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Author Topic: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?  (Read 3013 times)

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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #15 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  ;)
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #16 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?
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« Reply #17 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! ;)
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #18 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   ::)
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #19 on: 23 September 2008, 18:49:23 »
I voted never, as I can't ever remember doing it. I guess its possible though  :-/
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #20 on: 23 September 2008, 19:01:27 »
  I get the butler to do it , but he gets out of breath after the front two .
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #21 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.
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #22 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
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #23 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. :-* :-*
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #24 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)
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #25 on: 23 September 2008, 19:54:15 »
As others I have a small compressor thats 12v & does the job !
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« Reply #26 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
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« Reply #27 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-)
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #28 on: 23 September 2008, 20:25:31 »
tesco is free here
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Re: Have you ever paid to put air in your tyres?
« Reply #29 on: 23 September 2008, 20:33:29 »
I paid £59.99 and I get a few tools with it too :y
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