Rob Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp I sent the Shell UK email to Barbara, and she sent one back saying thanks. I'm annoyed now that it's not included in Snope's page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I had the same thing with my skyline and a turbo timer. after being told to turn the car off in front of a full station. I held my keys up and said "I cant" rather loudly the lady actually came out to check to see if I had stolen the car! once she checked I politley asked her to get back to her desk, start my pump so I can fill with fuel and stop being so damn rude.... just at that moment the car stopped and I winked at her. she didnt want to serve me for some reason when I got to the deskto pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I had the same thing with my skyline and a turbo timer. after being told to turn the car off in front of a full station. I held my keys up and said "I cant" rather loudly the lady actually came out to check to see if I had stolen the car! once she checked I politley asked her to get back to her desk, start my pump so I can fill with fuel and stop being so damn rude.... just at that moment the car stopped and I winked at her. she didnt want to serve me for some reason when I got to the deskto pay. I personally think it could be dangerous filling up with the engine running, mostly like wrong but with the engine running causing combustion at the front & you filling the tank at the back (which the engine is taking petrol from) could cause an issue. Also if you have just had a hard run the exhaust will be hot & you will have fumes coming out. I saw a clip recently of a guy who blew up his new Ferrari as a bit of petrol spilled onto the exhaust or something along them lines. Wonder what they would do to someone wearing a Bluetooth headset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 MythBusters (Episode 2, 2003 season) proved the theory that mobiles can cause fires to be a crock of poop. A properly-working cell phone poses almost no danger of igniting gasoline, even when surrounded by gasoline vapor with the optimum fuel-air mix for ignition. The actual risk comes from an electrostatic discharge between a charged driver and the car, often a result of continually getting into and out of the vehicle. :: If mobile phones are such a threat, why do lots of petrol stations have mobile/radio masts hidden in their price signs??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 mythbusters did cover this lol also the ferrari incident was because his fuel line split not because he was filling up with the engine on i have also seen the clip on tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 To be fair most vehicles struggle to relight a vapour mix after its exited the combustion chamber which is why spark plug igniter flamer kits even exist. Chances of your engine exhaust lighting up a vapour cloud when filling up must be lower than winning the lottery unless of course you stick the nozzle up the exhaust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I watched that one too! what is true though is that static can cause a spark to ignite the fumes. I would be more worried about that tbh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 You can put a lit cigarette out in a bucket of petrol so I'm pretty sure mobile phones are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 You can put a lit cigarette out in a bucket of petrol so I'm pretty sure mobile phones are OK. Have you lived to tell this tale Thorin or is this a dare tactic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Have you lived to tell this tale Thorin or is this a dare tactic? I've seen it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I've stubbed cigs out in pools of petrol before now. I've also had countless spillages of petrol onto red hot bike manifolds over the years and never once burned to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 But...but...the slow motion flick of the cigarette as the villain drives off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 my old man once demonstrated the cigarette in petrol theory to me and nothing happened. Just don't try it with diesel or,... is it the other way around. BRB! Anyone got a light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 To be fair its thier rules so you want to use them then you obey. Thats my view too. I ask people to take their shoes off when they want to come into my house. If they don't take their shoes off they don't come in.What right do they have to moan? As for the fire threat, I used to work at a petrol station and was told not to allow petrol to be pumped when they were on the phone. I was told simply that it increases the chance of an accident occuring (be that fire, RTA or a streaker running naked accross the forecourt) which we have a duty to try minimise. It might not even be Shell etc who make the rule but their insurer. I also suspect it is to prevent idiots not concentrateing and putting diesel in a petrol car etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I also suspect it is to prevent idiots not concentrateing and putting diesel in a petrol car etc. And that is a good enough reason for the rule to exist IMO. Can you imagine how infuriating it would be to have to wait for some dippy motorist who insists on finishing their phone conversation before replacing the petrol nozzle onto its holder and paying? You can bet that if people were allowed to use their mobile whilst filling, this would happen all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I think the main issue as stated would be that a Chav would fill up, while on the phone to her girlfriends and when she gets told that they have upped her benefits to £180 a week, she is in shock and petrol gets spill everywhere like water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superpaulwilson Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Just to clarify: Mobile phones cause petrol fumes to ignite: Urban myth Mobile phones cause interference with petrol pumps: Rubbish Mobile phones cause interference with hospital equipment: Lies lies and more lies Mobile phones are expensive lumps of plastic that give the image of stature and social life: True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 i remember back in the day when i had a cb radio in the car it was said that it would interfere with the pump pricing , but i tried it many times and never got a full tank of fuel for three quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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