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One thing I have recently realised after many years of driving, is the "fuel pump light" on the most dashboards usually have a little arrow pointing to which ever side has the petrol cap, handy to know when using hire cars
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I believe the flow can be adjusted. I complained about the slow flow once but the disinterested witch told me it had just been turned down because people were complaining they'd put more in than they wanted to. The moral of the story being to only fill up in affluent places where that's not a concern.
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Is it the US where the pumps have/had a trickle mode, so you could go in to use the restroom while it filled up? Or have I imagined that?
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Originally posted by Ticktock View PostThat says nothing about speed, if you're sitting in the car waiting for it to fill. You can do it in the UK too, by the way. Just take the filler cap and put it into the handle between the lever and the guard so it keeps the lever depressed.
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostYes, the pump cuts out when the tank is full. The only problem with that is when it is not reset the next user gets a soaking when the pump restarts. For that reason those type of fillers are banned from public use in the UK
The mechanism was more for the benefit of the pump attendant so he could fill several cars at once.
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Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostWhat drives me nuts is how long it takes to fill up. UK pumps are SO slow.
In Dubai you could just stick the nozzle in, leave it clicked on and go and sit in the car while you waited for it to fill up.
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Originally posted by Ticktock View PostThat says nothing about speed, if you're sitting in the car waiting for it to fill. You can do it in the UK too, by the way. Just take the filler cap and put it into the handle between the lever and the guard so it keeps the lever depressed.
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Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostWhat drives me nuts is how long it takes to fill up. UK pumps are SO slow.
In Dubai you could just stick the nozzle in, leave it clicked on and go and sit in the car while you waited for it to fill up.
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What drives me nuts is how long it takes to fill up. UK pumps are SO slow.
In Dubai you could just stick the nozzle in, leave it clicked on and go and sit in the car while you waited for it to fill up.
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostI remember the days before self service. In Germany they even cleaned the windscreen and some places they even gave free coffee.
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I remember the days before self service. In Germany they even cleaned the windscreen and some places they even gave free coffee.
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