Bought my car a few weeks ago and it's my first adventure into diesel. I have filled it up twice at two different Tesco petrol stations and on both occasions I got my hands covered in diesel from the handle of the pump.

For some reason Tesco no longer provide plastic gloves. When I had filled the car up on the first occasion I asked the attendant if there was somewhere I could wash my hands only to be told there were no facilities in the garage for the public to wash. He told me I would have to make other arrangements to clean my hands. He asked me for payment and I replied that until I washed my hands I would neither pay or move the car.

As it was busy he let me use the staff facilities, but he was not happy. Anyway to the main point of the post where can you buy cheap disposable gloves.

You soon get used to the diesel on the hands problem, having driven diesel for nearly 4 years and with fewer if any garages now placing gloves on the forecourt I just fill up and pay then drive off without bothering to wash my hands. Its not just Tesco, its virtually all garages.

man up!!!!!!!!

Bought my car a few weeks ago and it's my first adventure into diesel. I have filled it up twice at two different Tesco petrol stations and on both occasions I got my hands covered in diesel from the handle of the pump.

For some reason Tesco no longer provide plastic gloves. When I had filled the car up on the first occasion I asked the attendant if there was somewhere I could wash my hands only to be told there were no facilities in the garage for the public to wash. He told me I would have to make other arrangements to clean my hands. He asked me for payment and I replied that until I washed my hands I would neither pay or move the car.

As it was busy he let me use the staff facilities, but he was not happy. Anyway to the main point of the post where can you buy cheap disposable gloves.

you can buy disposable latex gloves from most motor factors or companies selling paint to the motor trade.

Readily available at Halfords, motor factors do them & Ebay. Catering companies (Cash & Carry).

Just make sure that you aren't allergic to latex.

man up!!!!!!!!

Get real, diesel & petrol can cause skin damage, cause allergic reactions due to the loads of chemical additives that's in them both. Also I wouldn't want it to go into any cracked skin or cuts/nicks that you may have on your hands. It also makes them stink, something that takes ages to wash out.

Down her in lovely South London, most of the fuel stations, do actually have gloves available. However, on some occasions, the dispenser may be empty, but usually if you ask at the till, they will give you some or give you some paper towels to use. Often, I do actually swipe some spare gloves when they are available, and put them in the area above the fuel cap. That way, whenever I go to fill up, the gloves are right where I need them, just hold the spares in your other hand when filling up. Simple!

Tesco don't add a foam suppresent to their diesel, which is why it is cheaper. The same applies to most of the supermarket chains. One reason why I won't buy fuel from them!!

So don't fill it so fast then!

AFAIC it's made to the required legal standard so it's the same quality fuel, sans the foam suppressant, big deal!

Get real, diesel & petrol can cause skin damage, cause allergic reactions due to the loads of chemical additives that's in them both. Also I wouldn't want it to go into any cracked skin or cuts/nicks that you may have on your hands. It also makes them stink, something that takes ages to wash out.

Can't say I've seen many stations around without the gloves and even the few that do provide paper towels.

Grab a couple of those and wrap them around the pump handle. Job done.

I agree it's nasty to get either fuel on your hands, but derv smells for ages. TBH it is a health hazard if left on for a good time.

I can't say I've had many years in 12+ years of driving dervs as everywhere has had paper towels or gloves.

FWIW the Tesco this way seem to keep their gloves on the bins rather than by the pumps these days.

I refuse to use my local Tesco petrol station. Its in a shocking state of repair and several of the auto cut offs on their pumps (both diesel and petrol) don't seem to work.

I found this out the hard way a couple of months ago when the cut out on the diesel pump did not work and I got about half a gallon of diesel all over my trousers and shoes. Ruined them.

I complained to the cashier and was getting the the usual Tesco run around, and blow me whilst this going on another guy came in to shout at them as well. Same thing had happened to him as well on a different pump!

This is the same Tesco station where they put diesel in the petrol tanks (or was it the other way around) a couple of years ago.

Edited 29 March, 201016 yr by Minimoke

I have a roll of kitchen roll in the boot for just such emergencies

On a secondary note, i NEVER, EVER, EVER use supermarket fuel. It costs more in the long run, with poor running, poor mpg, and loss of power.

I only ever use branded fuel.

I'm sure this has been done to death on many previous forum threads but can anyone point to some independent/impartial websites that cover this point - either to confirm or refute it.

Regards,

Jon

Down her in lovely South London, most of the fuel stations, do actually have gloves available. However, on some occasions, the dispenser may be empty, but usually if you ask at the till, they will give you some or give you some paper towels to use. Often, I do actually swipe some spare gloves when they are available, and put them in the area above the fuel cap. That way, whenever I go to fill up, the gloves are right where I need them, just hold the spares in your other hand when filling up. Simple!

I find that Shell garages usually have gloves, and I also tend to help myself to a couple of spares from time to time and keep them tucked in the drivers seat back pocket so I'm not "caught short".

Bob

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I'm sure this has been done to death on many previous forum threads but can anyone point to some independent/impartial websites that cover this point - either to confirm or refute it.

Regards,

Jon

I'm only going to say BS EN590.

Surely petrol from a tesco garage is exactly the same as a Shell garage.

Not as if Tesco can knock up their own "value brand" of fuel now is it?

