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Just topped up at Tesco Express.
Went for a bottle of wine and then to the queue.
Number three please..... £40.10 says she. No £20.02.
Someone has already paid £20.02 says she!
Now the only way they could have achieved this, is for one of them to go in and pay for the amount still on the screen.
Don't know how they achieved it so quickly, as it takes a fair while to put in £40.00, considering that the pump was on a go slow.
Went for a bottle of wine and then to the queue.
Number three please..... £40.10 says she. No £20.02.
Someone has already paid £20.02 says she!
Now the only way they could have achieved this, is for one of them to go in and pay for the amount still on the screen.
Don't know how they achieved it so quickly, as it takes a fair while to put in £40.00, considering that the pump was on a go slow.
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Nor am I really, and I've read it six times.
Big respect to a bloke who can get a bottle of wine down him, inbetween filling his car up and paying for it though.
Big respect to a bloke who can get a bottle of wine down him, inbetween filling his car up and paying for it though.
hahaha ive read it 4 times now and still have no idea whats going on lmao
You lot are a sarcastic bunch some times.
Don't see why you have difficulty understanding!
I got £20.02 and moved off the pump.
One of the next couple went straight to the queue, and paid £20.02 (which was showing on the pump) whilst the other put in £40.10.
If you can't understand that there is no hope for you!
Don't see why you have difficulty understanding!
I got £20.02 and moved off the pump.
One of the next couple went straight to the queue, and paid £20.02 (which was showing on the pump) whilst the other put in £40.10.
If you can't understand that there is no hope for you!
Sep 6, 2014 -- 8:55AM, s.kenbo wrote:
Nor am I really, and I've read it six times.Big respect to a bloke who can get a bottle of wine down him, inbetween filling his car up and paying for it though.
:-)
Sep 6, 2014 -- 9:11AM, Aunty Post wrote:
You lot are a sarcastic bunch some times.Don't see why you have difficulty understanding!I got £20.02 and moved off the pump.One of the next couple went straight to the queue, and paid £20.02 (which was showing on the pump) whilst the other put in £40.10.If you can't understand that there is no hope for you!
why did u move ur car from the pump b4 paying?
couple in one car or couple of cars? im really struggling here
£20 for a bottle of wine in a petrol station!.... should of gone to one of the big supermarkets, much cheaper there imo. 
why are you only putting a score in?
20.02 pretty poor with the trigger too.
20.02 pretty poor with the trigger too.
I think I understand now, so you put in £20 and moved your car away from the pump, the car behind you saw this and realised they could scam tesco by having someone go in and pay for £20 then straight away put in £40, is this correct?
surprised they served him more drink in the first place... must have looked like 8Ace staggering round the forecourt.
they must of watched him top up before,
...& realised he always goes for the booze before paying
...& realised he always goes for the booze before paying
Will all be on CCTV -should think the scammers will have a visit
why did u move ur car from the pump b4 paying?
Because that is what we are asked to do to speed things up!
Either into a parking space or forward so the next person can get onto the pump!
Because that is what we are asked to do to speed things up!
Either into a parking space or forward so the next person can get onto the pump!
Sep 6, 2014 -- 9:36AM, Aunty Post wrote:
why did u move ur car from the pump b4 paying?Because that is what we are asked to do to speed things up!Either into a parking space or forward so the next person can get onto the pump!
I have never worked in a petrol station but this seems insane to me and opens up thr opportunity if scams happening, so how do they know the amount each car would be due?
I think I understand now, so you put in £20 and moved your car away from the pump, the car behind you saw this and realised they could scam tesco by having someone go in and pay for £20 then straight away put in £40, is this correct?
Well done that man.The rest of you can stay behind after school.
Well done that man.The rest of you can stay behind after school.
did the lady who served you believe you when you said you only put in £20 when she claimed you were due £40?
Will all be on CCTV -should think the scammers will have a visit
That's what I am thinking too.
That's what I am thinking too.
I have never worked in a petrol station but this seems insane to me and opens up thr opportunity if scams happening, so how do they know the amount each car would be due?
This place is busy at any time of day, with two or three at the pumps, and often traffic trying to turn in off the road.
I think that perhaps of the fact we don't live in the ghetto makes them a bit more relaxed.
This place is busy at any time of day, with two or three at the pumps, and often traffic trying to turn in off the road.
I think that perhaps of the fact we don't live in the ghetto makes them a bit more relaxed.
How can moving your car after fueling up, strolling over to the wine shelf, analyzing grape type, origin of grape type, alcohol volume, red, white or rose and the price speed things up!
