Filling Up While Engine Is Still running?

cian1500ww

Lucifer wrote: »

Can you provide any evidence that there is a danger? There have been lots and lots of tests done and no danger has been found! If you google it you will find that you are more likely to set fire to yourself and the petrol station getting in and out of the car by static electricity than a mobile phone. Too many people believe that because a little sign says its dangerous, that it has to be. And there are engines running on forecourts all the time, with cars coming and going, how come these dont burst into flames? Should we turn off our engines down the road and push the cars in and out of the station?

Jeez I just presumed the sign was correct, my mistake. And part of the engine running warning is to prevent people from driving off with the nozzle still in the tank.

Dave147

cnocbui wrote: »

I like to use a hairdryer while taking a shower.
Trust, me it really saves time, you should try it some time.

Post of the day tbh, bloody hilarious! :D:D Lol'd out loud and all

NedKelly

spadder wrote: »

Diesel would be safe enough, petrol would be a no-no.
If you spill petrol and it gets on the exhaust, it could ignite.

Petrol needs a spark to ignite
you can throw a lit cigerette in a pool of petrol and it will just go out

Lucifer

NedKelly wrote: »

Petrol needs a spark to ignite
you can throw a lit cigerette in a pool of petrol and it will just go out

Before someone tells you your wrong and how dangerous it is http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/feb/27/smoking.film

And thats scientists doing the test, not someones brothers friends uncle said it happened to them.

Sure how often do people spill petrol on the lawnmower exhaust(hot) when filling it. I know its happened me countless times.

Johnny Utah

cian1500ww wrote: »

Jeez I just presumed the sign was correct, my mistake. And part of the engine running warning is to prevent people from driving off with the nozzle still in the tank.

I was at the air pump checking my tyres one day, when I suddenly heard a loud bang from the forecourt area. A taxi driver drove off with the nozzle still in the tank

L1011

cian1500ww wrote: »

Why don't they get rid of the warning signs

Because that takes effort. Pointless effort, there'd be nothing gained by taking it down. And I'd expect its an integral part of the standard template with the "no under 15, no smoking, no running engine" warnings too, so it'd cost money to replace them.

Also, I'd expect the stations would prefer you aren't distracted talking on the phone and piss fuel all over the forecourt. While that may be 'free money' for them, that *is* a danger.

cian1500ww

Johnny Utah wrote: »

I was at the air pump checking my tyres one day, when I suddenly heard a loud bang from the forecourt area. A taxi driver drove off with the nozzle still in the tank

It happens quite a lot, and of course it can be very dangerous.

ronbyrne2005

Johnny Utah wrote: »

I was at the air pump checking my tyres one day, when I suddenly heard a loud bang from the forecourt area. A taxi driver drove off with the nozzle still in the tank

As a teen i worked in a garage with a Liquefied petroleum gas pump that had to be screwed onto the cars that used it. A taxi man pulled in one day and connected the nozzle to his car but forgot to remove it after paying and drove off taking a 8foot piece of hose with him down the road.

P.C.

Kori Angry Fluid wrote: »

It has been proven long ago that talking on a phone while filling petrol being dangerous is a myth.

cian1500ww wrote: »

So the warning signs are there for the fun of it :rolleyes:

MYOB wrote: »

No, they're there because it was once believed to be a risk. Believe me, its not.

MYOB wrote: »

Because that takes effort. Pointless effort, there'd be nothing gained by taking it down. And I'd expect its an integral part of the standard template with the "no under 15, no smoking, no running engine" warnings too, so it'd cost money to replace them.

Also, I'd expect the stations would prefer you aren't distracted talking on the phone and piss fuel all over the forecourt. While that may be 'free money' for them, that *is* a danger.

Talking on a mobile phone while filling your car is only dangerous because you will be more interested in your conversation than on filling your car.

Have you ever spilt petrol all over yourself? It is quite toxic (in large amounts) if you do not wash it off.

I day when I was paying for my petrol, a woman came into the petrol station after getting petrol all over herself. She was giving out to the poor cashier for not stoping the pump - she said that she was clearly busy talking on the phone, and the cashier should have stoped the pump when her car was full.

So, no - it will not start a fire.
But, it will distract you.

cian1500ww

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

As a teen i worked in a garage with a Liquefied petroleum gas pump that had to be screwed onto the cars that used it. A taxi man pulled in one day and connected the nozzle to his car but forgot to remove it after paying and drove off taking a 8foot piece of hose with him down the road.

Sounds dangerous but must have looked hilarious at the time