Tesco Pay-at-Pump - takes £1 from your account without you knowing...!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Exactly the same fuel I expect. Many times I have seen a BP tanker filling Tesco tanks. Seen BP there almost as often as Tesco tankers. BP plastered over the nozzles so I would say BP fuel in our local Tesco.

 

Urban myth; thought it had died ages ago. Yes BP, Exon et al SUPPLY it to the supermarkets, but it 100% isn't the same base gasoline and additive pack as they put on their own forecourts. Promise ya, been in that industry.

[cornish wood burner]

Urban myth; thought it had died ages ago. Yes BP, Exon et al SUPPLY it to the supermarkets, but it 100% isn't the same base gasoline and additive pack as they put on their own forecourts. Promise ya, been in that industry.

 

I agree it certainly wasn't the same. However a few years ago I had a chat to a tanker driver while he was filling our tank. He told me he filled from the same tank at the depot for all customers.

Our local Tesco has BP ultimate on the pump so if it wasn't wouldn't they be in trouble for trade description? Normal BP regular on the other. Possibly at otherTesco stations their pumps have different fuels but I assume my local to be normal BP. Not saying your wrong TCD but could it vary area to area?

Edited August 20, 2015 by cornish wood burner

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I agree it certainly wasn't the same. However a few years ago I had a chat to a tanker driver while he was filling our tank. He told me he filled from the same tank at the depot for all customers.

Our local Tesco has BP ultimate on the pump so if it wasn't wouldn't they be in trouble for trade description? Normal BP regular on the other. Possibly at otherTesco stations their pumps have different fuels but I assume my local to be normal BP. Not saying your wrong TCD but could it vary area to area?

 

Ah now you are sort of right! There are a few tesco / sains etc that host the other petroleum cos forecourt hence what you have observed.

 

Re the tanker driver thing, I have a good mate that drives them for watsons; yes same gasoline for tesco or texaco; but different additive pack for each; driver preselects customer and predetermined additives are pumped through. They are not the same! Tanker driver should have said that bit!

[sloth]

Going back to the £1 bit...

I believe they 'take it' as a pending payment (or some other term) to check the card is active/pin correct before allowing you to fill up - it never actually leaves your account. I think...