So yes…i drove away with he hose still attached to my car. it was 6:30 am, enough said.
I stopped after I heard the loud boom and the gas station attendant came running out. He took down all my information but also said it happens often. Now they are calling saying that I owe them 147$ or they will make a claim to my insurance.
Is this typical? I defiantly will pay because it is my fault but I’m just wondering if this is the standard way gas stations deal with this issue.
Thanks
November 19th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Probably.It cost money to replace.
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:35 am
I would imagine so. $147 sounds pretty reasonable.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:42 am
Okay, so you drove off and didn’t go back to the gas station after this happened?
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Shouldn’t cost anything.
It does happen often – the fatter section of the gas line, up near where it goes into the pump, is a breakaway fitting. All they should have to do is plug it back in.
I’d ask to see their bills.
Richard
November 24th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
The ones at the gas station I worked at had a mechanism that was supposed to detach without causing damage. We had to call a pump technician out to reattach it though, which is probably what they charged you for. I don’t think we ever billed the customer, though.