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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
Pretty sure that guy is trolling you or just plain made that up. It makes no logical sense and there are no records in the UK of a petrol station blowing up as a result of static electricity from a car or cascading explosion. I've just spent ages trawling though claims history for all the big players in the energy market. BP, Shell, Texaco and Esso. Even in Canada the fuel flaps are on either side.
Plus car seats are earthed and not many use nylons.
Plus car seats are earthed and not many use nylons.
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
My Escort Cosworth had it under the number plate. I like this.
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
Load of balls imo.. The car designers put the filler on the drivers side for the market that they design the car in/for.
Yes, they could probably swap it for "export" markets, but if that cost £1 per car, it's something they wouldn't do.
As bz4kev said, some cars, notably Ford and Vauxhall have an arrow on the fuel gauge pointing to the filler side, and I for one would never dream of dragging a filling hose across my car risking it damaging the paint, when a little thought as you arrive at the petrol station can avoid it.
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Yes, they could probably swap it for "export" markets, but if that cost £1 per car, it's something they wouldn't do.
As bz4kev said, some cars, notably Ford and Vauxhall have an arrow on the fuel gauge pointing to the filler side, and I for one would never dream of dragging a filling hose across my car risking it damaging the paint, when a little thought as you arrive at the petrol station can avoid it.
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
Royal Dutch Shell is worldwide, and I was in Electrical with Shell Canada for 24 years. I've seen the videos. There's a really good one of a delivery driver using his phone as a light to look in the open hatch on top of the tanker. he lands about 15 feet from the truck on the ground and the fireball was impressive.Monkeydonkeyratmagic wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:41 pmPretty sure that guy is trolling you or just plain made that up. It makes no logical sense and there are no records in the UK of a petrol station blowing up as a result of static electricity from a car or cascading explosion. I've just spent ages trawling though claims history for all the big players in the energy market. BP, Shell, Texaco and Esso. Even in Canada the fuel flaps are on either side.
Plus car seats are earthed and not many use nylons.
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
I can never remember which side the darn things are any way.
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
I think one key difference between the UK and US/Canada is over here we don't have the device on the pump nozzle that allows you to not have to be constantly physically squeezing the trigger. So we can't get back in the car while the pump is still filling the tank.
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
My 911 has the image of the petrol pump with the hose on the right. Not sure if that is coincidence though.
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
If the image of the pump is on the right (with no arrow) I think it indicates the filler cap is on the right. I'm pretty sure this is how it is in one of the cars I drive (work car maybe).
Here's a YT video of static discharge igniting vapours at a gas station.
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That’s another one we saw at work.....there are also a ton of comments on YT about cellphones not having enough energy to ignite vapours. They don’t have a clue what they are talking about. If a device is “intrinsically safe” it has been tested and does not have enough energy to ignite flammable vapours or is completely sealed. Or both. If any were available we would have known about it being in the gas processing industry, and our plant mobile radios cost $1100 each and we’re intrinsically safe, so we’re our flashlights
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Why is the fuel filler on the opposite side of the car?
I’m quite glad it’s on the right side. Just makes filling up easier (being in the UK). It annoys me having to go to the other side on other cars...
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