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LOL I was ready to defend the driver, having pulled in on the wrong side of the pump once or twice. I drive different cars, and while most have it on the driver’s side, one vehicle I drive regularly has it on the opposite side, so I have occasionally made the mistake.

But then I corrected it by turning the car around and pulling into the pump on the correct side…

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VonReposti@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Usually the fuel cap is on the passenger side according to the country of origin, so for example European = right side, Japanese = left side. It’s not 100% bullet proof but it can eliminate a bit of the guess work if the car doesn’t have an arrow to indicate such side the cap is on.

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- frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  In this thread, user who has never driven an American car but thinks they know things
  
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- Resol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  There are cars that don’t have arrows to indicate the side of the fuel cap on the fuel meter? Well, if they exist, I have definitely never seen one.
  
  But these are just two different standards. What if your car isn’t European or Japanese?
  
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- elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  This is souch baseless bullshit
  
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- moopet@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  More importantly, unless you drive something the size of a bus, it doesn’t matter which side you park, it’ll still reach fine.
  
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  - frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    At Costco and other high volume stores yes because they’re designed that way. Normal gas stations not so.
    
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    moopet@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Is this an American thing? They’re long enough where I am.
    
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- TedZanzibar@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  If it doesn’t have an arrow then the correct side is denoted by whether the fuel icon itself has the hose on the left or right.
  
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cheeselover@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
on the dashboard, there is an arrow next to the fuel icon. It shows which side to fill.

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- kofe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  On some models yeah. I’ve had cars that didn’t
  
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- humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  But every time I pull around to the other side, the arrow keeps pointing away from the pumps!
  
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