Surely it all comes from the same place at the end of the road.

Oh, and I will echo cheezemonkai in BS EN590

Surely petrol from a tesco garage is exactly the same as a Shell garage.

Not as if Tesco can knock up their own "value brand" of fuel now is it?

Surely it all comes from the same place at the end of the road.

Oh, and I will echo cheezemonkai in BS EN590

I don't know who Tesco use, but supermarket fuel is provided to them by the main fuel companies and is the same as in the pumps at their petrol stations - Sainsbury's used to use Conoco (I don't know if they still do) which is Jet to you and me... (Wouldn't be surprised if they now resell BP fuel seeing as though my Nectar card is accepted at BP stations...)

The fuel has to meet a minimum standard which is basically the same as the major brands normal fuel (as Cheezemonkai states, it has to meet BS EN590). I'm yet to be convinced that the premium fuels are worth it in my CR170... But if someone shows me hard, real proof then I will change to Shell Optimax or BP Ultimate diesel, until then, I'll carry on with Sainsburys City Diesel or Shell Standard diesel (my most convenient fuel stations)

I don't know who Tesco use, but supermarket fuel is provided to them by the main fuel companies and is the same as in the pumps at their petrol stations - Sainsbury's used to use Conoco (I don't know if they still do) which is Jet to you and me... (Wouldn't be surprised if they now resell BP fuel seeing as though my Nectar card is accepted at BP stations...)

The fuel has to meet a minimum standard which is basically the same as the major brands normal fuel (as Cheezemonkai states, it has to meet BS EN590). I'm yet to be convinced that the premium fuels are worth it in my CR170... But if someone shows me hard, real proof then I will change to Shell Optimax or BP Ultimate diesel, until then, I'll carry on with Sainsburys City Diesel or Shell Standard diesel (my most convenient fuel stations)

With you on that one!

With you on that one!

Probably should have added in my previous post, I've averaged over 30,000 miles a year for the past 8 years on standard diesel and never had a problem with the engine in any of the cars I've driven... Can't say the same about the electrics on the Peugeot, but that won't be because of an issue with the fuel

Probably should have added in my previous post, I've averaged over 30,000 miles a year for the past 8 years on standard diesel and never had a problem with the engine in any of the cars I've driven... Can't say the same about the electrics on the Peugeot, but that won't be because of an issue with the fuel

Snap, 80,000 miles since October 2006 on the Devil's Juice (supermarket stuff) and it's been fine

where can you buy cheap disposable gloves.

At the same Tesco/Asda/You name it store where you're getting your fuel from. Look for the Marigold's washing up brand if you're that bothered. Personally I'm not. And slightly OT, I've just come back from Majorca where they pumps have a button on them to only allow the pump to dispense, say, 20 Euros worth. You stick the pump in, press the button and walk away to pay. Replace the pump back in the pump holster and drive off. Simple and effective but it doesn't happen here though....

.... And slightly OT, I've just come back from Majorca where they pumps have a button on them to only allow the pump to dispense, say, 20 Euros worth. You stick the pump in, press the button and walk away to pay. Replace the pump back in the pump holster and drive off. Simple and effective but it doesn't happen here though....

Saw this in the US. I've always thought that was a brilliant idea and I really don't know why this has nver caught on here. It seems crazy it hasn't. There are usually 2x scenarious when people refuel - put in £x of fuel or fill up. Simple. (Sometimes if I'm feeling really wild I'll put in random quantities of fuel - not!)

Saw this in the US. I've always thought that was a brilliant idea and I really don't know why this has nver caught on here. It seems crazy it hasn't. There are usually 2x scenarious when people refuel - put in £x of fuel or fill up. Simple. (Sometimes if I'm feeling really wild I'll put in random quantities of fuel - not!)

They have those at the Tesco's fuel station on the Hyde Road in Manchester - never seen it anywhere else though. It's OK - but to stop overflows/splash-back the pump switches to super-slow mode even if you have the trigger full on for the last litre or so which is a bit annoying as it is much sooner than I would slow down.

I run both Diesel & Petrol cars & have concluded that theres not a lot to choose between diesel but Petrol is different. Again I could be wrong on this

On the previous Octavia which was modded to 350 bhp I had real issues running it on Tesco's 99, misfires when cold & horrendous economy, Shell Optimax as it was then gave far smoother running & much better mpg. Our current Petrol cars are a 350zed twin turbo & a 500 Abarth. Both are run on V Power & on the odd occasion when I was forced to put Tescos in the Zed it ran OK but swallowed the stuff at a horendous rate.

This is a comparison carried out by John Thorne on straight 95, I would say fairly unbiased as he recomends shell & is less than complimentary on some supermarket fuel yet one of his major sponsors for the race team is Tescos 99 http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/media/Auto_Express_Fuel_Test_-_January_2010.shtml

Its my understanding that most fuel is refined the same & then additives are put in at or around the time its despatched, possibly explains why the same refineries can produce such varying fuel

I still maintain that my Mk1 octavia ran smoother on shell diesel than other brands, not to say that it ran problamtically on other brands, it was just smoother.

In contrast my Dad said his 525d hated shell diesel and ran worse than on other fuels.

I thinks to an extent it depends on how minor changes you notice inh your car.