Something that really annoys me...

[zoco]

..and judging by the number of people who do it I bet a few of you on here are guilty of this too :

People at petrol stations who won't use a pump when it's on the opposite side to their filler cap and just sit there blocking my route to that pump

I mean, a minibus or something fair enough but a Fiat 500? Sheesh....

[d000hg]

If they're queuing in-lane for the pump on their preferred side, why are they in your way?

[vetran]

I think they are great I get to the pump faster. They are just like drivers who think a fiat 500 won't go through the gap to get to the pump then I get to prove the mighty Mondeo does!

[d000hg]

Random thought - I wonder if a manned petrol pump could actually pay for itself in busy stations? You pay someone £8/hr to man the pump and it saves all the time of getting out of the car, walking to the kiosk, etc. I know many pumps know take payment at the pump - which is just wonderful IMO - but even then I reckon you could save a bit of time. Either you get more cars through, or could have one less pump in the first place.

[mudskipper]

Random thought - I wonder if a manned petrol pump could actually pay for itself in busy stations? You pay someone £8/hr to man the pump and it saves all the time of getting out of the car, walking to the kiosk, etc. I know many pumps know take payment at the pump - which is just wonderful IMO - but even then I reckon you could save a bit of time. Either you get more cars through, or could have one less pump in the first place.

I like to 'pay at pump', but they must lose a lot on the shop sales which is probably more profitable for them.

[zoco]

If they're queuing in-lane for the pump on their preferred side, why are they in your way?

Because the entrance going in gets gridlocked before you get into lane. This happened today - if the bloke at the front had gone to an available pump that was was on the opposite side we'd all have got moving again.

[Alias]

I don't like pay@pump as many times the receipt doesn't print out

[AtW]

People at petrol stations who won't use a pump when it's on the opposite side to their filler cap and just sit there blocking my route to that pump

And whose bright idea was to make filler cap on the other side from the driver?

I guess they are just cheapskates and don't want to adapt model for UK market

[CoolCat]

Its still a bloke who fills the car for you in New Zealand, and they clean the windscreen or give you a free car wash if you buy a full tank. And they automatically pack your bags in the supermarket too.

[Troll]

And whose bright idea was to make filler cap on the other side from the driver?

I guess they are just cheapskates and don't want to adapt model for UK market

My Merc has the filler cap on the right side it's the command control & cruise stalk that's a fooked up conversion