Some of you are just beyond redemption and funny you are not!
would of been easier & better off if they just
syphoned his tank while he was choosing his wine!
syphoned his tank while he was choosing his wine!
would of been easier & better off if they just
syphoned his tank while he was choosing his wine!
If you are going to be a smart arse please try "would have".
syphoned his tank while he was choosing his wine!
If you are going to be a smart arse please try "would have".
I can't make head nor tail of it. At first I thought that 'one of them' meant a passenger in your car.
Any chance of the whole sequence of events as they happened? Just the relevant bits...not too much detail on the wine.
Any chance of the whole sequence of events as they happened? Just the relevant bits...not too much detail on the wine.
I understand the scam but having trouble figuring out why you would bother queueing just to put in £20 of fuel. You could have waited until Monday for your pension then you would have had enough to fill up properly.
basically he filled the car up & pulled of the pump,
then drunk a bottle of wine on the forecourt before paying,
whilst all this was going on someone else had pulled onto the same pump he
used to fill their car up adding to confusion
then drunk a bottle of wine on the forecourt before paying,
whilst all this was going on someone else had pulled onto the same pump he
used to fill their car up adding to confusion
Mrs TTL has 15p off with her clubcard fuelsave. So i could get £50 worth for £44.18p 
I doubt it was an intentional con, I think somebody got lucky and had a split second chance at being honest.
I understand the scam but having trouble figuring out why you would bother queuing just to put in £20 of fuel. You could have waited until Monday for your pension then you would have had enough to fill up properly.
Who said I was queuing. I got straight onto my pump because so many stupid people wait to get on one where their filling cap is!
Even though there are notices saying that the hose will reach both sides.
If you look back I said I was topping up and, as I only really wanted to pick up a bottle it was a good opportunity to fill up.
I do sod all mileage, but in the next couple of days I will be doing about 270 miles, and my car only does circa 28 mpg on "extra urban".
Who said I was queuing. I got straight onto my pump because so many stupid people wait to get on one where their filling cap is!
Even though there are notices saying that the hose will reach both sides.
If you look back I said I was topping up and, as I only really wanted to pick up a bottle it was a good opportunity to fill up.
I do sod all mileage, but in the next couple of days I will be doing about 270 miles, and my car only does circa 28 mpg on "extra urban".
i think this is whats confusing...
...when you say "topping up"....do you mean the wine/units from the night before
...when you say "topping up"....do you mean the wine/units from the night before
Are we saying that the pump was re-zeroed between the £20 sale and the £40 sale? OR are we saying that the next customer started the pump from the £20 point and put into their tank a further £20 worth?
Not at the time but getting into it now.
Guest for lunch tomorrow, and have just taken my "American Style Cheesecake" out of the oven.
It is generously loaded with sultanas soaked in "Jack Daniels" and tomorrow will be topped with caramelised bananas and "Maple Syrup"
(that is the real thing btw).
Main, by request, is my own Pizzas, where the guests can create their own topping.
Guest for lunch tomorrow, and have just taken my "American Style Cheesecake" out of the oven.
It is generously loaded with sultanas soaked in "Jack Daniels" and tomorrow will be topped with caramelised bananas and "Maple Syrup"
(that is the real thing btw).
Main, by request, is my own Pizzas, where the guests can create their own topping.
OK, that makes sense Aunty Post
my car only does circa 28 mpg on "extra urban".
Is that the TT aunty?
my car only does circa 28 mpg on "extra urban".
Is that the TT aunty?
Sep 6, 2014 -- 11:08AM, naydam wrote:
Are we saying that the pump was re-zeroed between the £20 sale and the £40 sale? OR are we saying that the next customer started the pump from the £20 point and put into their tank a further £20 worth?
the former, I think hes saying someone queued up and paid then as soon as the transaction was complete the accomplice waiting at the pump then proceeded to put 340 worth of fuel into their car then drove off
car crash of a thread, must have been pished or currently pished
Were you in the Mazda MX5 drop-top Aunty? I know they are small, hadn't realised the tank only held 20 quids worth.
Are we saying that the pump was re-zeroed between the £20 sale and the £40 sale? OR are we saying that the next customer started the pump from the £20 point and put into their tank a further £20 worth?
Think about it as I am getting bored with it now!
They come onto the pump and my £20.02 is on the screen.
One of them goes off to pay whilst the pump is zeroed and he puts in £40.10
Incidentally, my wine pick up took less than thirty seconds, as I knew exactly what I wanted.
A wonderful bottle of "Liebfraumilch".
