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Title: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Varche on 23 September 2008, 15:49:16

I haven't and hopefully never will. I see it as a function of a garage to provide air and water for free even though there is a cost to them to provide and maintain the facility. Haven't seen a single pay machine here in Spain.

I must get it from my mother who is a regular driver (most days) and has never put petrol in any car in 60 years of motoring. She only uses attended service garages!.

varche

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: bob.dent on 23 September 2008, 15:57:38

For a while the only garages in my town all charged £0.20 minimum for air so had little choice. We now have a BP and Sainsbury's which are both free.

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Andy B on 23 September 2008, 15:58:30

Just a couple of times, when I was pushed. Most recently I wanted to 'up' the tyre preasures for towing the caravan back home & my compressor failed part way through .... I'd only had it about 20 years  ::)  ;D  :y  :y
It does go against the grain though.

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 September 2008, 15:58:43

Absolutely not.!! :y

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: The Red Baron on 23 September 2008, 16:00:12

takes 50p to check all the tyres at our local morrisons, rip off if you ask me. >:(

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Proz on 23 September 2008, 16:01:07

Yes once i had to pay ..... never again  :y

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Banjax on 23 September 2008, 16:02:27

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takes 50p to check all the tyres at our local morrisons, rip off if you ask me. >:(

yep - 50p today at Esso now  >:(

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 September 2008, 16:06:04

Can't see that it costs much to provide an airline and an outside tap. It's the least they can do if they expect me to buy their fuel. >:(

Of course, one of these machines that automatically adjusts the pressure and rings a little bell when it's done is another matter, and total overkill.

Kevin

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: The Elite on 23 September 2008, 16:14:25

Worse is when they try to charge for water. I stopped once in Harlow to put a bit the washer bottle of a transit and they wanted a quid for 'screen wash'!

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: amigov6 on 23 September 2008, 16:42:47

Yes but grudgingly, not for some time now. Got a portable pack in the workshop & a good old fashioned footpump in the boot. Forecourts do struggle nowadays so have to rake in what they can.
   Hands up who remember the old rotary display pumps that used to whir, click & ding, & forecourt attendants filling the car for you?
  Not forgetting 5 star fuel & £1 worth of 2 star, a suirt of 25/1 in the fizzy & give the tank a shake before you spluttered off in a cloud of 2 stroke blue haze! 8-)
   Only applies to our more seasoned & distinguished members!!!! ::)

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 23 September 2008, 16:45:45

I dont begrudge them 20p but they dont even give you enough time to check the 4 tyes and your spare.

50p is taking the wee wee unless it does them for you and gives you a coffe while you wait.

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 23 September 2008, 17:03:03

nope..never ..in all fuel shops free..

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: hersham boy on 23 September 2008, 17:10:40

The Vans rear tyre was realy low yesterday (don't use it very often) anyway went to local garage and they have put a new machine in. Was free before now its 50p for 3 minutes... and guess what it was that slow that i did not get the trye up to pressure in that 3 mins and had to put another 50p in. Robbing B****DS. They have made £1 out of me but they have lost a cust that buys about £150 of fuel each week there. so thats about £7,500 a year they will not get from me.. so i hope they get an extra 15,000 cars to blow their tyres up to make up for it..

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: albitz on 23 September 2008, 17:15:54

I have a little air compressor which runs of the cig. lighter.
called in to a garage to put air in the front tyre on my bike last week,as it was a bit soft.when I saw that it costs 50p these days I  couldnt believe my eyes. got on the bike and went straight home.
As tyre pressures are a critical safety issue,I think it would be a good idea to legislate that any fuel retailer must provide means of tyre inflation for free. :-/

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: STMO123 on 23 September 2008, 17:21:35

I have a small compressor that works from the 12v socket, an RAC one. But it says it's only a temporary measure and is not accurate. My local ASDA has a free air hose, but I dont trust it, it's always got scabby bandages on it and air hisses all the time. My local Jet garage has a 50p digital compressor and I use that because I think it is probably more accurate.

If you're going to drive a big, juice guzzling omega with all the costs that come with it, 50p aint gonna kill you, tightwads. ;D

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: waspy on 23 September 2008, 18:00:17

I don't recal the last time i paid for blow job air in my tyres.
Is it really 50p :o :-? bloody hell.
Yup i'm a tight wad  ;)

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: jereboam on 23 September 2008, 18:03:51

At the local Morrisons, if you ask to use the air pump after buying fuel, they give you a code to put in the machine and you get free air.  If you walk round the car and remove all the valve caps before putting the code/money in, there's plenty of time to check/re-inflate all 4 tyres.  

