How OCD are you when it comes to petrol?

[SexyGreyFox]

I saw this on The Facebook which made me smile -

For years I would put £25 in but if I went 1p over I would then take it up to £30 and yes I had to go to £35 if I missed again. Now some people obviously will fill to the litre.
I overcame my petrol OCD about 2 years ago when I stood no chance of ever hitting a multiple of £5 so I decided to play a game with the pump which was to get it to about £24.97 and then to close my eyes and see how close I get to a multiple of 5 and accept that price.

So how do you fill up?
Do you do it in exact litres or exact pounds?
Or are you a man it will gladly put £27.43 in?

 

[dirtychinchilla]

Man, thats over the top. I am for exactly £20, for example. Has to be on the dot, but if I go over a penny, I kick myself briefly and then just pay for it

 

[Jono8]

I dont do this.

 

[jaybee]

Brim it to click. Repeat 3 more times. Bend over and pay whatever it says.

 

[shoes]

I can't remember the last time I didn't just fill to the brim. I'm not a student any more

 

[kmax86]

I always aim for £20.00 or £25.00. if it goes over like 20.01 i just do a big sigh of disappointment

but when im over the border i just max it

 

[#Chri5#]

Life is too short - just fill to the brim and get out of there.

 

[PapaLazaru]

I gave up years ago. My card bill is full of £20.02 etc spent on fuel, though I was very pleased to see the local Asda or Tesco (cannot remember which one), now has pumps which you can enter the monetary amount first and they stop automatically when you reach it. Genius!

 

[Irish_Tom]

I Brim it to the first click then take it to the nearest pound. If I miss the pound I take it to the nearest 50p. HOWEVER I think the petrol stations have caught on to me and have conspired to stop at £x.01 and £x.51 just to squeeze out another quid from me. As if they need it the greedy *****

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

I aim for €50 but it normally stops around €50.04. It doesn't really make much difference as I generally pay via card.

 

[julianhj]

Fill to the brim. Job done. I don't bother topping off, I can hear when it's almost full, so the first click is normally fine.

 

[Glaucus]

Not at all, stick it in and brim it.

Especially as fuel gage doesn't work properly.

 

[paddy]

I pay with a credit card, no need to be exact.

Fill to second click, remove wallet and lube, pay.

 

[Rich_L]

Brim, done.

Pay off fuel card at the end of every month when the mileage cheque comes in.

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

I gave up years ago. My card bill is full of £20.02 etc spent on fuel, though I was very pleased to see the local Asda or Tesco (cannot remember which one), now has pumps which you can enter the monetary amount first and they stop automatically when you reach it. Genius!

I used one of these once and it slowed right down around about €2 off the mark before slowly crawling up. Maybe it was just a bad example but I figured wasting an extra minute of my life at the pump wasn't worth it so haven't used the set point since.

 

[Meridian]

Brim, then try for a round number for the price. But I don't get too hung up about it. But it is hard not leave it on a round number. In the OP case though, a rounded value trumps a rounded volume.

 

[Pabl0]

I fill to the click and then brim to the point it cannot hold anymore... Or I'll go to a rounded litre amount..

 

[Randomface74]

change dollars to pounds
and gallons to litres

then it's almost what the pump looked like today.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I always fill up on an odd amount. For example, I may put £50.23 in.

In doing this I know that if my bank details are stolen there's a good chance I'll spot the transaction on my online banking, as they'll have filled up with an exact amount (at least they seem to from what I've read).

 

[Resident]

I just keep a bag of pennies in the car. If I go that little bit over I just use some of those pennies.