Putting fuel in my Truck when a little old lady pulls up at the pump behind me. I can see she carn't find the petrol flap switch so offer to help (only because she reminded me of my little old mum).

 

She's very pleased and I ask how much petrol she'd like and kindly put £20 worth in. Only then when I remove the filler cap off the back of the flap do I realise (due to it being written in big fook off red letters) that it is a diesel.

 

I couldn't just let her clear off and wreck her car so I told her what I'd done and promtly got the RAC out. In total She missed he blue rinse appiontment. I paid £20 for diesel and £60+Vat to have her tank drained and felt like a real knob.

 

We'd dropped her off home while Mr RAC and I took her car to get the tank drained. When we got back I apologised and offer to take it round the garage to put diesel in and she smiled and said thank you but I'll do it myself. :slap: :nelson:

 

The moral of the story is, beware good Samaritans

at least the sentiment was there. lol

awe bless ya. At least you helped her out.... Good on ya! :)

 

lol @ her saying she'll do it her self though. :rofl:

she couldnt find the petrol flap?? should she be on the road??

 

Always nice to help another human being, even when it does go tits up!!

I've found it hard to find the petrol cap on some of the new cars I drive at work...... have had to phone a 'help line' once or twice! ........... (but then and again, thats me) :rofl:

 

Edit: not the petrol cap but the pully thing to open it.......

"excuse Me But I Seem To Be Having Trouble Locating My Flap!!"

 

I Still 3 Years Later Sometimes Forget What Side My Flap Is On, And Have To Manouver Around The Forecourt To Get To The Correct Pumps!!

 

You Can See The Faces Of The Blokes "ha Ha Typical Woman!"

she couldnt find the petrol flap?? should she be on the road??

 

Always nice to help another human being, even when it does go tits up!!

 

She couldn't find the release lever for it! I borrowed my ex's audi a2 once and needed fuel... couldn't figure it out for ages - ridiculously it was really low down on the inside of the b-pillar!!! Never even thought to look there!

Audi TT's are the worst, the petrol flap switch is hidden in a small compartment with a lid on it!

Have you ever tried to find the leaver to open the bonnet of a new transit van.

 

You won't find one. You won't even find out how to open it in the manual.

 

Mate a work was very late one night. When we asked him why he said "It took me ages to get some petrol in the car. The nozzle kept clicking."

 

What he had in fact done was fill an unleaded car with with leaded petrol. Not sure how he explained to the hire firm what had happened.

 

Well done at least for helping out, and getting it sorted.

 

Darrell

Have you ever tried to find the leaver to open the bonnet of a new transit van.

 

You won't find one. You won't even find out how to open it in the manual.

 

yeah those ****ing stupid piece of shit key switch behind the badge. and only 1 key opens it, the amount of people who have gone to my old mans garage for an mot and not given the right key is beyond