haha, my Colleague just said the exact same thing..
What would you do if you were driving along
- Thread starter iBot
- Start date
haha, my Colleague just said the exact same thing..
I'm with Fox on this. It's a pointless question with an obvious answer.
Just ring someone.
BUT WHAT IF YOU AD NO SIGNAL?!?!/11!
etc etc.
Never gonna happen as I'll always have my wallet and phone. And if I was going somewhere that remote I'd obviously take supplies, including petrol.
to answer the orignal question.
I always have my GPS in my pocket, and as soon as the petrol light comes on, im aiming for the nearest garage in the gps. However this did once catch me out as i was heading to nearest tesco garage only to find the garage was a big hole in the ground as they was having a refit...
another "what if" i guess
lol
I always have my GPS in my pocket, and as soon as the petrol light comes on, im aiming for the nearest garage in the gps. However this did once catch me out as i was heading to nearest tesco garage only to find the garage was a big hole in the ground as they was having a refit...
another "what if" i guess
lol
Last edited:
Its an extremely dangerous practice - running out on a motorway.
Not to mention you put the person who had to tow you at a considerable risk of being struck by another vehicle.
Sadly, I have seen this many many times in my line of work.
Its common safe practice to avoid the Hard Shoulder at all costs - A brief study of the Highways Agency site tells me that "Between 2000 and 2004, 67 people were killed and 950 were injured on the hard shoulder in England. Most vehicles were hit from behind, and a significant number had run out of fuel."
Don't be one of them!
Erm use my phone or walk to nearest garage, has anyone ever ran out of fuel?
Shamelessly say I have, just got the new car and was using the trip guage which said I had 10miles left, not if you boot it you don't!
Broke down less than a 1/4 of a mile away from the petrol station and a very steep hill!
Shamelessly say I have, just got the new car and was using the trip guage which said I had 10miles left, not if you boot it you don't!
Broke down less than a 1/4 of a mile away from the petrol station and a very steep hill!
Soldato
- Joined
- 18 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 11,702
- Location
- Cheshire
I would strap on my jet pack and fly to the nearest petrol station, returning with enough petrol to allow me me to recover the car to the petrol station to fill up.
Its an extremely dangerous practice - running out on a motorway.
Not to mention you put the person who had to tow you at a considerable risk of being struck by another vehicle.
Sadly, I have seen this many many times in my line of work.
Its common safe practice to avoid the Hard Shoulder at all costs - A brief study of the Highways Agency site tells me that "Between 2000 and 2004, 67 people were killed and 950 were injured on the hard shoulder in England. Most vehicles were hit from behind, and a significant number had run out of fuel."
Don't be one of them!
While i've not seen any accidents/incidents I used to see plenty of cars/lorrys gliding onto the hard shoulder before waking up or whatnot and swerving back into lane on the A38 going back and forth to Notts. Also see it on the M40 rather too frequently now I use that so much! That's enough for me to always make sure I have enough petrol, even if it means my Hoptimax will have gone off or whatever it does!
Your very lucky you got petrol mate.
Garages are not allowed by law to sell fuel in an unsuitable container - an Orange juice bottle for example!
I suppose the guy either did not know, did not care or, took pity on you!
Nearly did that the day after boxing day. 3 garages in a row with no unleaded
Lucky number 4 had some, at the highest price I've ever paid for fuel I might add 
Should have gone for the 5L water bottles
These were economy sized orange juice bottles
Your very lucky you got petrol mate.
Garages are not allowed by law to sell fuel in an unsuitable container - an Orange juice bottle for example!
I suppose the guy either did not know, did not care or, took pity on you!
Yeah I heard that, I suppose he didn't see me filling them up at the pump!!
Soldato
- Joined
- 29 Dec 2004
- Posts
- 17,127
- Location
- Shepley
I once broke down entering the forecourt of a petrol station, but unfortunately it was on a slope so I couldn't get up the hill to the pumps. Had to borrow a jerry can off a passing VW recovery fan to transport the petrol all of 15ft, very embarrassing.
Had to borrow a jerry can off a passing VW recovery fan to transport the petrol all of 15ft, very embarrassing.I once broke down entering the forecourt of a petrol station, but unfortunately it was on a slope so I couldn't get up the hill to the pumps.
I'd have tried cranking it on the starter motor 
