stupid and pedantic or what ?

[briggie]

sheila has just come back from the garage after putting some diesel in her disco . she was furious .... she had gone over £20 by 1p..... ie it said £20.01.......they insisted on her giving them another £20 note and gave her the change £19.99........ fuffin stupid and pedantic or what ? ( was tescos )

 

[Deleted account DD]

sheila has just come back from the garage after putting some diesel in her disco . she was furious .... she had gone over £20 by 1p..... ie it said £20.01.......they insisted on her giving them another £20 note and gave her the change £19.99........ fuffin stupid and pedantic or what ? ( was tescos )

thats pretty pathetic actually . they normally carry a customer generated float anyway :nenau

Never ceases to amaze me how you put £20 in on the pump but by the time you replace the hose its gone up a penny or two.

 

[jace]

i think theres a limit o how much you can pay out in pennys,was thinkin next time £20 in pennys?!

 

[clivvy]

well, if they were that way with me, id have said I dont have the 1p, and demanded to see the manager.

 

[Deleted account DD]

well, if they were that way with me, id have said I dont have the 1p, and demanded to see the manager.

rebel

 

[rustic]

Offer them to remove 1p of fuel from the tank... simples :clap

You have made an offer for them to obtain their property back.
But driving off in a temper would be theft.

 

[spinna]

most garages are like that. its quite sad really. i only know of 1 garage near me that has penny jar for this purpose. (Bayston hill services on the A5, shrewsbury)

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

and with the price of fuel the way it is, it is easier than ever to go over, 1p worth of fuel can;t be very big, less than a tea spoon full surely?

 

[jace]

sometimes u need to work out if its worth going over by few pence,£20 might not exactly fall into x amount gallons but say 20p or so more could top up to next full gallon!

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

some of our local garages, though not morrisons have an honesty bowl of copper.

i tend to put in in multiples of 10 litres well be a yorkshire lad yer no.

if it sez £1.31.9 thats ehat Im gonna pay, none of this £1.32.0 etc!

to be fair, the 24 hour tesco in chesterfield has pumps where as well as opting
to pay at the pump, which i rarely do as I think its slippery slope to less staff
in shop, you can pre programme how much you want to draw in £s or litres
to stop the 1p issue.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

some of our local garages, though not morrisons have an honesty bowl of copper.

i tend to put in in multiples of 10 litres well be a yorkshire lad yer no.

if it sez £1.31.9 thats ehat Im gonna pay, none of this £1.32.0 etc!

to be fair, the 24 hour tesco in chesterfield has pumps where as well as opting
to pay at the pump, which i rarely do as I think its slippery slope to less staff
in shop, you can pre programme how much you want to draw in £s or litres
to stop the 1p issue.

it's odd how 10 times 1.29.9 comes to £13 quid though - don't you think? They should put an end to this .9 nonsense!

 

[briggie]

it's odd how 10 times 1.29.9 comes to £13 quid though - don't you think? They should put an end to this .9 nonsense!

ask for your change :augie:lol

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

ask for your change :augie:lol

tin snips? :augie

 

[rustic]

Do you remember the series "Not The 9 o'clock News" ? :nenau

The sketch with the fuel station, the motorist was so careful putting exactly £20.00 in,
then suddenly, as he was putting the nozzle back, the attendant pressed a button, + 1/2 p. Agghhh :doh

 

[jace]

they should give u an i.o.u,wouldnt it be theft? obtaining money by deception? as they know the 0.9p is nye on imposible to get to a figure they can re-imburse at the till! maybe a court ruling to end the 0.9p ? one things for sure they wont round down lol!

 

[lacroupade]

they should give u an i.o.u,wouldnt it be theft? obtaining money by deception? as they know the 0.9p is nye on imposible to get to a figure they can re-imburse at the till! maybe a court ruling to end the 0.9p ? one things for sure they wont round down lol!

how did we get here FFS? She owed them the 1p remember....and they gave her change?:lol

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

how did we get here FFS? She owed them the 1p remember....and they gave her change?:lol

do try to keep up :augie

 

[rustic]

Do you remember the series "Not The 9 o'clock News" ? :nenau

The sketch with the fuel station, the motorist was so careful putting exactly £20.00 in,
then suddenly, as he was putting the nozzle back, the attendant pressed a button, + 1/2 p. Agghhh :doh

I couldn't find the youtube clip but this is better..
"I like trucking", I wonder where you can get the hedgehog decals from?
Or a hitch hiker,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9lmCpIzhFo




:lol

 

[tintin]

The last time i tried to stop the pump on exactly the pounds, i thought id done it and then looked at the pump £20,02!!!, i cursed and swore right across the forecourt, when i got to the counter the women was pi**ing herself laughing at me, "just give me what you meant to put in and we'll call it squits" she said, so i gave her a tenner and walked out.:lol:thumbs