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thermidorthelobster:
Yeah, but if it's a hire car it doesn't count!  :wink:

Vam:
I did that with BP - went for the 'Ultimate' thinking it was diesel to find 7 miles down the road that that particular garage had 'ultimate unleaded' wereas mine had 'ultimate diesel' :evil:

Up side was I'd broken down out side a pub and with the very nice man from the brakedown peeps was able to drain tank in oil vat from said pub and fill up.
(I only ever put about £20 )

BP official line is that whislt there 'ultimate' range is clearly labeled  so many people get it wrong (they reckon 100,000) they compensate.

I wrote them a letter saying what had happened and was then asked to send the reciepts for the petrol and got a cheque back for the full amount a month later. (about £40 as I'd told the brakedown guys I thought it was a blokage in fuel pipes ((which I did)) so I didn't get charged)

This even extends to having car towed and injecters cleaned BP will recompensate you what ever it cost you

Try it with Total Thermidor, It's worth a try

and on the plus side - you'll never make that mistake again! :wink:

hobbit:
Did that with the disco, it was the fourth vehicle I'd filled up that day, whacked about 5 gallons of petrol in it. Realised what I did, and just drove off the pumps, out of the way and rang up my mate to tow me home, 1/2 a mile away.

Got back, syphoned off as much as poss from the fuel sender on the tank. Disconnected the feed before the fuel filter, and used the engine to empty the rest of the fuel out, was surprised the clean diesel in the fuel filter ran for a good 20 mins on high tickover while it pumped out of the tank. Then finished it off with an electric pump

Slung 10gals of diesel in, and ran down to the petrol station and filled right up, no probs, just cost me a fuel filter change.

But it is so easy to do, especially when you are swapping vehicles

JD LWB:
Very nearly did it with the BP Ultimate, I got the nozzel in the filler pipe and was about to pull the trigger when I noticed.

landyman Ash:
Our local Total garage is infamous for putting the wrong fuel in their underground tanks.  A few of the guys got Diesel from the petrol pump!

Total offered them £700 compensation!!  :shock:

Wish I had bought fuel now....... :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

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