OT: petrol pumps

[Jacob Jones]

Mine also keeps track of the last MPG and price paid and that is used on the separate sheet that shows the cost of particular trips.

[ARW]

I worked in a petrol station for a weekend job when I was at 6th form college and I had to fill the cars as it was not self service.

I was a rich sixth former.

[mm0fmf]

No it means you are ham fisted clot.

[Brian Gaff (Sofa]

You need to talk to trading standards, as as far as I know they, the part which used to be known as weights and measures, are supposed to do spot checks. I bet they do not do very many unless there is some intelligence of fiddling going on though, cost and all that. It also affects the revenue of course so the parts of government have their say. I often used to wonder about those machines one used to see outside hardware shops dispensing paraffin as well. Some would over fill the 1 gallon can, others seemed to leave a gap. Brian

[Andy Burns]

Judging by the stickers with dates and signatures on petrol pumps, forecourt accuracy testing is now outsourced to private companies, rather than trading standards.

[Phister]

It was in the 60s, I remember a small white van with a 'Pump Maintenence Ltd' logo calling about once a month at the service station I was working at. The guy would check each of four pumps for the accuracy of dispensing fuel.

[Robin]

Owners/operators may pay third parties to check their pumps to demonstrate their compliance and avoid problems if Inspectors of Weights and Measures find faults.

[Thomas Prufer]

I would think trading standards would check that a petrol pump delivered at least the stated amount, and not mind or flag a "too much", while the "Pump Maintenence Ltd." might also adjust so that it was at the lowest (reasonably reachable) end of the allowed band...

(There might be applications where dispensing too much fuel for the amount paid might be a problem -- airplanes overfilled, hence overweight?)

[Vir Campestris]

I routinely fill to the top. ICBA to drive to a garage more often than I need to.

Since my car routinely takes ~45l I can to the MPG in my head.

With the introduction of E10 I've switched to super, and get noticeably better MPG. Should have done it years ago.

Andy

[Tim Streater]

Of course adding so-called biofuel is merely adulterating the petrol.

[Bob Eager]

I do too, but since I'm awaiting a new car (at some indeterminate point, although I believe the build in niw in progress), and I'm not using the car much right now, I'm not filling it up all the way.

New car is hybrid with Atkinson cycle engine. Anyone know if that has any different interactions with E10/E15?

[Dave W]

I can usually do it. I have always settled on £20 for my fill-ups, which weighs much less than a full tank so I won't need so much fuel to transport it.

I usually use a card to pay so i'm not worried about pennies under or over. However since Covid, cash has not been liked by retailers, so I've given up carrying any. However if someone gives me a £20 pound note for a job, I want to get rid of it, and petrol is the only thing that can be bought for exactly £20.

When filling I get a rhythm going in my head of every time the pounds roll over. I release the trigger just before the £20 point, then give tiny bursts to increment the total to exactly £20.00

[Jethro_uk]

When I worked at Avery, our service department had a contract to certify petrol pumps.