Reply to: Idiot of The Day Award

[BoredBloke]

Oops. Put this lot in your phone for next time.

News : AA fuel assist - service for drivers who fill up with the wrong fuel - The AA

That link contains one of the best names I have ever read!!

Step forward the AA Technical Performance Manager - Donald MacSporran

[doodab]

Oops. Put this lot in your phone for next time.

News : AA fuel assist - service for drivers who fill up with the wrong fuel - The AA

[BoredBloke]

I wonder why they didn't create different shaped nozzles, for diesel and petrol.

They do - the petrol nozzle is thinner

Ford solves mis-fuelling problem

[Spacecadet]

Do you need a seconder?

Hope no serious damage is done mate.

Car was drained and seemed fine driving 160 miles home.

[Scrag Meister]

It happens, cost me £140, late night call out, AA would only tow me to the garage, and the £30 of fuel.

They must be laughing at that place, bet they just use all the petrol they drain in their own cars, depending how much diesel was in there too.

[OwlHoot]

I always pump a bit onto the back of my left hand. give it a quick sniff, its easy to tell the difference between diesel and petrol by the smell

I can never smell the difference; it's like wine.

But if you light a drop on your hand (or your tongue - see avatar), the diesel flame is definitely a slightly different shade.

[EternalOptimist]

I always pump a bit onto the back of my left hand. give it a quick sniff, its easy to tell the difference between diesel and petrol by the smell

[Pondlife]

I'm nominating my self for putting petrol into my diesel car

Do you need a seconder?

Hope no serious damage is done mate.

[sasguru]

And the prospective candidates for the CUK Village Idiots Club keep applying.
Mind you, SC, I could have warned you in advance - you had all the signs.

HTH, BIDI

[OwlHoot]

I wonder why they didn't create different shaped nozzles, for diesel and petrol.

WHS

Or even an RFID chip near the filler tube.

Or a moderately (in fact trivially) smart system that reads the number plate and figures out the fuel type suitable for the car by checking with the DVLA

I'd sue them for not having this in place.

[Spacecadet]

i think it maybe wise to trade the car in ASAP

[Clippy]

A true Wilmslow post.

Congrats - you got there in the end.

[BolshieBastard]

I'm nominating my self for putting petrol into my diesel car

Oh dear! Very expensive if a common rail diesel. If an older pump type you might get away with just a new pump.

[Spacecadet]

in the waiting room now... bloke in the breakdown truck doubts I've done any permanent damage

still feel a right plonker though

[AtW]

i did drive off

I hope you paid for it first...