On Monday, 26 September 2016 14:37:44 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article . com,
dennis@home wrote:
On 26/09/2016 10:35, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 15:02:11 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article m,
dennis@home wrote:
Shell scrapped their pay at the pump as they make more money selling
Costas at £3 a cup, Volvic at £1.50 a litre and a sandwich at £3 than
selling fuel.


You can buy fuel in Shell garages using your phone instead of pay at
pump.

Whatever happened to the 'do not use your mobile phone in a filling
station', then? Do you drive off and pay later? ;-)

I know Mythbusters busted it a while back ... total bollox nowadays
(may have been true in the past).


Mythbusters didn't test for the real reason mobiles are banned.

I suspect the biggest danger if from dropping your phone and the battery
subsequently blowing up and taking the fuel with it.
Some phones don't even need dropping!

Heard one reason was that the RF from a mobile could effect the pump
electronics.

Ever looked at a car starter motor in the dark? You'll likely see sparks
from it, when you start the car. Same with older dynamos.

So how come cars have to be turned off at the pumps surely starting themn up could cause a problem so best to leave the engine running surely.