On a €10 fill of Petrol how much extra is it ok to put in?

patwicklow

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Roll your eyes all you want, 100 x 1c a day, over a year is €365, seeing as most stations are open all year round.

Please explain otherwise.

:rolleyes:

Mr. Loverman

Most of the pump handles have a screw you can turn for testing purposes. If you turn it you don't get charged anything. So just use it mid stream for a bit and then turn it back off and you can get a load of petrol for free. Of course I am making this all up sorry about that.

old_aussie

When paying cash I always go 2 cents over, no matter what the amount.
The sales assistant then "rounds down" the two cents.

When Paying by EFTPOS/ direct debit it doesn't matter what amount you put in as you pay the exact amount at the till.

biko

Mark! wrote: »

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5c is about as much as I would dare as I am not much of a rebel. I have been asked for 3c before which I just laughed at before I realised she was serious.

If you put in 9.97, would you ask for 3c back?

MarkR

I can't believe the mean pettiness of some of you. Trying to steal pennies ffs. And proud of it?

ex_infantry man

ye really are big time criminals robbing pennies from petrol stations, the poor ****ers make fcuk all from there pumps as it is without ye stealing there profit from em.

corktina

Rich11 wrote: »

well.... if you buy something that is €9.99 and hand over a tenner you'd expect your 1c back.... would'nt you..... yes..... thanks:cool:

well actually no, i don't want any more of them filling up my pockets and cup holders, I usually refuse them and the cashier usually puts them in a charity box, which gives THEM the moral high ground over all you scrooges who think they should get the odd coppers-worth of petrol free.

Anan1

MickySticks wrote: »

What's it like up there on your high horse?

* yawns *. What's it like being unable to construct a rational argument?

but43r

Mark! wrote: »

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5c is about as much as I would dare as I am not much of a rebel. I have been asked for 3c before which I just laughed at before I realised she was serious.

Someone that genuinely tries to put it exact amount but goes a cent or 2 over is doing no harm in my opinion.
Someone that thinks that they are entitled to 1 or 2 cent extra every time they fill up is not OK.

I used to work in a filling station before and there was one customer that was always taking a piss. On €30 fill he would always fill between 15-50 cent extra...

Anan1

but43r wrote: »

Someone that genuinely tries to put it exact amount but goes a cent or 2 over is doing no harm in my opinion.
Someone that thinks that they are entitled to 1 or 2 cent extra every time they fill up is not OK.

I used to work in a filling station before and there was one customer that was always taking a piss. On €30 fill he would always fill between 15-50 cent extra...

The issue here isn't how much you put in, it's whether you're prepared to pay for it. Could somebody perhaps explain why they feel that they should have the right to take, say, €30.03 and only pay for €30?

Idleater

Anan1 wrote: »

The issue here isn't how much you put in, it's whether you're prepared to pay for it.

And how much fuel you are actually getting for your 3 cents.

My basic calculation works out at ~ 6ml of fuel per cent at €1.60/l.

That 18ml will get you what, 1 traffic light idling?

piston

Before Christmas, I was passing through Sligo and stopped and put €50 worth of petrol in the tank as the only cash I had was 2 x €50 notes and no change. By a genuine accident, I went 2c over the €50. I went to pay and he insisted on the 2c so I had to hand over €50 to pay 2c and got the €49.98, mostly in loose change.:mad: I won't be going back to that service station ever again.

Cionád

I would have offered the two 50's and taken the change. If you were concerned about having to use the second note you should have played it safe and got 49.80 or something, or always keep a few pennys in the ashtray.

Anan1

Idleater wrote: »

And how much fuel you are actually getting for your 3 cents.

My basic calculation works out at ~ 6ml of fuel per cent at €1.60/l.

That 18ml will get you what, 1 traffic light idling?

Does this somehow mean that you're entitled not to pay for it?

dgt

piston wrote: »

Before Christmas, I was passing through Sligo and stopped and put €50 worth of petrol in the tank as the only cash I had was 2 x €50 notes and no change. By a genuine accident, I went 2c over the €50. I went to pay and he insisted on the 2c so I had to hand over €50 to pay 2c and got the €49.98, mostly in loose change.:mad: I won't be going back to that service station ever again.

