Well got back from London yesterday thought nice weather got up this morning uncovered car took out of garage left run for a bit all excited even though I’ve no door cards convertible ready for a blast went to shell filled up with v power pulled out of garage and she stalled and wouldn’t start called AA as on phone to them looked at receipt I’d put £40 diesel v power couldn’t beleave how stupid I’d been so a bargain price of £199 to drain put I did get £10 petrol to get me on the way and also good job I knew what to do as guy didn’t have a clue on car now gone off idea of a blast til tomorrow so a expensive £250 round trip of two miles ! Bargain

Very easy done mate. :sad: They should make the nozzel for diesel bigger then it wont fit in the petrol fuel neck.

Very easy done mate. :sad: They should make the nozzel for diesel bigger then it wont fit in the petrol fuel neck.

In shell the pumps for v power petrol and diesel are same colour I look in future lol

No Shell V Power over here but I do use it when I'm over in the mainland UK.

Lucky escape, new cars can cost £1000’s if wrong fuel is put in.

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Very easy done mate. :sad: They should make the nozzel for diesel bigger then it wont fit in the petrol fuel neck.

 

…..They do Gaz - at least they do over here in the mainland!! However I believe imported Zeds don't have the same restrictor in the filler neck, that UK cars have. You can't fit a diesel nozzle into a petrol filler, if you drive a UK spec car:wink:

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…..They do Gaz - at least they do over here in the mainland!! However I believe imported Zeds don't have the same restrictor in the filler neck, that UK cars have. You can't fit a diesel nozzle into a petrol filler, if you drive a UK spec car:wink:

 

Ah there you are now and for the record I never had a diesel car so its probably the same here. Diesel the fuel of the devil lol

I had to be careful with my Nissan Pathfinder rental in the states last week.

I checked with the clerk and she confirmed to me it took ‘regular’ but the pumps/pipes were black !!

I could choose the octane which gave it away but I wasn’t 100%.

 

It would then stutter on the road which concerned me but it was the intelligent cruise control feature slowing me up when I was in proximity of a vehicle ahead.

 

 

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I had to be careful with my Nissan Pathfinder rental in the states last week.

I checked with the clerk and she confirmed to me it took ‘regular’ but the pumps/pipes were black !!

I could choose the octane which gave it away but I wasn’t 100%.

 

It would then stutter on the road which concerned me but it was the intelligent cruise control feature slowing me up when I was in proximity of a vehicle ahead.

 

 

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Yup, they're swapped. 'Green' coloured pumps in the US are in fact all diesel.

Just filled up took for a blast smoked for about a mile now all good didn’t help went to same garage and he said it happens all the time didn’t think there were that many stupid people around .

In shell the pumps for v power petrol and diesel are same colour I look in future lol

 

Not in my neck of the woods...

 

Not in my neck of the woods...

 

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I know my mate said the council fill up with shell and are constantly making the mistake will make me think twice thou

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Same here Andrew!

The other week when I used the Shell pump, I swear that it the pump spoke to me telling what type of fuel I had selected, when I had finished, the pump then told what ‘number’ it was so I didn’t forget by the time I reached the till!

Do you think they do it on purpose normal diesel should be first as the unleaded is.

have always wondered why they used the same colour and name branding for v power petrol and diesel as it is really confusing when they are on the same pump, as have picked up the wrong handle a couple of times on both our diesel and petrol cars, or have had to move pumps when the wrong vpower was on it.

The other week when I used the Shell pump, I swear that it the pump spoke to me telling what type of fuel I had selected, when I had finished, the pump then told what ‘number’ it was so I didn’t forget by the time I reached the till!

 

Yup - I have experienced this too Howard..... You are not alone mate:wink: