Well folks this is true because I went out to my car just to check before sending this on to you. How many times I could have saved myself going to the wrong side............ Bummer

DIDN'T KNOW THIS...






I have been driving for over forty years. One would think I would have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me right in the face the whole time. I didn't and I bet you probably haven't either.

Quick question. What side of your car is your petrol tank? If you are anything like me, you probably can't remember right away. My solution is to uncomfortably stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look. If you don't do this in your own car you definitely have done it in a borrowed or rental car.

Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little secret so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to the petrol station or put your neck at risk of uncomfort or injury.

If you look at your petrol gauge, you will see a small icon of a petrol pump. The handle of the petrol pump will extend out on either the left or right side of the pump. If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left. If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo above). It is that simple!



I don't know how you feel right now but when I found out this morning I felt cheated!

Why don't the dealers share such important information with car buyers? I don't understand why this isn't in the driver's manual? I don't understand why any mechanic I have ever been to or know, has even thought of mentioning this to me? The only possible explantion can be that all these people probably don't even know!

Go out and share the world's best kept auto secret with your friends as this information is way too important to be kept secret.

 

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and its not 100% true, the wife puma has the pic on the right, filler cap on the left!

some cars do, some dont!

 

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and not entirely true for all cases

 

that has got to be one of the best pieces of information given out about the car EVER!

I don't know ANYBODY who knows that or if they do, like you said, it's been bloody kept secret!!!!

 

03 plate transit which i own, pump handle on the right of the gauge, petrol flap on the left of the van so its not true for all.

 

its BULLSHIT!

i meant to reply to this on the other post, 2000 Honda Integra - opposite side

 

I bet most of PF does know it!

Was posted last week!


Until then though, I had no clue!! great little tip

 

Wrong on our 54 plate Vauxhall piece of shit at work

 

would be a great fact if it was true

 

its a conspiracy by the major OEM's to oppress us man!

 

Pump is in the middle on mine

 

My 03 plate Transit does not have the arrow..

 

its not an arrow numbnuts... its what side the dangly hose is. Left or right

 

Me mums Honda 4x4 thingy isn't true either, pumps on the right, petrol caps on the left...!!

 

I can't see it matters any way TBH. Most (if not all) petrol pump hoses are long enough for you to fill up the opposite side unless your complete utter mong and parked half a mile away from the pump.

 

Checked this on a new shape HONDA CIVIC at work the other day.

Petrol pump handle on the right,petrol cap on the left.(BULLSHIT)

 

oops.. I will take

 

But not everybody drives just a car we have 4 different types of van at work which have to be the right way to reach,so good to know....i posted the original post about this and it works on 95% of cars and some commercials,so is very handy... on later cars,they have a arrow next to the pump symbol which points to the correct side and on cars without the little arrow it is in relation to what side the pump hose is on the little symbol.although sadly for some people it is only 95% correct

regards mark

 

It works for me!

 

My Mondeo has the arrow and the missus Ka too.

 

Ps it aint on MG's either............ Saying that the TF hasnt even got a low level fuel light so I'm not surprised

 

doesnt work on my friends jag xj either...

 

I read this weeks ago

I checked the van a 56 plate vw transporter fuel flaps on the left, the gauge says on the right......


Not 100% true, if only it was

 

wifes got a rover 200 (I know a total shitter) but hose on right and flap on left so not true in this case

 

true on my Bimma, missus Mini and my work van!

 

its not 95% true at all, its just a fucking random arse picture with no actual resemblance to the location of the filler cap!!!!

 

Looks like the "best kept secret" is best left a secret.

 

great post

 

yeah but it's right 50% of the time

except on my motorbike where it's in the middle

 

95% my arse

 

Yes you are right,cars with a arrow next to the fuel pump symbol pointing to the correct side are 100% correct,so not 95% my aRSe Good tip

regards mark

 

It would if it was the pre 80's xj6

regards mark

 

but you have an arrow telling you what side it is instead

 

only one slight problem











the fuel light has to be on when pulling into the filling station, if your like me and fill it when its low and not on the floor then thats that theory fucked

 

Out of 33 posts, at least 12 say its incorrect, less than half that confirm it as true, the rest are not relevant,,,, Top tip, even better Maths

 

The ones with 2 fuel tanks and fillers each side? Yeah I suppose it would work with them

 

Most cars are narrow enough to have the filler on the far away side of the car to the pump when even using the the shortest petrol pump hose.... never understand why people wait in pointless ques to use the 'right' side....

I always just drive up to whatever one is free... I'm allergic to waiting

 

my mondeo ST is right , but my mk 6 fiesta is wrong

i'll check the capri in the morning

 

What part dont you understand??? There is a fucking arrow pointing to the correct side on newer cars which is 100% correct as the manufacters put it there for that reason That is the only way to definately tell,but if you are lucky enough to have a pump symbol with the hose coming out the correct side as most cars are,then a good tip but there are the odd exceptions...I believe some people still think it is what side the fuel gauge is on your dash board,and not what side the little hose comes out of the fuel pump symbol.

regards mark

 

Don't know about anyone else but my fuel tank is underneath my car!!!