Petrol Station Displaying 0.00 on The Board outside

geek001 on 08/09/2017 - 08:02

Hi all,

I drove past my local Woolies/Caltex station last night. The price of e10(the only one, other types were around $1.20) on the big price board outside says $0.00. This is obviously a price error or some fault with the price board. I noticed there is a queue of cars lining up to fill up. I was tempted myself but decided the queue was too long to be wasting my time if the $0.00 price is not honoured. The $0.00 price was up for a while, because I went to the shops and it was still showing $0.00 on my way back.

Questions:

  1. Would you have lined up to see if you can get free fuel?

  2. Would the petrol station need to honour the price on the board? I guess that is my FOMO talking.

Financial

Comments

  • TheBilly on 08/09/2017 - 08:04
    +2

    It wouldn't be free.

  • l005e on 08/09/2017 - 08:06
    +1

    Just fill up and drive off. Let them report you to the cops for filling up with the cheapest fuel you have ever seen. :D

    • Scrooge McDuck on 08/09/2017 - 14:28
      +2

      They're probably out of stock. But if you could find somewhere that price matches… 🤔

      • JIMB0 on 09/09/2017 - 09:37
        +1

        I was thinking price beat, but 5% of $0.00 is $0.00

  • Fergy1987 on 08/09/2017 - 08:10
    +15

    Doesn't this mean they are out of petrol?

    • jimbobaus on 08/09/2017 - 09:39

      Usually yes.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 08/09/2017 - 14:22
        +2

        Not surprising given the price!

  • FishesBum on 08/09/2017 - 08:12
    +3

    Usually indicates they are waiting on a fuel delivery ……. the tide is out !!

    • geek001 on 08/09/2017 - 08:14

      Ok, that makes sense. No way the fuel truck is going to make it into the station with the queue though.

    • JIMB0 on 09/09/2017 - 09:38
      +2

      Get a raincheck.

  • fruit on 08/09/2017 - 08:14
    +2

    They probably have no E10 Fuel

  • Nugs on 08/09/2017 - 08:28
    +9

    price was 999.9 and then it went up by another 0.1 = they clocked it

  • pikapika on 08/09/2017 - 08:34
    +3

    Yes, free fuel..Of course..lol Seriously (people think that)?!

  • myusername on 08/09/2017 - 09:00

    went past a place the other day and it was 888.88

    sounds like you got a great deal

    • altomic on 08/09/2017 - 09:01
      +4

      Lucky fuel.

    • geek001 on 08/09/2017 - 09:02
      +1

      Sound like a lucky number. Was it chinese new year?

  • Cluster on 08/09/2017 - 09:05
    +6

    0.00 always indicates they're out of that fuel, at every station across Australia. A friend works at a servo and he always has smart ass customers walk in with the joke heard a million times before 'oh mate, you're giving away free fuel, haw haw!'

    • geek001 on 08/09/2017 - 14:06

      Didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

  • JimmyF on 08/09/2017 - 09:35
    +1

    I was tempted myself but decided the queue was too long to be wasting my time if the $0.00 price is not honoured

    hahahaha if you think this means 'free' fuel, then you're so so so wrong!!

    $0.00 means no fuel left for that product. But sure, go ahead and try to fill up for 'free'. Drive off after filling, no payment needed.

  • sween64 on 08/09/2017 - 09:43
    +3

    It is free, but they have none to sell. You spend nothing you get nothing. Everybody loses.

    • Diji1 on 08/09/2017 - 11:36

      Surely everyone just hangs onto their shit?

  • RandomNinja on 08/09/2017 - 10:43

    As others have said, $0.00 is out of stock basically. But I wonder why petrol stations choose to use 0.00 to represent out of fuel, as opposed to using something like 999.9?

    • Scrooge McDuck on 08/09/2017 - 14:26
      +3

      But I wonder why petrol stations choose to use 0.00 to represent out of fuel, as opposed to using something like 999.9?

      Bait advertising.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/09/2017 - 10:51
    +1

    So dumb

  • whooah1979 on 08/09/2017 - 10:51

    Would the petrol station need to honour the price on the board?

    No. The price displayed on the board is an invitation. There is also a price at the pump. If that is the same as the one the board, then that would be a different matter.

    • Scrooge McDuck on 08/09/2017 - 14:27

      The price displayed on the board is an invitation.

      Oooh we got a law student over here!

  • JIMB0 on 09/09/2017 - 09:41
    +2

    Don't forget to bring a 4c/l off docket.

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