chriskay wrote:Hilarious. One of the first things you learn to discover, as a member of HPC, when about to drive another member's car is: where's the fuel cap?
mefoster wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:The article itself points out that the shape of the petrol pump on the indicator is an urban myth, and that only a few manufacturers have adopted the arrow in the last couple of years (article written in 2010). I'm not sure I've ever seen a symbol with an arrow on, although I'll try and remember to look at our newer vehicles in the morning.
There is one on the fuel gauge in my MX5... you know... the one that you drove a few weeks ago... and put petrol in?
waremark wrote:If uncertain I always look for an arrow, lots of cars have them (including from memory Fords and JLR cars).
waremark wrote:Ancient wrote:Or just park near enough to the pumps that the nozzle will reach anyway - saves a lot of queueing for a 'correct side' pump IME!
I don't do that. I worry about the dangling hose scratching the car.
Ancient wrote:waremark wrote:Ancient wrote:Or just park near enough to the pumps that the nozzle will reach anyway - saves a lot of queueing for a 'correct side' pump IME!
I don't do that. I worry about the dangling hose scratching the car.
Open fuel cap before fetching the hose, hold hose in left hand and filler nozzle in right Simples as they say .
Ancient wrote:Or just park near enough to the pumps that the nozzle will reach anyway - saves a lot of queueing for a 'correct side' pump IME!
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