in but I do remember a drive-off who filled-up with desiel & got as far as a nearby set of traffic lights & a petrolhead guy who dumped his gf on the forecourt when she filled his pride & joy with desiel whilst he was dithering in the shop. To make it worse, two of us (one on the forecourt & me on the till/pump release) had asked her if the car really did take desiel & she had given a clear yes!
Squaddies from the local barracks were worst tho. they put desiel in everthing - Including several of the fast vehicles used as escorts by the royal protection squad. Oops!
Squaddies from the local barracks were worst tho. they put desiel in everthing - Including several of the fast vehicles used as escorts by the royal protection squad. Oops!
my story wasn't made up...the bloke I heard about had a big flashy car...it cost 2 and a half G, as loads of expensive parts needed replacing...add on labour.........
joke eh.
joke eh.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
GarfieldLeChat said:
Some of them could be quite clever - Another lad spent ages contorting himself trying to get fuel into the 2-stroke oil tank on his new bike. He was not at that point used to dummy tanks etc.
He looked rather blank when I suggested he looked under the seat but was pleased to find the filler under it.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Similar thing happened to my girlfriends car last week (although it was 2 stroke rather than diesel). Cost about the same, £70 to drain the tank, a fill up and a tip for the mechanic for working after he was meant to be closed.mikeinworthing said:RAC arranged & paid for recovery to a local garage, cost me about £100 to drain the tank, dispose of waste diesel AND get filled up with petrol – sounds like a bargain compared to some stories on this thread.
Plus the engine seems to be running a bit smoother now too
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I once filled a van up with diesel, drove about 3 miles and then wondered why I came to a shuddering halt.
I mean, who the fuck has a petrol van nowadays?
I mean, who the fuck has a petrol van nowadays?
GarfieldLeChat
fucking awesome but wrong
they bloody are at all the placs i fill up in hackney harringay, tottenham and wood green....Iam said:
GarfieldLeChat said:they bloody are at all the placs i fill up in hackney harringay, tottenham and wood green....
On the Focuses at work, the Diesels and Petrol ones have different sized errr... fuel holes....
I usually fill 'em at Sainsburys or Tescos, both of which have different sized Unleaded and Diesel nozzles.
It's only something I've noticed fairly recently, though...
does posh petrol really make a difference?
hold on........new thread on its way!!
I like 'transport' i get bullied less here!
hold on........new thread on its way!!
I like 'transport' i get bullied less here!
