Dazza01

Fooking frightning or what got the beast out this afternoon to give her a run round and noticed i was low on fuel, well 1/4 tank bet hey thats low so off i tottled round the corner to my local optimax centre on A52 at Priory island, well it closed again seems they have run out as i then went into town to fill up at the Shell station on London rd, near the Lace market, well as i pulled in there was a Blue scooby in there aswell. So we parked either side of the pump and stood yakking as you do while filling up, well as she went past the £40 mark the hose that connets to the nozzle split thus causing optimax to spray every where, all over me the scoob and the floor, well i yanked the nozzle out and throw the hose awy, still spraying opti all over, but cos i was on the opposite side filling up the hose caught against the spoiler so it didn'y go far, so again im getting sprayed, well the chap in the other scoob quickly shoved his fingers into the slot where the nozzle goes to halt the flow of optimax, but bu this time its all over me the car and the floor well, went into tell the attendant, who in a i don't give a sh!te attitude just said, oh yer can smeel it, i well tell the bloke when he gets back WTF love, im soaked in optimax, there's a puddle on the forecourt and ur gonna tell the bloke when he gets back well bully for you, petal, so i pay for my fuel in the car and whats over me and on the floor and goes.

Well have showered twice but it bloody stinks, have been onto Shell UK who put me straight through to there insurance office who i breifly explained what had happened, he was most apologetic, but hey there all are and just said send us a bill for the new clothes and the reciept for the petrol to us in Birmingham and we will reimburst you, so i did mention that it may well have affected the graphics on my car as well, no problem send us a estimate and we'll take care of it.

But must say a thank you to the guy driving the Blue WRX "N" reg for stemming the flow of opti pretty damn quick

Bloody scarey drive home i can tell ya, smelling of optimax isn't the wifes fav aftershave i must say

jowl

Hanslow

So if you hadn't been busy yakking, you might have noticed

At least Shell are sorting you out....just don't go near any naked flames for a while

jowl

You don't smoke do you....might be a good incentive to give up

davegtt

did you have to prove it happened to Shell or are they just trusting you and sending u a cheque??? was u wearing your gucci suit at the time? lol

Dazza01

Didn't say i had to prove i, just put it in writing along with the reciepts, but the attendant will know and if needs be i'll get hold of the scooby driver in the blue WRX as a witness, but its on cctv anyhow i think
and no it wasn't Gucci it was Armarni

R.B

Bad news mate but it could of been alot worse it it had splashed on the heat from the turbo or exhaust

DJ140

Not sure that watching it would have stopped the hose splitting!!!

Hanslow

It could have been 95 Ron

Sorry, I'm in one of those moods today You seem OK about it and taking it very well

Iwan

Lucky escape for you!

Not so lucky for this guy...

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/gaspumpfire.html

Freak

Happened to me once- thankfully not much and it just sent down the side of the car.
Scary and stinky tho!

camk

could have been worse and been diesel, you'd be stinking for years

budgie55

sorry that happened to you m8

made me chuckle the line where you said shell were going to reimburst you hehe

I know its not funny but the line made me chuckle ... glad you r ok