1 gallon can of petrol.. costs a fortune to fill up!

CamperMan

feck me, I went to a garage today with a 1 gallon can, put €5.00 of unleaded in... all I got was just over half full .. at that rate it would cost me close to €10.00 to fill it to the brim :mad:

P.C.

CamperMan wrote: »

feck me, I went to a garage today with a 1 gallon can, put €5.00 of unleaded in... all I got was just over half full .. at that rate it would cost me close to €10.00 to fill it to the brim :mad:

Is it an American or Imperial gallon can?

Neilw

Should have cost about €6 to fill @ 1.34 a litre, filled one the other day

Voodoomelon

Something ain't right, it only costs €6.10 to fill an imperial gallon at €1.34, €5.04 for a US gallon.

si_guru

Maybe you put about 3.7 litres in a 5 litre can?

CamperMan

P.C. wrote: »

Is it an American or Imperial gallon can?

standard green plastic can you buy from any motor factor or garage

Nonoperational

There's no great mystery to it, if it costs €10 to fill at €1.30 odd a litre then it's not a gallon can!

CamperMan

i'm thinking that the garage I fill up at is being sneaky with his pumps, I have an Audi a3 1.6 petrol, and I always seem to be filling it up, I drive with a light right foot... but this can was defo only just over half full and cost €5.00

kleefarr

Don't think that will be a Gallon then, more like a 5 Litre can.

si_guru

kleefarr wrote: »

Don't think that will be a Gallon then, more like a 5 Litre can.

It will be.... look at the label on the one in the picture... I think they all are.

Plus it will have some air gap at the top!

CamperMan

si_guru wrote: »

It will be.... look at the label on the one in the picture... I think they all are.

Plus it will have some air gap at the top!

even so... a fiver to fill it half way

mickdw

A typical gallon drum easily takes €7 at my local station. I might be filling it a bit over the recommended line though.

unkel

CamperMan wrote: »

standard green plastic can you buy from any motor factor or garage

You just proved si_guru right. That's not a gallon can. We don't do Royal English gallons anymore and haven't done so for a long time

CamperMan

CamperMan wrote: »

even so... a fiver to fill it half way

A fiver gets you less than 3.5L, you already said it was more than half full, no issue really

Bandara

the majority of them are 5 ltr cans which = about € 6.75 to fill

There is not way the garage pumps are being fiddled with (at least not to a level that you would ever notice)

kleefarr

Just saw the pic after posting.

€5 to fill it half way though seems a lot.
Should only cost about €6.50 to fill up a 5 Ltr can shouldn't it?

CamperMan

kleefarr wrote: »

Just saw the pic after posting.

€5 to fill it half way though seems a lot.
Should only cost about €6.50 to fill up a 5 Ltr can shouldn't it?

you would think so!

CJhaughey

Depends on what price the petrol is being sold at.
If its 1.40 a litre 5 x 1.40 = 7.00
Those plastic containers can be deceptive as the base is wider than the top you may find the next bit takes a lot less petrol than the first.
Fill it to the brim next time and see how much it is out of interest.

Cocoon

CamperMan wrote: »

standard green plastic can you buy from any motor factor or garage

Filled one of them the other day for €8.50, that was at €1.35 per litre.. :eek:

unkel

Slightly off topic - I've one of those 5l petrol cans myself but the screw top is broken. Anyone know how / where to get a new top for it?

alexlyons

Cocoon wrote: »

Filled one of them the other day for €8.50, that was at €1.35 per litre.. :eek:

well you over filled it...

1.35
x5
6.75



Slightly of topic, but I work in a yacht club and I get about 300 litres of petrol from the marina fuel dock, in 20 litre containers for the RIB's, and it sets the club back over €450 a week on petrol. The marina fuel dock, which is a branch of maxol charges €1.49 at the minute for fuel, because it can. Boats can't go anywhere else to fill up, especially with internal fuel tanks. and any can over 5 litres is illegal in petrol stations.

That's an expensive summer! I remember when we'd get it for just under the amount of litres. Crazy times, petrol is ridiculously over price IMO.

*when I say boats, I mean Ribs and smaller sports boats with petrol engines. The bigger ones use diesel, which still get ripped off. The forecourt isn't the worst place for fuel guys!

Cocoon

alexlyons wrote: »

well you over filled it...

1.35
x5
6.75



Slightly of topic, but I work in a yacht club and I get about 300 litres of petrol from the marina fuel dock, in 20 litre containers for the RIB's, and it sets the club back over €450 a week on petrol. The marina fuel dock, which is a branch of maxol charges €1.49 at the minute for fuel, because it can. Boats can't go anywhere else to fill up, especially with internal fuel tanks. and any can over 5 litres is illegal in petrol stations.

That's an expensive summer! I remember when we'd get it for just under the amount of litres. Crazy times, petrol is ridiculously over price IMO.

*when I say boats, I mean Ribs and smaller sports boats with petrol engines. The bigger ones use diesel, which still get ripped off. The forecourt isn't the worst place for fuel guys!

A local petrol that I fill up in have 20 litre containers for sale at €22, this station is a little out of the way an is selling juice at €1.26, I was tempted to buy one and do a proper fill up to save me traveling.

unkel

unkel wrote: »

Slightly off topic - I've one of those 5l petrol cans myself but the screw top is broken. Anyone know how / where to get a new top for it?

When I worked in a factors the screw top and nozzle pieces were only available with the gallon (5L) container.

Voodoomelon

alexlyons wrote: »

well you over filled it...

1.35
x5
6.75



Slightly of topic, but I work in a yacht club and I get about 300 litres of petrol from the marina fuel dock, in 20 litre containers for the RIB's, and it sets the club back over €450 a week on petrol. The marina fuel dock, which is a branch of maxol charges €1.49 at the minute for fuel, because it can. Boats can't go anywhere else to fill up, especially with internal fuel tanks. and any can over 5 litres is illegal in petrol stations.

That's an expensive summer! I remember when we'd get it for just under the amount of litres. Crazy times, petrol is ridiculously over price IMO.

*when I say boats, I mean Ribs and smaller sports boats with petrol engines. The bigger ones use diesel, which still get ripped off. The forecourt isn't the worst place for fuel guys!

Why not fill up the car and siphon the fluid into containers at home?

Tails142

that picture you linked clearly says 5 litres on the label :rolleyes: