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Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:31 pm
by tim_noone
I Wonder How much the petrol companies make on that 1p over The £20 ...£30 etc that always seems to be the case most time I fill up with Fuel just curious.....some terminals seem rigged for that extra penny £19.99.....oops £20.1p very annoying ...its not the penny it's the practice. Thoughts.......... :D

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:36 pm
by Rileybobs
tim_noone wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:31 pm
I Wonder How much the petrol companies make on that 1p over The £20 ...£30 etc that always seems to be the case most time I fill up with Fuel just curious.....some terminals seem rigged for that extra penny £19.99.....oops £20.1p very annoying ...its not the penny it's the practice. Thoughts.......... :D
I think most people pay for their fuel by card so don’t have that problem ;)

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:36 pm
by tarkys_ears
YOU SHOULD SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS FILLING UP A BLOODY RANGE ROVER!

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:40 pm
by Bosscat
tarkys_ears wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:36 pm
YOU SHOULD SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS FILLING UP A BLOODY RANGE ROVER!
🤣🤣🤣

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:40 pm
by tim_noone
Rileybobs wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:36 pm
I think most people pay for their fuel by card so don’t have that problem ;)
I'll save the cashless society topic for another Day. :D

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:43 pm
by wilks_bfc
Not making much difference at the moment

With working from home and football being cancelled I’m currently making £20 last nearly 6 weeks

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:43 pm
by MrTopTier
The Garage near us has a tray with 1p’s and 2p’s just in case you go just over.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:45 pm
by RingoMcCartney
tarkys_ears wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:36 pm
YOU SHOULD SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS FILLING UP A BLOODY RANGE ROVER!
Johnny Vaughan Radio X

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:45 pm
by Stalbansclaret
I have a "save the change" thing with my bank where debit card transactions get rounded up in that the rounded element goes into a savings account. So if the petrol pump goes to £20.01 then 99p is transferred.It's surprising how it adds up !

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:46 pm
by tim_noone
My Freind called in a garage not for fuel but something else....£10.1p. Please..yes they wanted the penny. giving £9.99 in change.... :roll:

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:48 pm
by tarkys_ears
RingoMcCartney wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:45 pm
Johnny Vaughan Radio X
Nearly crashed my Range Rover listening to that :D :D :D

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:57 pm
by rufus lumley
Frankie Vaughan" Give me the Moonlight " I did crash my Vauxhall Victor listening to it.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:17 pm
by Woodleyclaret
Saving £400 / month not going x2 to the Turf
and £120 / month working from home
I will glad when Covid is over I am actually missing the 50mph roadworks on the M6
How sad is that and I hate Teams teaching

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:33 pm
by karatekid
Sainsbury’s in Colne filling station pumps allow you to input how much fuel is delivered in multiples of £5. For example if I wish to put in £25 I press the £10 button twice followed by the £5 button before I lift the nozzle. It then only delivers £25 worth of fuel. Magic.
If you want £21.01 then you will have to do it manually.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:33 pm
by Devils_Advocate
Ali G had this issue sussed years ago. All you need is a £19.99 note Tim and you'll never have to p*ss about with the pennies ever again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksGzn5b ... Cunningham

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:42 pm
by Fenwick
karatekid wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:33 pm
Sainsbury’s in Colne filling station pumps allow you to input how much fuel is delivered in multiples of £5. For example if I wish to put in £25 I press the £10 button twice followed by the £5 button before I lift the nozzle. It then only delivers £25 worth of fuel. Magic.
If you want £21.01 then you will have to do it manually.
But you're missing out on the fun of fuel pump russian roulette !

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:43 pm
by conyoviejo
tarkys_ears wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:36 pm
YOU SHOULD SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS FILLING UP A BLOODY RANGE ROVER!
YOU SHOULD SEE HOW MUCH IT COSTS FILLING UP A MOTORHOME ..!!

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:48 pm
by claret2018
Why would you just put an arbitrary amount in rather than filling it up?

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:39 pm
by dsr
Are you sneaking in a political thread by disguising it as a thread about a former Burnley goalkeeper? ;)

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:19 am
by tim_noone
Devils_Advocate wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:33 pm
Ali G had this issue sussed years ago. All you need is a £19.99 note Tim and you'll never have to p*ss about with the pennies ever again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksGzn5b ... Cunningham
:lol: I actually went down that road and paid say £19.97......that penny over just P!ssed me right off!!

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:50 am
by Commy
Has anyone else stopped the pump at £20/30 and then found it has gone a penny over whilst you are putting the pump back? I''m sure some are set to do that to pee you off.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:54 am
by DomBFC1882
claret2018 wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:48 pm
Why would you just put an arbitrary amount in rather than filling it up?
Don't even start me on people who just put £10 or £20 at a time and stop at a petrol station every other day. I don't think they realise they're not in a formula one race where a lighter fuel load makes you go quicker.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:30 am
by karatekid
Half a tank or less is optimum for fuel efficiency apparently.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:45 am
by RingoMcCartney
tarkys_ears wrote:
Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:48 pm
Nearly crashed my Range Rover listening to that :D :D :D
You should've pulled up to listen. But its parking the bloody thing that's the problem. I struggle with all 3 of mine!

😉

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:26 am
by LoveCurryPies
What about Parking meters? The ones that don't give change.

Fee is £1.70 but you only have 2 pound coins so someone makes 30p.

And then you buy 3 hours of parking time but only use 2 hours but no refund.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:29 am
by LoveCurryPies
A friend had a V8 Discovery and used it to tow his 30 foot caravan. He reckoned he got 5 to 8 miles per gallon.

Personally, I prefer a fuel efficient car, save the money and stay in a nice hotel.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:16 am
by tim_noone
Commy wrote:
Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:50 am
Has anyone else stopped the pump at £20/30 and then found it has gone a penny over whilst you are putting the pump back? I''m sure some are set to do that to pee you off.
Erm......yes.

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:25 pm
by Hipper

Re: Penny on Fuel......

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:39 pm
by fanzone
I were in the petrol station at Rising Bridge one morning before work, my change were £5.01 and the chap didn't have any penny's , he asked me if he could owe me a penny. Due to the increased costs in there I refused and took 2p off him so owed him a penny. He weren't happy. :D