I know how to party. It was a close call between that and "Black Tower"!
Think about it as I am getting bored with it now!
They come onto the pump and my £20.02 is on the screen.
One of them goes off to pay whilst the pump is zeroed and he puts in £40.10
Incidentally, my wine pick up took less than thirty seconds, as I knew exactly what I wanted.
A wonderful bottle of "Liebfraumilch".
I know how to party. It was a close call between that and "Black Tower"!
You certainly know your wines Aunty. Do you drink that Portuguese one in the flat bottle that was all the rage too? The empties are good for turning into lamps.
OK, that makes sense Aunty Post
my car only does circa 28 mpg on "extra urban".
Is that the TT aunty?
Thanks, you have obviously been paying attention!
My Type R-GT has very similar performance/economy but produced in a different way.
Both are an absolute joy to look at and drive.....
my car only does circa 28 mpg on "extra urban".
Is that the TT aunty?
Thanks, you have obviously been paying attention!
My Type R-GT has very similar performance/economy but produced in a different way.
Both are an absolute joy to look at and drive.....
See my chat name please!
This is a 3.2 litre v6 Quatro with DSG gear box and six gears.
This is a 3.2 litre v6 Quatro with DSG gear box and six gears.
I approve of you buying a petrol engine Aunty rather than a mucky diesel. Agree the twin clutch semi-automatic boxes are a joy to drive, I have a similar one on my Mondeo.
You should've really pushed the boat out and gotten yourself a nice bottle of Blue Nun!
Were you in the Mazda MX5 drop-top Aunty? I know they are small, hadn't realised the tank only held 20 quids worth
The MX-5 was a gem. I bought it with only 6,300 miles on the clock.
It was totally mint and had the best composure on the road that you could expect.
Where it failed for me was the ultimate level of performance and equipment levels.
It was a 1.80 and only a 5 ratio gearbox. Cloth seats when every car I had in 13 years had leather(sorry, the Type-R has "Alcantara") which is like suede.)
Single disc CD and no air con.
People say "why do you need air-con in a convertible"?
Well you do as there will be a handful of days when it is too hot to have the top down.
Also "Air-Con" is not just about cooling but about tackling condensation issues.
Now I have a six ratio DSG gearbox, four wheel drive, electric roof, "Nappa Leather", "Bose Audio" with six disk CD,
and cassette, so I can play some nostalgic stuff.
The MX-5 was a gem. I bought it with only 6,300 miles on the clock.
It was totally mint and had the best composure on the road that you could expect.
Where it failed for me was the ultimate level of performance and equipment levels.
It was a 1.80 and only a 5 ratio gearbox. Cloth seats when every car I had in 13 years had leather(sorry, the Type-R has "Alcantara") which is like suede.)
Single disc CD and no air con.
People say "why do you need air-con in a convertible"?
Well you do as there will be a handful of days when it is too hot to have the top down.
Also "Air-Con" is not just about cooling but about tackling condensation issues.
Now I have a six ratio DSG gearbox, four wheel drive, electric roof, "Nappa Leather", "Bose Audio" with six disk CD,
and cassette, so I can play some nostalgic stuff.
Wouldn't swap my 1999 Ford F250 7.3 litre turbo V8 diesel; it will still be rolling when your v6 quatro is toast.
I went into a Tesco garage about 5 years ago. Topped up with £60 worth of petrol, but when I went to pay she asked me for £75.
I looked out of the window and checked I had given her the correct number, then told her she must be looking at the wrong pump number.
She turned the till and said stroppily 'Look, your pump number says £75.'
I put £60 on the counter and said 'That's what I'm paying, and I've got to go. Get your CCTV on it. You've got my registration number. If I put in £75, call the police and they can visit me.'
I drove off and heard no more about it.
No idea why it showed £75 as it showed zero when I started.
It wasn't even busy in there as it's one of the few 24 hour garages near here, and it was 2-00 a.m.
There was only one other car in there at the time, and he was on the far side using the airline, and that's a rarity round here, finding one that works.
I looked out of the window and checked I had given her the correct number, then told her she must be looking at the wrong pump number.
She turned the till and said stroppily 'Look, your pump number says £75.'
I put £60 on the counter and said 'That's what I'm paying, and I've got to go. Get your CCTV on it. You've got my registration number. If I put in £75, call the police and they can visit me.'
I drove off and heard no more about it.
No idea why it showed £75 as it showed zero when I started.
It wasn't even busy in there as it's one of the few 24 hour garages near here, and it was 2-00 a.m.
