Cheaper Petrol

A question about : Cheaper Petrol

I was filling up my car the other day when it suddenly dawned on me that you can probably get petrol for cheaper.

You know when you finish putting petrol in and there's that last bit that usually dribbles onto the floor. Well there's about 50ml of the stuff I reckon. So what I've started doing is holding the handle down and letting go every litre. You must get a couple of litres free, or am I just being stupid.

Cheap I know but I'm sure I'm getting a bit of a saving.

Best answers:

• i think you are being stupid
  yes you do get a few drops extra however this amounts to about 5ml i.e 0.005 of a litre, which i doubt is enough to get yr car started!
• It does seem like more than 5ml to me
• i think you'll find the extra 'run out' of petrol you are talking about is what you have already paid for,
  ie the delay in the time it takes from pressing the handle to it entering the fuel tank nozzle, rather than any extra free fuel, unless the weights are out at the pump.
  you can of course test out your theory by filling for example a 5litre container with 5litres of fuel, somehow i think you (and i) will be dissapointed.
• I always let what is left in the pipe drain into my car but I agree with mr_a, you've probably paid for it anyway
• just a thought, but whilst you are wiating for the last drips to go could you be losing the same amount via vapour from your tank? ;D
• I've been doing this for ages! ;D
• I think sainsburys have the best deal at the moment of 5p off per litre with every Ј50.00 spent in store. Our local has unleaded priced at 78.9p so you're effectively getting it for 73.9p with your shopping.
• Tesco are doing this as well, deisel is 80.9p at my local tesco so 75.9p with voucher
• I think you should ask yourself the question am I saving when I have to spend Ј50 to get 5p off a litre of fuel? I mean what extra shopping are you putting in you troley to make your shopping come to Ј50 or more? Are you paying a higher price for your shopping than prehaps you would normally??? Are you buying something that you don't really need? I hope this makes sense.
• edamage Posted on: Sep 22nd, 2004, 7:33pm
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• i aways manage to go shopping when i've got a full tank and then lose the voucher
• My surefire tips for saving money on fuel:
  • Use www.aapetrolbusters.com to find out your cheapest stations locally
  • If in doubt, buy at the supermarkets who are usually cheaper
  • Don't drive out of your way to buy cheap fuel - it can be a false economy
  • Take advantage of Supermarkets' loyalty schemes on fuel - Nectar for Sainsbury's, Clubcard for Tesco and Morrisons Miles (which can now also be used at Safeway). Remember you can also pick up Nectar points at BP
  • Keep these loyalty cards in your car so you always have them available when needed
  Hope these help!
• They don't send much spam - I think you complain too much.
  BUT you can't specify parameters for the e-mail - i.e. distance you are prepared to travel - so I normally end up searching on the site anyway.
• Be careful with cheap fuel, in particular diesel. The supermarket stuff has a lot higher water content. My girlfriend had filled up from a supermarket pump a couple of hours before her car splutted to a halt with clouds of black smoke coming from the back. The RAC man diagnosed the problem straight away and spent 30 minutes flushing water out of the system. He told her if she must use cheap fuel, to fill up with Shell, etc, every 4 tank full. The same goes for petrol cars, put good stuff in now & again.
• I agree I use Morrisons petrol and have never had any problems
• Speaking as a former petrol station manager, I was amused at some of your comments.
  Firstly...the petrol that remains in the hose after you have stopped pumping, has already been charged to you. Therefore, you are not gaining anything from the petrol station..but by all means try to get as much out as you can. As soon as you take your hand off the trigger, the petrol stops being dispensed..but there is a minimal amount left in the hose.
  All petrol stations have to have trading standards checks at regular interals...so there is no chance that supermarkets could get away with having water in their fuel. Also all modern petrol stations...whether they are owned by a supermarket or not, have very sensitive equipment that triggers an alarm, if any water is found present in the underground tanks. If this ever happens, the petroleum officer...who is linked to trading standards, must be informed.
  However, after being employed by both Sainsbury's and BP Oil, I can guarantee that the supermarket fuels that you buy are the inferior of the two. All supermarkets buy their fuels from the big boys....ie BP,Shell etc. They are never sold the best quality fuel with the best additives. These are reserved for the oil companies themselves.
  For instance...Sainsbury's have been buying their fuel from BP for quite some time now, but BP will not sell them their special secret additives, which makes their fuel cheaper to use in the long run!!