Lights off at petrol stations?

All you people bitching, its provided 5 pages of entertainment to the forum so far and is far more interesting than most of the **** in GD, well aside from the internet dating thread.
 
[TW]Fox;14809751 said:
All you people bitching, its provided 5 pages of entertainment to the forum so far and is far more interesting than most of the **** in GD, well aside from the internet dating thread.
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Yes, entertaining, and certainly not anally retentive :p
 
iaind said:
As for saying it doesnt prevent theft - of course it does. Any normal human being (yourself excluded, obviously) would understand the above principal and close the door when asked. A thief wouldnt, they would give up and drive away
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I rarely close my door. What's more, having filled up, I then get back into my car to fill out my petrol/mileage notepad before going to pay :p I'm their worst nightmare.

[TW]Fox;14806643 said:
Surely most people leave lights on at a petrol station. Why turn them off? You turn the engine off and your headlights go out anyway, leaving the sidelights on simply means when you leave the forecourt your lights go back on, handy if its dark :confused:
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My headlights don't turn off when I turn the engine off..

rypt said:
I call BS on that one, show me one scientific test proving that?

Mobile operate at 1800MHz, which gives a wavelength of 0.16m I think (or 0.33m if they are on the 900MHz band)

So it's either 16cm or 33cm, the nozzle of a pump is not either those really.
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Not across maybe, but the length can't be that far off?
 
rypt said:
And a car leaving the station can backfire / spit flames out of the exhaust ... what is more likely to cause a fire, a mobile/lights or a flame spitting car?
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The mobile doesn't spark though, its potentially the energised fuel nozzle thats yet to find a ground.
 
thecremeegg said:
I work at a petrol station and probably 1 in 100 cars leave lights on of any description....
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Really? :confused: I'm always seeing cars with sidelights on - I mean it makes sense, why go to the trouble of turning them off for what, all of 5 minutes? Just leave it, the headlights go off when the keys come out and the lights go back on when you turn the key again. Loads of people do it :confused:
 
See my theory is why turn the lights on in the first place? Then you don't have to turn them off. Everyone's happy. Except the drivers who never see you coming but then where else do you get your fun in life?
 
Jonnycoupe said:
The mobile doesn't spark though, its potentially the energised fuel nozzle thats yet to find a ground.
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The point is a car exhaust spitting flames is far more likely to cause a fire than the mobile phone energising the fuel nozzle (which is grounded by the way).
 
[TW]Fox;14811306 said:
Really? :confused: I'm always seeing cars with sidelights on - I mean it makes sense, why go to the trouble of turning them off for what, all of 5 minutes? Just leave it, the headlights go off when the keys come out and the lights go back on when you turn the key again. Loads of people do it :confused:
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Most cars the headlights will stay on surely, hence the need to manually turn them off. There is no auto off when you remove the keys.

Must be a Devon thing to leave sidelights on, as I can't remember seeing many people who leave headlights or sidelights on when filling up.
 
Biggest risk is static, so don't fill up wearing rubber wellies and synthetic clothes.
 
Simon said:
Most cars the headlights will stay on surely, hence the need to manually turn them off. There is no auto off when you remove the keys.

Must be a Devon thing to leave sidelights on, as I can't remember seeing many people who leave headlights or sidelights on when filling up.
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You probably haven't noticed it, why would you?
 
nuvpal said:
Oh I see, I never even thought about an emergency evacuation. I can understand the point in that rule now.
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If only everybody took it like that when I tell them, instead of getting all offended as if I'm telling them they can't reverse.

Von Smallhausen said:
I had one where my car was parked the opposite way to where it should have been ( No signs saying it had to be ) and they wouldn't activate the pump. When I asked the lass said it was company policy and that I may drive off if facing the other way.

I said the way I am parked makes no difference and that I quite intend to pay. She wasn't interested. I got in the car and left.

Strange policies some forecourts have.

If they want to reduce bilking they should go American and get people to pay first.
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Probably not the actual reason, I've already explained the reason we do it at our garage, probably just lack of training. People like you are the best type, get on a high horse and then go somewhere else, one less customer to server in future. It's the people that storm off as if it effects us..... I truely wish I was getting the profits but alas, I get paid whatever you decided to do.
 
Simon said:
Most cars the headlights will stay on surely, hence the need to manually turn them off.
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Surely every car turns the headlights off and leaves just sidelights on if you remove the keys with the headlights in the on position? Every car I've owned does? You have to have the ignition in the position before starting the engine, or the engine on, in order for the main headlights to work?
 
[TW]Fox;14812630 said:
Surely every car turns the headlights off and leaves just sidelights on if you remove the keys with the headlights in the on position? Every car I've owned does? You have to have the ignition in the position before starting the engine, or the engine on, in order for the main headlights to work?
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All the Japanese cars I've owned allow dipped, main, side lights to be on whether the key is in or out.
I think my Fiat was different.
 
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