What's the beef?

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 September 2008, 18:04:28

Yes there was a time in the seventies and eighties at least when everywhere used to charge at least 10p to use the air machine, until it became at last recognised as a service that should be given free to motorists for safety reasons, and of course, for good PR / promote petrol sales reasons!! ::) ::) ::) ::)

Would never pay again! ;)

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Banjax on 23 September 2008, 18:40:24

it seems odd that the Esso charges 50p - when they're so enlightened in other ways - eg they have a basket of 1ps and 2ps for when you've stuck £50 in say, and accidently dribble over to £50.01!!! you pay £50 and they take a penny from the basket to make it up  - great idea!!!

now they're ruining the good grace built up with the 50p thing.


and i wouldn't trust a 50p machine to be any more accurate than a free one - in fact, if they're that tight they charge for it they're probably too tight to calibrate it regularly too   ::)

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: TheBoy on 23 September 2008, 18:49:23

I voted never, as I can't ever remember doing it. I guess its possible though  :-/

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: pete.h on 23 September 2008, 19:01:27

  I get the butler to do it , but he gets out of breath after the front two .

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: dbug on 23 September 2008, 19:18:44

Being tight NFW.  

In the old days carried a foot pump (thats where the butler comes in useful :y) - now a 12v compressor.

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: carper on 23 September 2008, 19:44:26

I've just been to Morry's, put air in first, X4 =20p, dont mind paying for it as you can set your psi and it puts in the right amount, then got me fuel. But as already said, when forecourt is'nt busy, I'll fuel up first, and they'll give you a free code for the airline.

Guy had a fizzy too  8-)  I had a yellow one, put ace bars on it and laid on the tank, those were the days.  ;D

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Dusty on 23 September 2008, 19:45:37

Yes only once. There was no other way to avoid this. Must say I never went back to that garage again. And went out and bought my own pump. :-* :-*

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: mars on 23 September 2008, 19:51:40

I have reluctantly paid a couple of times if free local air machine out of order. By me, Texaco free :) Tesco 20p :-/ and Jet 50p  :'((don't use their air :exclamation)

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: willyboy on 23 September 2008, 19:54:15

As others I have a small compressor thats 12v & does the job !

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: amigov6 on 23 September 2008, 20:07:15

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I've just been to Morry's, put air in first, X4 =20p, dont mind paying for it as you can set your psi and it puts in the right amount, then got me fuel. But as already said, when forecourt is'nt busy, I'll fuel up first, and they'll give you a free code for the airline.

Guy had a fizzy too  8-)  I had a yellow one, put ace bars on it and laid on the tank, those were the days.  ;D

No ace bars on mine mate i like to sit up & ride but i wanted a Fizzy from about 14 yrs old when i had a go on my mates big brother's.
   Must be the only bike with all 4 gears down & my keys fell out the side panel. Soon learnt to start her up & put the keys in my pocket!!!
     See you on Saturday mate. :y

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 September 2008, 20:11:19

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I've just been to Morry's, put air in first, X4 =20p, dont mind paying for it as you can set your psi and it puts in the right amount, then got me fuel. But as already said, when forecourt is'nt busy, I'll fuel up first, and they'll give you a free code for the airline.

Guy had a fizzy too  8-)  I had a yellow one, put ace bars on it and laid on the tank, those were the days.  ;D

But if you use a Sainsbury's filling station it is FREE!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Danny on 23 September 2008, 20:25:31

tesco is free here

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 September 2008, 20:33:29

I paid £59.99 and I get a few tools with it too :y

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: carper on 23 September 2008, 20:46:43

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I've just been to Morry's, put air in first, X4 =20p, dont mind paying for it as you can set your psi and it puts in the right amount, then got me fuel. But as already said, when forecourt is'nt busy, I'll fuel up first, and they'll give you a free code for the airline.

Guy had a fizzy too  8-)  I had a yellow one, put ace bars on it and laid on the tank, those were the days.  ;D

But if you use a Sainsbury's filling station it is FREE!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

It would cost me more than 20p to drive to Sainsbury's for free air. I dont mind paying 20p at Morry's once a blue moon, besides, their doing that collect points with yer fuel thingy and get a £5 voucher  ::).

Yeh Guy, see you saturday, DONT FORGET THE RICE.  ;D

Title: Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
Post by: albitz on 24 September 2008, 02:03:58

I dont trust forecourt gauges.I carry my own digital gauge. :y