There was only one other car in there at the time, and he was on the far side using the airline, and that's a rarity round here, finding one that works.
Good for revenge missions into small villages at night though.
Yep, the engine is the best Ford ever put in any pickup, made by Navistar, some have done over a million miles now, mine's just about run in at 174000. Ford changed it out to a 6.0 litre diesel in 2003. Piece of junk which resulted in a class action law suit.
Ford changed it out to a 6.0 litre diesel in 2003. Piece of junk which resulted in a class action law suit.
So an alcoholic bloke in a girls car can't tell a simple story properly and then gets all b1tchy when the post is correctly deemed incomprehensible!
Are you Graham Norton?
Are you Graham Norton?
I can't fathom whether your posts are meant to be humour or contempt!
Next time I get bored, and change my second car, maybe I should ask for approval!
Historically, how do you rate these.....
Triumph TR6, Series 2 e-type coupe, Ginneta G15, Capri 3000e and a Ghia, Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce, Scirroco GTX ansd Scala, Audi GT, Mazda RX8,
Mazda 6 MPS, Honda type R GT. Plenty more in amongst so what's your claim to fame?
Next time I get bored, and change my second car, maybe I should ask for approval!
Historically, how do you rate these.....
Triumph TR6, Series 2 e-type coupe, Ginneta G15, Capri 3000e and a Ghia, Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce, Scirroco GTX ansd Scala, Audi GT, Mazda RX8,
Mazda 6 MPS, Honda type R GT. Plenty more in amongst so what's your claim to fame?
Love Alfas, GTV my fav but Brera,s, Mito,s and Guiletta all class
When I bought my new Alfa Sprint I wished later that I had got the GTV for it's style and fantastic engine.
Saying that, I was doing mental mileage so it wouldn't have made financial sense.
One of the front wings perforated through in less than 18 months, and the other one would have, except for someone crashing into it in the snow.
I was in a clients house and fortunately they had the decency to come and tell me!
Saying that, I was doing mental mileage so it wouldn't have made financial sense.
One of the front wings perforated through in less than 18 months, and the other one would have, except for someone crashing into it in the snow.
I was in a clients house and fortunately they had the decency to come and tell me!
ive got a GTV mate its a real beast and great looker
^^^
Let me borrow the words from one of the world's greatest living philosophers, Shania Twain:
You're one of those guys who likes to shine his machine
You make me take off my shoes before you let me get in
I can't believe you kiss your car good night
C'mon baby tell me-you must be jokin', right!
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else
Okay, so you've got a car
That don't impress me much
So you got the moves but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night
That don't impress me much
You think you're cool but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm on the long, cold, lonely night
That don't impress me much
Let me borrow the words from one of the world's greatest living philosophers, Shania Twain:
You're one of those guys who likes to shine his machine
You make me take off my shoes before you let me get in
I can't believe you kiss your car good night
C'mon baby tell me-you must be jokin', right!
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else
Okay, so you've got a car
That don't impress me much
So you got the moves but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night
That don't impress me much
You think you're cool but have you got the touch
Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
But that won't keep me warm on the long, cold, lonely night
That don't impress me much
RLKP..... The GTV of yours won't be the one I was talking about!
I'm assuming you have the "wedge" shaped one, which I never really liked the look of, but that engine is the same,
and lifting the bonnet to see that work of art is a real thrill, not to mention the fabulous sound of the thing.
Love Shania Twain...thanks for the reminder as I will digit out today
I'm assuming you have the "wedge" shaped one, which I never really liked the look of, but that engine is the same,
and lifting the bonnet to see that work of art is a real thrill, not to mention the fabulous sound of the thing.
Love Shania Twain...thanks for the reminder as I will digit out today
as with any theft from a filling station, they record the cars on cctv, so they would simply charge you the correct amount and inform the police that the other party has underpaid by 20 quid and pursue it if they feel that it's a deception rather than an error
"You lot are a sarcastic bunch some times.
Don't see why you have difficulty understanding!"
I read the original post several times, Aunty, and couldn't make any sense of it until you described the event in more detail.
Very funny thread
Don't see why you have difficulty understanding!"
I read the original post several times, Aunty, and couldn't make any sense of it until you described the event in more detail.
Very funny thread
Yes maam, following criticism I also read it several times, and it made perfect sense to me,
but obviously I knew what I was on about so therefore it would!
I can't help but think that the perpetrators are serial offenders and I hope they are found out.
but obviously I knew what I was on about so therefore it would!
I can't help but think that the perpetrators are serial offenders and I hope they are found out.
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