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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the UK you have to stand there and hold the pump. They don't fit the catch that allows the pump to keep going while you don't hold it. The pumps in the US are very convenient but petrol streaming out potentially while no-one is paying attention always feels like a bad idea.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've had fuel pour out once - but not from the pump. We had someone replace the fuel pump and they forgot to put the gasket on.

I agree it sounds like a crazy idea, but it works. The automatic cutoff on those fuel dispensers works really, really well. I've been driving for over 30 years and have never seen it fail.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure exactly how it's done (I'm guessing some sort of pressure or seal mechanism), but the pumps are also designed so that if the pump isn't fit properly into the car's gas tank, the catch will automatically drop and the fuel will stop streaming. So if you start to pull the handle out of the tank while it's still pumping fuel, it'll automatically turn off