Tesco filling station

mickd

Was parking at the Tesco filling station in Maynooth where I scuffed my alloys on the badly designed kerb around the pumps where you have two huge sections jutting out. Have to say this has never happened in any other filling station and judging by the condition of these kerbs they have caused grief to many other motorists. There is a metallic strip all along the edge when it makes contact with the wheel it lifts a fair bit of lacquer off Would it not be unreasonable to have a rubber strip on these exposed areas to protect ones wheels?

btw does anyone have any advice on restoring alloys?

testicle

Why should tesco cater for your bad driving :-)

As for fixing them...

Dave McCann
Unit 12 Coolmine Bus. Park,
Blanchardstown,
Dublin 15.
087 - 2500365 or 01 - 8202221

L1011

Unfortunately can't help with the scuffed alloys, but I've mounted those also. However I've got naff plastic hubcaps so not so nasty a cost to bear to replace them.

They're entirely pointless and could easily lead to someone suing them if they were in a mind to. I don't remember if the other Tesco's have them too.

L1011

testicle wrote: »

Why should tesco cater for your bad driving :-)

You realistically can't see or expect these to be here. The concerete on the ground beneath the pumps is shaped like an exaggurated "B", or:

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I think its to try and stop people hitting the pumps but I've never seen anyone do that in my life, so...

Bogger77

I've seen pumps driven into. If the concrete is high enough to damage your alloys, it's high enough to see. I've been to that petrol station loads, and never scuffed my alloys there.

Pherekydes

I get all my petrol in Maynooth and I've never hit the kerb. Just bad judgement.

P.S. I don't have alloys, so I'm not unduly worried about scraping or scuffing.

mickd

Thanks for the info on reparing the wheels folks.

jawlie

MYOB wrote: »

They're entirely pointless and could easily lead to someone suing them... .

You are saying that because a guy is driving his car, and his car is in a collision with a stationary object, it is the fault of the owner of the stationary object and not the guy in control of the car that that he drives his car into this stationary object?

How sad to see the sueing culture still around, although its refreshin to note that most courts would no longer tolerate such nonsense.

L1011

jawlie wrote: »

You are saying that because a guy is driving his car, and his car is in a collision with a stationary object, it is the fault of the owner of the stationary object and not the guy in control of the car that that he drives his car into this stationary object?

How sad to see the sueing culture still around, although its refreshin to note that most courts would no longer tolerate such nonsense.

Didn't say I would be the one suing! the comment was a reference to the fact that people in this country sue at the drop of a hat to begin with...

mickd

The forecourt is badly designed in my opinion, while the petrol is reasonably priced and the pay@pump is handy designing the court like bumping car circuit is not

hardman26

damn kerbs... they jump out of nowhere

JHMEG

I was filling up one day at that particular Tesco when I heard a loud "pffffffttt!" noise coming from behind me. A lady, very eager to get as close as possible to the pump, had managed to burst her tyre on the steel edge of the kerb. It was quite funny, but I take your point, they do seem a excessive. I especially don't see the need for the steel edging.

Ice_Box

I fill up there all the time and never noticed the kerb.