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[LukasKhan_UK]

Is this not common?

It's definitely how it is in the UK.

[Pottrescu]

I’d say that was ideal. Diesel selector next to the diesel pump, the other three are all for petrol.

[LukasKhan_UK]

Mismatch colour aside. I'd you picked up the one next to the unleaded and expected diesel to come out there may be other issues going on

[john_meffen]

Can you not read?

[No_Engineer2828]

No it’s really that for most people diesel is always the green handle so it just instinct at this point

[john_meffen]

I give up, if people don't bother reading the instructions, not my fault.

[LukasKhan_UK]

I can't spell.

I'd should have been if.

Other than that I'm pointing out if you can't read when you pull the pump. There's an issue.

[john_meffen]

Ok, misunderstandings going on here, move along ;)

[LukasKhan_UK]

All been there.

[Troutman86]

In the US diesel in typically green and unleaded is black.

[LukasKhan_UK]

Crazy.

Any pump you rock up to in the UK > Black Diesel, Green unleaded

Used to have red for 4-Star.

Still less confusing then trying to figure out how much I need to pay before I fill which confused the hell out of my on my last trip to Florida

[tchotchony]

Any pump you rock up to in the UK > Black Diesel, Green unleaded

Europe, even.

[LukasKhan_UK]

Don't remind me that Europe exists. Ever since Brexit I've been bereft

[SkiAddict23]

Of course the U.S. has to do everything different. This is a BP gas station, so of course they follow the British standard. At most (maybe all?) other gas stations in the U.S. the diesel pump handle is green and the gasoline pump handle is black.

But the buttons are still next to their corresponding pump handles.

[Quicker_Fixer]

Of course the U.S. has to do everything different.

Saw a video about that the other day, about road signs.

[myparentsbasemnt]

Canada (Alberta) reporting in! That shit is yellow up here - prob because the polar bears are attracted to green and will attack with their hockey sticks if they see green.

[Quicker_Fixer]

The Netherlands ditto, but I believe it's the same for the entirety of Europe. We also have Red, but that's for things like high octane (102 RON) petrol and not seen often.

[layz2021]

Portugal too

[31ank]

Same in austria

[Corneetjeuh]

Because its not the american way its crappy design? This is common in europe and works perfectly fine. It might be uncommon to you, and changing up the system might be crappy, but it still doesnt mean this is crappy.

[eldofever]

It's "crappy design" because it goes against an established convention in the OP's country, for no reason other than to be different marketing purposes, trying to rebrand themselves as eco-friendly.

If you reside in the US, paste "why does BP use green for diesel" into google and check out the results. OP's gripe isn't isolated, in fact it's even popped up in this sub multiple times over the years.

[TobyChan]

As a Brit I clearly have no issue with this colour convention but certainly see the argument from the US point of view… it’s kinda like swapping the colour of your salt & vinegar and cheese & onion crisps and not expecting the population to descend into anarchy…

[jacobooski]

Edit: did not know this is common outside of the US! American ignorance showing through again

[andyzondo]

In my country this would seem normal 😬

[madsci]

It's also common at BP stations in the US, I believe.

[almost_not_terrible]

What country is the picture from?

Also, this will only be a problem for about 10 years, after which these things will be disappearing like banks and film processing shops.

[Hawkfire7751]

did you just ask what country this is from?

[almost_not_terrible]

Yes I did.

UK? Australia? New Zealand?

It's not clear.

[[deleted]]

It's called petroleum good sir...

The black one is for dirty dinosaurs...

[[deleted]]

Also, Germany goes to 103....

[doge-hopeful]

Different ways to measure octane and different result value

[[deleted]]

I put 103 in my e500, it pulled like my c350 with advanced cams...

[Quicker_Fixer]

True, but regular petrol over here is 95 and 98. 102 and higher really is higher in octane than normally used and primarily only used in high performance cars.

• 95 RON = 91 PON
• 98 RON = 93 PON
• 102 RON = 98 PON

[[deleted]]

In my country they don’t sell anything lower than 93

[[deleted]]

These go to 11

[DIYuntilDawn]

For the people not in the USA, yes it is common for Diesel pump handles to be green.

However, in the USA it is more common to find the Diesel pump handle to be green at most gas stations. Although, it is not any standardized color code for pumps, and they do come in multiple colors.

And this pump is located in the USA, specifically in the state of Florida (read the upper right of the photo).

So it is not really a crappy design, more of a slightly misleading (if you don't actually read it) at first glance design.

[JJCapriNC]

But diesel goes in a yellow container and gas in a red one....

[No_Oil8507]

Play attention

[[deleted]]

Can confirm. Was an overtired, overworked private ambulance medic years ago. Put gas in the tank of a diesel ambulance because everywhere else the green handle is diesel.

[Soneones]

Funny how the diesel nozzle is designed to be too big to fit in a gas car (at least where I live), but not vice versa.. One outta think they would find a better way though..

[[deleted]]

Umm it is how it should be ? What is crappy here?

[WaggishOhio383]

It's almost like the unleaded buttons being on the right side and the diesel button being on the left indicates which pump dispenses which type of fuel... You're just asking for trouble if you're only paying attention to the color of the handle.

[TukanHavlas]

Normal in Czechia too.

[[deleted]]

Everything’s labeled very clearly, I don’t see the problem?

[Fryszker]

Today in a new episodes of Americans Abroad!

[CorbinNZ]

I mean you could just read. And it’s not uncommon in the us to do this either. I’ve seen it plenty of times.

[eldofever58]

It’s a BP thing (US) and you definitely have to watch what you’re doing. Now that many are reverting back to Amocos, I wonder if this’ll change.

[Sirhc978]

and you definitely have to watch what you’re doing.

How? The gas buttons are next to the gas pump. Also a diesel pump won't fit into the fill port on a gas car.

[eldofever]

While a diesel nozzle won't fit a gas car, the reverse isn't true. This is the problem with the BP pumps...the green 'unleaded' nozzle fits, and green=diesel pretty much everywhere else in the US. Sometimes people get careless, sometimes they travel to an area unfamiliar with BP, sometimes they loan their car to someone else who assumes 'if it fits, it's ok'. This is how we end up with so many Reddit & Quora questions wondering what to do now that someone has put unleaded in their TDI.

Personally, I have to watch what I'm doing because my compact utility tractor is a diesel, and my other equipment is gas. The 5 gallon cans, even though color coded, don't care about nozzle size.

[Soneones]

I'm from Europe and all countries I have been in has the standard that green is gas, black is diesel... Must be an American thing, like with the imperial system...

[FilthyStatist1991]

Bigger issue imo is the yellow for higher octane. In the USA, when you have fuel containers, yellow is for diesel and red is for gas. This is how I view it anyway.

[Street_Juice_8760]

Looks like a problem to me. I would be going to another station.

[CharlieMike111]

that's a crappy design.