| Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780012] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 15:17 |
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Picked up on a conversation yesterday where a biker was having to
have diesel removed from his tank becasue he filled it in error due to the
petrol stations diesel pumps being GREEN in colour (not Black)
apparently 3 bikes had fallen foul of this error in the same week.
Unfortulatly I missed the location but its somewhere in Surrey
so beware out there boys n girls.
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Vass
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'02 YZF-R1
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780036 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 16:00 |
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Vass wrote:
> Picked up on a conversation yesterday where a biker was having to
> have diesel removed from his tank becasue he filled it in error due to the
> petrol stations diesel pumps being GREEN in colour (not Black)
> apparently 3 bikes had fallen foul of this error in the same week.
> Unfortulatly I missed the location but its somewhere in Surrey
> so beware out there boys n girls.
I managed to do the same when BP starting using light blue tags on
their unleaded (some garages use light blue for diesel). Cost about
=A380 to drain off plus cost of refilling. BP refunded the drain off
costs after a few snotty letters - the garage where it happened told me
that it had occurred quite a few times since the colour change.
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780042 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 16:06 |
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"Vass" <write2mark_BRA_ [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:rs2dnXBTMqTPBCrZRVnyiQ [at] eclipse.net.uk...
> Picked up on a conversation yesterday where a biker was having to
> have diesel removed from his tank becasue he filled it in error due to the
> petrol stations diesel pumps being GREEN in colour (not Black)
> apparently 3 bikes had fallen foul of this error in the same week.
> Unfortulatly I missed the location but its somewhere in Surrey
> so beware out there boys n girls.
Whilst I can sympathise a little, surely the big-fucking-type word "DIESEL"
on the pump side, nozzle and display would normally give the game away?
Plus the smell, once the pump starts working, if you're a bit too thick to
read the words in front of you.
Dave
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780049 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 16:35 |
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"WavyDavy" <dnk.haines [at] wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:44b7a4e9$0$874$ba4acef3 [at] news.orange.fr...
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> "Vass" <write2mark_BRA_ [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:rs2dnXBTMqTPBCrZRVnyiQ [at] eclipse.net.uk...
>> Picked up on a conversation yesterday where a biker was having to
>> have diesel removed from his tank becasue he filled it in error due to
>> the
>> petrol stations diesel pumps being GREEN in colour (not Black)
>> apparently 3 bikes had fallen foul of this error in the same week.
>> Unfortulatly I missed the location but its somewhere in Surrey
>> so beware out there boys n girls.
>
> Whilst I can sympathise a little, surely the big-fucking-type word
> "DIESEL" on the pump side, nozzle and display would normally give the game
> away?
>
> Plus the smell, once the pump starts working, if you're a bit too thick to
> read the words in front of you.
>
Obviously not for at least 3 cases here then
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Vass
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'02 YZF-R1
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780053 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 16:47 |
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:06:30 +0200, "WavyDavy" <dnk.haines [at] wanadoo.fr>
wrote:
>Whilst I can sympathise a little, surely the big-fucking-type word "DIESEL"
>on the pump side, nozzle and display would normally give the game away?
>
>Plus the smell, once the pump starts working, if you're a bit too thick to
>read the words in front of you.
And if you do screw the pooch, it is a piece of piss to pop the fuel
hose off and let the tankful go on the forecourt, open the drain
screws on the float bowls and refill with proper petrol. Then ride
off, natch.
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Pip: B12
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780057 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 17:14 |
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"Pip" <gingerblokeNOSPAM [at] NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
news:2ibfb25d0hs3b6gr2rk7q6rrqc4gf203hm [at] 4ax.com...
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:06:30 +0200, "WavyDavy" <dnk.haines [at] wanadoo.fr>
> wrote:
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>>Whilst I can sympathise a little, surely the big-fucking-type word
>>"DIESEL"
>>on the pump side, nozzle and display would normally give the game away?
>>
>>Plus the smell, once the pump starts working, if you're a bit too thick to
>>read the words in front of you.
I think the record at work is around £80 worth of unleaded in to a diesel.
It happens way to often. The YTC award at work went to the head of driver
training for filling a brand new rapid response vehicle with unleaded
instead of diesel.
Ken
GSXR750
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780065 ] |
Fri, 14 July 2006 17:51 |
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fish wrote:
<inappropriate application of diesel>
> I think the record at work is around =A380 worth of unleaded in to a dies=
el.
> It happens way to often. The YTC award at work went to the head of driver
> training for filling a brand new rapid response vehicle with unleaded
> instead of diesel.
I'll[1] raise you an armoured personnel carrier and comms vehicle.
[1]Not me personally you understand but someone who trucked them out to
us at Gagetown, New Brunswick.
--=20
John
'00 SV650S
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780219 ] |
Sat, 15 July 2006 00:09 |
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Vass spoke:
> Picked up on a conversation yesterday where a biker was having to
> have diesel removed from his tank becasue he filled it in error due to the
> petrol stations diesel pumps being GREEN in colour (not Black)
> apparently 3 bikes had fallen foul of this error in the same week.
> Unfortulatly I missed the location but its somewhere in Surrey
> so beware out there boys n girls.
I am saying *nothing*
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Rob_P
UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk
uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130
Rebel without a clue
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780621 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 18:11 |
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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:14:53 +0100, "fish" <ken.marsh [at] btinternet.com>
wrote:
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>"Pip" <gingerblokeNOSPAM [at] NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
>news:2ibfb25d0hs3b6gr2rk7q6rrqc4gf203hm [at] 4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:06:30 +0200, "WavyDavy" <dnk.haines [at] wanadoo.fr>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Whilst I can sympathise a little, surely the big-fucking-type word
>>>"DIESEL"
>>>on the pump side, nozzle and display would normally give the game away?
>>>
>>>Plus the smell, once the pump starts working, if you're a bit too thick to
>>>read the words in front of you.
>
>I think the record at work is around £80 worth of unleaded in to a diesel.
>It happens way to often. The YTC award at work went to the head of driver
>training for filling a brand new rapid response vehicle with unleaded
>instead of diesel.
>
I put about 40 litres of unleaded into my company van then drove it 40
miles before it started to run a bit rough. The lease company were not
happy.
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #780713 ] |
Sun, 16 July 2006 22:39 |
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Vass <write2mark_BRA_ [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> Picked up on a conversation yesterday where a biker was having to
> have diesel removed from his tank becasue he filled it in error due to the
> petrol stations diesel pumps being GREEN in colour (not Black)
> apparently 3 bikes had fallen foul of this error in the same week.
> Unfortulatly I missed the location but its somewhere in Surrey
> so beware out there boys n girls.
He's a thick twat, then.
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Trophy 1200 750SS CB400F CD250 Z650
GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
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| Re: Beware Petrol Stations Surrey area - Green Diesel Pumps [message #786834 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 04:53 |
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Pip wrote:
> And if you do screw the pooch, it is a piece of piss to pop the fuel
> hose off and let the tankful go on the forecourt, open the drain
> screws on the float bowls and refill with proper petrol. Then ride
> off, natch.
float bowls, how quaint.
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