No one must be dropping coins on the floor of that shop :pac:

gbee

One Cent. back when I was filling we allowed 2½ pence

The meter will over an under a tiny amount. Do note that a recent check showed that the majority of garages were giving out more fuel than they were charging for.

cjt156

Anan1 wrote: »

Does this somehow mean that you're entitled not to pay for it?

I think Idleater's pointing out the pettiness it.

I always round out to the Euro, or to the next 50c if I go over. Even though I always pay with a fuelcard. I guess I'm just weird...

clintondaly

I know a guy that owns a garage and he decide to monitor all the 1 cents and 2 cents over the course of a year that were not charged for it turned out to be nearly 9,000 Eur,needless to say he now charges.

Anan1

cjt156 wrote: »

I think Idleater's pointing out the pettiness it.

I always round out to the Euro, or to the next 50c if I go over. Even though I always pay with a fuelcard. I guess I'm just weird...

In a case like piston described I agree, it's very petty. It's nice when a garage sees the bigger picture, and most do. But - here's the thing - there's no entitlement. It's not ok to put any fuel in and not be prepared to pay for it; any rounding down is a courtesy extended by the garage. Its's clear from the OP's post that they simply don't get this.

fryup

clintondaly wrote: »

I know a guy that owns a garage and he decide to monitor all the 1 cents and 2 cents over the course of a year that were not charged for it turned out to be nearly 9,000 Eur,needless to say he now charges.

9 grand?? that garage owner is talkin BS

How this sh1te was moved from AHs to here rather than being locked is a mystery.

pajo1981

I've never gotten this put 20, 50 in...etc, stuff

Surely it's easiest to just brim it and pay by card?

mconigol

Thing is how accurate are the pumps...are they able to dispense exactly 3cent worth of fuel for example? I doubt it...

mickdw

Idleater wrote: »

And how much fuel you are actually getting for your 3 cents.

My basic calculation works out at ~ 6ml of fuel per cent at €1.60/l.

That 18ml will get you what, 1 traffic light idling?

That would bring you 0.2 miles at 50 mpg.

hunglikeaflee

Mark! wrote: »

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5c is about as much as I would dare as I am not much of a rebel. I have been asked for 3c before which I just laughed at before I realised she was serious.

Why would you expect anything off?

If you went to fill your car and it stopped at €9.97 I bet you would put your hand out for the change from a €10 note.

I filled up on Sunday and the pump stopped at €80.01. I gave in 2 €50 notes and got back €19.99 and didn’t even think twice about it, why should I?

Idleater

mickdw wrote: »

That would bring you 0.2 miles at 50 mpg.

apart from the fact that you start your engine and rally it out of the petrol station :pac:

Just to be clear, my post was attempting to highlight the futility of getting 3c of fuel for "free", though I suppose if you got 18ml extra free when only purchasing €10 worth of fuel then that is "better value" than 18ml when purchasing €50 or €60 worth.

Even on the bike which is generally a 12 - 14l fill I find it pointless to search for a "cheap" petrol station as at 2c/l difference I potentially save 30c but spend it on driving further out of my way.

mickdw

To be fair in that case, they could throw off the 1 cent for you. Also the banks are charging alot of businesses 3 percent for change so there could be a certain saving in keeping even amounts

deandean

As a test the other day I purposefully stopped pumping at 49.99. I threw in a 50 note at the counter and was walking away, the guy at the counter called me back to give me the 1c change! Wasn't expecting that.

Lord Nikon

I rememeber getting diesel one day, can't remember the exact amount, but I went over by 2c or 3c. So I gave him the note(10 or 20), and a 5c coin. He gave me my reciept and said thanks. I asked for my change, and he said "sure it's only 2c". The cheek of that.

Many a time I've bought something in a shop, and if the total amount came close to an even Euro, I told them its fine and walked out of the shop. Which means they can keep it. But that's MY choice. The store clerk is obliged to give back your change just as I'm obliged to pay for my stuff, even though the service may be crap.

coolbeans

RoverJames wrote: »

How this sh1te was moved from AHs to here rather than being locked is a mystery.

Agreed. Anything that came from After Hours, the ultimate knuckle dragger's forum, should be put down.