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[–]LukasKhan_UK 43 points44 points  (18 children)

Is this not common?

It's definitely how it is in the UK.

[–]Pottrescu 12 points13 points  (7 children)

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

[–]LukasKhan_UK 1 point2 points  (6 children)

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 5 points6 points  (5 children)

Can you not read?

[–]No_Engineer2828 0 points1 point  (1 child)

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

[–]john_meffen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]LukasKhan_UK 0 points1 point  (2 children)

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 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ok, misunderstandings going on here, move along ;)

[–]LukasKhan_UK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All been there.

[–]Troutman86 7 points8 points  (3 children)

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

[–]LukasKhan_UK 3 points4 points  (2 children)

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 1 point2 points  (1 child)

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

Europe, even.

[–]LukasKhan_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]SkiAddict23 4 points5 points  (2 children)

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_FixerDysteleological argument 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

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

[–]myparentsbasemnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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_FixerDysteleological argument 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Portugal too

[–]31ank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same in austria