alan-g-w
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Originally posted by Phillips_91
Tbh this pisses me off a little bit aswell, i've had it before where i've put x amount of petrol in (say £10) put the pump back it still says x amount, walk in to pay and im told to pay £10.01! made to walk back to my car to get the fucking penny! had this on a couple of occasions really fucks me off! only ever happens when i only have a tenner on me 
This happened to me, was only weeks after the maw said it happened to someone she knows. Weird one.
The fuel pumps up here have stickers on them telling you the date of calibration and when it's next due. Head down Sam and check what it says - if it's out of date kick up absolute fuck and get onto the mob that tom_simes is saying about. It's the local council that handles it up here, no doubt it'll tell you on the pump if it has one of these stickers.
[Edited on 13-01-2011 by alan-g-w]
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dan_m1les
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tbh though, why don't people just fill up their cars till it clicks?
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alan-g-w
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Because 4 tenner last longer than £40. Fact.
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
quote:
Originally posted by Phillips_91
Tbh this pisses me off a little bit aswell, i've had it before where i've put x amount of petrol in (say £10) put the pump back it still says x amount, walk in to pay and im told to pay £10.01! made to walk back to my car to get the fucking penny! had this on a couple of occasions really fucks me off! only ever happens when i only have a tenner on me
This happened to me, was only weeks after the maw said it happened to someone she knows. Weird one.
The fuel pumps up here have stickers on them telling you the date of calibration and when it's next due. Head down Sam and check what it says - if it's out of date kick up absolute fuck and get onto the mob that tom_simes is saying about. It's the local council that handles it up here, no doubt it'll tell you on the pump if it has one of these stickers.
[Edited on 13-01-2011 by alan-g-w]
Cheers mate I'll have to remember that! 
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Sam
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Originally posted by dan_m1les
tbh though, why don't people just fill up their cars till it clicks?
When I started the engine afterwards the gauge indicated that the tank was full, so I probably wouldn't have got much more petrol in there. 
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Butler
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Happened to me before, I thought 'WTF' then moved on with my life. I would lol if they sent you a 1p sainsburys voucher though
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alan-g-w
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tbh it's not the fact that they're taking a penny off you. It's the sheer principal that they're taking money for nothing. If it jumped up a pound more people would definetely complain - at which point does it become worth saying soemthing about it?
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Phillips_91
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if it's a penny everytime you fill up after 100 times thats a pound gone that you hadnt planed on spending  and i fill up nearly everyday, commuting to work and then doing deliveries in the evening spanks your fuel and every penny really does help!
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Butler
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I do agree with you Sam by the way, more people need to stand by simple principles otherwise companies will continue rinsing the opportunity to exploit peoples laziness in situations like this. Saying that, im a fine one to talk.
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shaned12345
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quote:
Originally posted by Phillips_91
Tbh this pisses me off a little bit aswell, i've had it before where i've put x amount of petrol in (say £10) put the pump back it still says x amount, walk in to pay and im told to pay £10.01! made to walk back to my car to get the fucking penny! had this on a couple of occasions really fucks me off! only ever happens when i only have a tenner on me
This happens in a Total garage round my area, run by some people of the asian persuasion..
Gave them 11 quid one day and told em never to ask for the fucking pennies again!
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by Phillips_91
Tbh this pisses me off a little bit aswell, i've had it before where i've put x amount of petrol in (say £10) put the pump back it still says x amount, walk in to pay and im told to pay £10.01! made to walk back to my car to get the fucking penny! had this on a couple of occasions really fucks me off! only ever happens when i only have a tenner on me
This happened to me, was only weeks after the maw said it happened to someone she knows. Weird one.
The fuel pumps up here have stickers on them telling you the date of calibration and when it's next due. Head down Sam and check what it says - if it's out of date kick up absolute fuck and get onto the mob that tom_simes is saying about. It's the local council that handles it up here, no doubt it'll tell you on the pump if it has one of these stickers.
[Edited on 13-01-2011 by alan-g-w]
happened to me aswell, thought i was going mad
put in 20 quid, went in to pay in cash (notes), then was told it was £20.01, had to fucking hunt for a penny in my wallet. piss take.
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Ben G
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Originally posted by dan_m1les
tbh though, why don't people just fill up their cars till it clicks?
i do now, but back when i had the focus was a 55 litre tank, if i filled that right up, thats 55kg's extra weight i'm carrying about. makes a difference in performance compared to putting 10's and 20's in.
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3CorsaMeal
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its not a big deal to one man, but what sam is saying, is that this must be repeated thousands of times a day, and that will add up.
its terrible, petrol pumps should be extremely accurate imo
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Ben G
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for all we know, they could be going a peny over for every pound you put in, so that's probably 50p on average for a full tank.
people might start speaking up then.
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Skylined
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I know what you mean, pennies all add up.
Whenever I buy anything that ends in 99p I always wait for the 1p change, and then throw it in a jar when I get home.
At the end of the year you can get a few pints out of it.
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3CorsaMeal
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i throw all my coins in a jar, i only spend notes, and end up with hundreds of pounds at the end of year, usually pays my car tax.
Bought a magnex exhaust with it last year
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3CorsaMeal
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i'm the man basically
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_m1les
The thing is, if the fuel is £1.25 a litre... putting a penny in isn't always going to change the screen as it only shows two decimal places...
If that makes sense?
this
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Gary
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User error imo.
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Skylined
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
quote:
Originally posted by dan_m1les
The thing is, if the fuel is £1.25 a litre... putting a penny in isn't always going to change the screen as it only shows two decimal places...
If that makes sense?
this
This is correct
At the current prices of ~ 124.9 a litre, 1p equates to 0.008 litres of fuel
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mattfiesta
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Most of the petrol stations around here have a tray of pennies on the counter for this.
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nathy_87
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When they ask you for the £40.01, just say you haven't got the penny.
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Anty
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i get this at my local Garage .. its annoying !!
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Lawrah
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Most have a wee penny box dont they?
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John
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Just pay by card then you don't have to worry about it being a penny over.
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