People who face the wrong way at Petrol stations

[markjay]

Indeed I am not... more's the pity.

I believe that Savoy Court is the ONLY street in the UK where you are required to drive on the right. It also has a large "IN" and accompanying arrow painted on the road to assist normal road users

Cheers

Mark

I know of another one in central London, though it would properly be considered a private road so if talking about public roads only, the Savoy bags the title.

 

[chris846]

Well, out of respect for the original post.
My nearest and usual petrol station is on the offside as I approach it. There's no 'in & out' signage, so I always use the first entrance I come to. Must be the wrong one. Never thought it was a problem, never had a problem.
But from now on I'm going to change.
That's all.

 

[MOCAŠ]

Here are a couple of images including one with a confused RR driver...

...and one with a couple of confused van drivers!

 

[markc]

Well, out of respect for the original post.
My nearest and usual petrol station is on the offside as I approach it. There's no 'in & out' signage, so I always use the first entrance I come to. Must be the wrong one. Never thought it was a problem, never had a problem.
But from now on I'm going to change.
That's all.

Thank you for the confession Chris

Out of interest, if you enter at what I refer to as the OUT door do you also exit at what I refer to as the IN door? If so does it never feel awkward, odd or even dangerous? I would assume the IN at this petrol station must be quite spacious else you would block the entrance to most other users? Do other motorists look confused, bemused or even angry at your chosen exit?

No harm or foul now that you've confessed and seen the light

Cheers

Mark

 

[MOCAŠ]

I think the short answer to this is that if the entrances aren't marked in any way or naturally restricted by the road layout, then they can be considered bi-directional. In my experience, there is usually sufficient room for two cars to pass.

 

[Dand]

That used to drive me mad as well, One forecourt i used to vist you would often get white vans and chavved up jap wagons hurtling towards you as you were coming away from the forecourt. Luckily most round my way now have big one way signs that are hard to miss.

The one that really annoys me more is at one filling station i visit some people wait in the middle of the forecourt for a pump to become free and a que gathers up behind them which in some cases in the summer has backed up onto the dual carriage way off ramp which to me is not only extremely selfish but also dangerous.

 

[chris846]

on google maps, go to S74 ODP and drag the little yellow man onto sheffield road.
I use the entrance (exit?) to the right as you look from the road. And I back up and come out the same way if I have to.

...But no more!....

 

[Sonny Burnett]

these subjects are trivial but can really make you rage... its best to stay away from these topics..

 

[Deleted member 37751]

I don't get why so many people would rather wait 5 minutes for a pump to become free than just stretch an available one that is on the other side to thier filler cap around to the right side either.

That ^^ would be me
Whenever I park the 'wrong side' of the pump, after filling up, diesel drips along my boot and rear window as I recoil the pump...

If people are in that much of a hurry that having to wait behind someone for all of two minutes makes them rage, they need to go to the petrol station when no-one else would normally be there. Like at 5 in the morning....

 

[rf065]

If people are in that much of a hurry that having to wait behind someone for all of two minutes makes them rage, they need to go to the petrol station when no-one else would normally be there. Like at 5 in the morning....

I agree, I ain't pulling a dirty hose over the back of my car for anyone, no matter how careful you are are, it sometimes ends up dragging on the paintwork.

Russ

 

[markc]

It seems we're generally, but unevenly, split between groups, those who are patient and those who are less so.

The patient group are happy to "waste" (as defined by the other group) a few minutes queuing for a pump that is more convenient to use i.e. on the same side as the filler, and who also enter the forecourt though the logical IN opening and leave through logical the OUT opening... whether they're signed as such or not.

The less patient group are happy to get to the first available pump wherever it maybe, inconvenicing themselves (as defined by the other group) by having to enter the forecourt at the "wrong" opening, having to reverse up to the pump and/or use a pump on the opposite side to their filler requiring the hose to be dragged over/under their vehicle.

The patient group are obviously, because most petrol stations are used like this, in the vast majority which is why the maverick "free thinking" minority annoys us.

Cheers

Mark

 

[markjay]

I know of another one in central London, though it would properly be considered a private road so if talking about public roads only, the Savoy bags the title.

Here it is:

 

[gina2201]

My usual station is big enough to allow cars to be at a pump each with plenty of space down the middle to drive through. The hoses are plenty long enough to reach both sides of a car, including the Range Rover I had without trouble. The only downside of this station is that it is attached to a supermarket so whilst you can go to either side, the road layout is one vehicle width so if someone is waiting for the corect side you cannot overtake and go to the free pump. Patience is needed at these times! I only fill up once/twice a month so to be honest, it doesn't worry me much.

 

[Oli]

That ^^ would be me
Whenever I park the 'wrong side' of the pump, after filling up, diesel drips along my boot and rear window as I recoil the pump...

If people are in that much of a hurry that having to wait behind someone for all of two minutes makes them rage, they need to go to the petrol station when no-one else would normally be there. Like at 5 in the morning....

I'm not saying it's a bad thing to wait, I'm sure people have thier reasons although it has never bothered me in the slightest, if I'm not in a hurry I don't mind but usually tend to be when everyone else is filling up with fuel, the only diesels I've owned have been cheap old ones that I haven't been bothered about the diesel mess, in honesty I didn't think about that on more expensive cars.

 

[Oli]

Because people wanting £20 worth would not pay attention and forget to turn the pump off until it had reached £30, then go into the shop and say they only had a £20 note and cannot pay for the rest of the fuel, thus inconveniencing everyone else.

Russ

I've always found it pretty easy to click on to fill up to the max or just use the pump normally until you have put the desired amount in but you're right I guess quite alot of people would either lack the common sense to use it properly or pretend so they can get some free fuel.

 

[tagnut]

Another annoying thing is why don't petrol pumps have the thing you click on so they keep going until you turn them off like some other Countries do?

Because it has been known for people to set themselves on fire by generating static from getting into the car for something and then coming out, touching the pump and creating a spark which ignites all the fuel vapour. Saw a clip of this on TV last year. If you don't let go of the handle, or leave the ground, this can't happen because you are earthed.

If you want to do it though, just carry a pin that will fit in the holes. An unused rivet is the perfect size.

 

[Rich27]

Because it has been known for people to set themselves on fire by generating static from getting into the car for something and then coming out, touching the pump and creating a spark which ignites all the fuel vapour. Saw a clip of this on TV last year. If you don't let go of the handle, or leave the ground, this can't happen because you are earthed.

If you want to do it though, just carry a pin that will fit in the holes. An unused rivet is the perfect size.

Or your MB Fuel cap will fit in the handle keeping trigger up and the fuel flowing

 

[poormansporsche]

Dunno if you have ever seen those rising bollards they have at the exits of some petrol stations now to stop drive offs, couple of months ago I saw a micra driver straight into em going in the exit, completely totalled the car - would have made your day