I had weird experience with some of the petrol pumps in Bangalore. Whenever I go and ask them to fill petrol for 500 Rs, first they will fill petrol for 100 Rs. Once you tell them "No, I asked for 500, not 100". they will say sorry and will fill petrol for rest 400 Rs. This incident happened to me many times. Always I thought it might be a language problem as I am not so good in Kannada. But the last week incident unfolded the ugly truth.
Last I ran out petrol near a petrol pump in Hennur. As I was well experience with the above explained things, I went in with a 500 Rs note in my hand.I asked them to fill for 500 Rs after showing the note. Immediately he called for his colleague and collected money from me.
The new guy who came as usual filled for 100. Then I went into verbal argument with him. He said sorry and tried to fill petrol for rest 400. But before that I pulled out the pump and asked him to return my money. The guy who collected money came back and gave me my 500 Rs back, without even taking the 100 Rs for which they put petrol.
I was feeling like Wow! I got 100 Rs petrol for free and ride out of petrol pump. But to my embarrassment the bike ran out of petrol in next 200 meters. So does it mean the first 100 what they filled was air?
Next time when you fill petrol ask only for liters and not for Rupees. In that case, I guess they can't fool.
My google search for the same experience gave me these results.
http://community.livejournal.com/bangalore/276353.html.
Note : If you fill petrol from Shell pumps, it gives more mileage.
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