I've Noticed

[TWR]

A few posts regarding putting the wrong fuel into your cars, do you think the garages could help by putting these pumps on their own & not in line with petrol? or make it known that the Derv Pump for cars is ALWAYS the last pump with large "DERV SIGNS ON" I'm sure this issue could be sorted without major costs to any garage.

[dunnitall]

Probably cost too much to segregate the pumps but I agree, a good idea.

[Baldric]

I could understand if the majority of these posts came from people using Hire Cars, but most seem to be from Owner/Drivers.
Surely if you've taken the time to select your New car, Make, Model, Auto, Manual and of course Diesel or Petrol and then invested what for most of us is a reasonable amount of money in that Vehicle it should not be too much to ask that you are capable of using the correct Fuel Pump?

[Fitzer]

Plus the fact that you can't fit the (larger) derv nozzle into a modern unleaded filler, unleaded into a diesel won't do nearly as much damage.

[gingejbee]

I already have a pair of eyes that I use. For several years, we had two virtually identical cars - but one was petrol and the other diesel. Never once did I mis-fuel because I used the forementioned eyes and double-checked. Quite easy really.

[saintpeter48]

Why not design the nozzle of diesel cars to be square and the diesel pumps too, leaving the petrol nozzles round, so that neither can fit into the other! Dragons Den here I come!!

[saintpeter48]

fuel pumps and car fuel tanks I meant, square for diesel and round for petrol.

[hc4361]

Isn't it enough that the hoses are already different colours and there is a big plastic sign on the fuel handle to tell you what it is?
How about a loud voice shouting - this is diesel! this is petrol!

[Hopkirk]

I don't think your suggestion would make the slightest difference, TWR.

[mikey4444]

It used to be worse ! At least the hoses are different colours now. I have done this twice in the last 8 years but now I drive a new diesel Fiesta that its impossible to put a unleaded nozzle into.

You can get a small device that sticks on the underside of the fuel flap, that screams Deisel, Deisel at you when you open the flap !

[hc4361]

I think the only thing that would stop this happening is the return of serviced fuel stations.

[Hopkirk]

No thanks HC.

I wouldn't trust someone else to fuel my car, in case they put the wrong fuel in.

[hc4361]

Ha ha

[Hopkirk]

TWR, putting warning signs on the diesel would be a bit pointless - you can't put diesel into a modern petrol filler.

It is petrol in the diesel cars that is the main problem.

[trt]

Wouldn't it be nice to have people to fill our cars like in the old days, clean your windscreen as well, free of charge?

[1ozzy]

Still happens at one of the two fuel outlets in the little town I live in TRT.

It's only 12 months ago when one was sold that it stopped happening at both.

[Cloverjo]

In my village, there is a station that fills your car for you (they don't clean your windscreen, though). The trouble is if you ask for twenty pounds worth, say, they let it go over so you have to pay more than you'd planned. Only pennies, but still slightly annoying.
In South Africa, just about every garage fills for you and cleans the windscreen.

[annieigma]

An old post i know, but would just add that i put petrol into my diesel people carrier because the pump island had two pumps, one hose was clearly green in colour and said petrol. i just grabbed the other dirty hose, assuming it was diesel...why two petrol hoses on one island?? car taken to garage on back of low loader, £70 for draining etc. no damage done, and repaired cheaply compared to some garages who make out its a major problem.