colour coded fuel nozzles - SV650.org

timwilky · 28-03-11, 10:00 AM

Is it a local thing? round here we have black for diesel, green for unleaded and been a while since I last saw it, red for proper petrol. even the pipes are colour coded in some places.

Out on yesterdays bimble, I called in at Morrisons at Kendal for a refuel both diesel and unleaded were black. No indication apart from the position the nozzle were place on the pump. I had to do a triple check to ensure I was not going to be doing a Pete. What if some young scallywag was to swap the nozzle in the pump holders?

So it it only a local thing to my area?

28-03-11, 10:04 AM

Well that's just silly. I have occasionally seen diesel in yellow I think but beyond that odd occurrence down in my south-west corner (and as far as I can recall in every other blighted corner of this land I've lived in) your colour codes look familiar.

edit: just a thought, remember when we had 2-star as well. And it were all fields round 'ere :gulp:

28-03-11, 10:04 AM

all the ones here are colour coded, tho i havent seen red ones since the days of 4star fuel

28-03-11, 10:11 AM

Colour coded nozzle round here so you have to check at Shell that you don't get stung with the Vpower stuff

28-03-11, 10:22 AM

Q---one of the garages we stopped at last year,up North was not even self service and I am sure the pumps were gas powered.

28-03-11, 12:32 PM

Q, got to say i rather enjoy NCIS and your avatar has just made me smile and reminded me to watch my recorded episodes

andrewsmith · 28-03-11, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Quedos

Colour coded nozzle round here so you have to check at Shell that you don't get stung with the Vpower stuff

been there done that when it was under 120.9 (thankfully!)

have seen up here aswel, i'm sure asda is like that

28-03-11, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tom-k6

Q, got to say i rather enjoy NCIS and your avatar has just made me smile and reminded me to watch my recorded episodes

I am abby!! no as many tattoos and no so way out but pretty much similar
though you gotta love Bert!

http://cbs.seenon.com/detail.php?p=262428

28-03-11, 05:00 PM

I seen this in florida a couple of years back, 2 garages, less than a mile apart had green, yes green for diesel

I couldnt compute it, i had hired a petrol car, used to diesels over here, it was too much for me to take in.
Next garage up the road had them the right way round

punyXpress · 28-03-11, 09:06 PM

Morrisons have been bad for that for at least 7 years!

28-03-11, 10:00 AM	#1
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	colour coded fuel nozzles Is it a local thing? round here we have black for diesel, green for unleaded and been a while since I last saw it, red for proper petrol. even the pipes are colour coded in some places. Out on yesterdays bimble, I called in at Morrisons at Kendal for a refuel both diesel and unleaded were black. No indication apart from the position the nozzle were place on the pump. I had to do a triple check to ensure I was not going to be doing a Pete. What if some young scallywag was to swap the nozzle in the pump holders? So it it only a local thing to my area? __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

28-03-11, 10:04 AM	#2
MiniMatt Guest Posts: n/a	Re: colour coded fuel nozzles Well that's just silly. I have occasionally seen diesel in yellow I think but beyond that odd occurrence down in my south-west corner (and as far as I can recall in every other blighted corner of this land I've lived in) your colour codes look familiar. edit: just a thought, remember when we had 2-star as well. And it were all fields round 'ere :gulp: Last edited by MiniMatt; 28-03-11 at 10:06 AM.

28-03-11, 10:04 AM	#3
tom-k6 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: colour coded fuel nozzles all the ones here are colour coded, tho i havent seen red ones since the days of 4star fuel

28-03-11, 10:11 AM	#4
Quedos Guest Posts: n/a	Re: colour coded fuel nozzles Colour coded nozzle round here so you have to check at Shell that you don't get stung with the Vpower stuff

28-03-11, 10:22 AM	#5
Dicky Ticker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: colour coded fuel nozzles Q---one of the garages we stopped at last year,up North was not even self service and I am sure the pumps were gas powered.

28-03-11, 12:32 PM	#6
tom-k6 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: colour coded fuel nozzles Q, got to say i rather enjoy NCIS and your avatar has just made me smile and reminded me to watch my recorded episodes

28-03-11, 05:00 PM	#9
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: colour coded fuel nozzles I seen this in florida a couple of years back, 2 garages, less than a mile apart had green, yes green for diesel I couldnt compute it, i had hired a petrol car, used to diesels over here, it was too much for me to take in. Next garage up the road had them the right way round

28-03-11, 09:06 PM	#10
punyXpress Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riding, North Posts: 2,664	Re: colour coded fuel nozzles Morrisons have been bad for that for at least 7 years! __________________ Was: K2 naked in rapid yellow - gone to a better? place Now: Street Triple R

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