written by John Sayer on 09/02/2007
This station is the worst I have ever been to during many years of motoring.
written by Craig7777 on 06/12/2006
I have been to quite a few BP garages and most are OK (a bit pricey) but still not too bad, but the one at Meadowhead has the most unhelpful and impolite staff I have ever met.
I will never shop there again as long as I live.
written by Elricardo on 18/05/2006
I commute around 40 miles to work every day and spend a reasonable slice of my income on fuel.
I live around 1/2 mile from a BP station and have to drive past it on a daily basis. It never ceases to amaze me how BP seem to be comfortable charging 3-4p per litre more than enyone else.
Recently when the price of Diesel reached around the 97-99p per litre mark, I drove into a nearby town and noticed a BP charging £1.....surely this is the ultimate faux pas when no one else was, especially when a Morrisons located 200 yards away was charging 97p!
A company that advertises £8 Billion in profit can surely at least be competitive. So far the only BP that is fair on price just happened to be around the corner from a Sainsburys filling station....funny that.
To top off their amazing arrogance, they aired a radio advert stating that if everyone used BP Ultimate fuel it would be equivalent to 15 million less cars on the road....does anyone else spot the double edged irony here? They happily fill their coffers with profits from 'standard' fuel, then try and cash in on the green vote by asking you to spend even more on an already vastly overpriced commodity to counteract an environmental issue they have played a significant role in creating.
Go to Petrol Prices.com and you can avoid ever paying over the odds at BP, or anywhere else for that matter.
written by bichman on 09/09/2005
BP is way too expensive, better of going somewhere else.
written by cowcalves on 09/06/2005
I've used BP petrol stations pretty much exclusively for the last 18 months because it is convient on my way home from work, as of last night I think that will stop. I went to fill my car up in a petrol station I don't usually use, pulled up at the pump picked up the green nozzle and filled my car up. Turns out in this case the green nozzle was for diesel. I've been driving for 6 years and never once filled my car with diesel and was really confused when my car broke down as I couldn't believe I would have done that. On returning to the petrol station I realised that BP had decided to use a green nozzle for their new super BP diesel, well what a good choice that is, I can't see anyone else getting confused there! I am not trying to completely absolve myself of blame, if I had bothered to read the pump I wouldn't have made this mistake (though some illiterate people or foreigners may struggle), However I think it's universally accepted that green is for unleaded and black is for diesel. There are plenty of other colours out there if you introduce a new petrol Orange, Purple, Blue and White spring immediately to mind. And if for some bizarre reason you really have to use green, put it next to an unleaded pump so that at least people will think, 'two green pumps, is there a difference?'The one I used was just next to a bog standard black diesel pump. They must know it causes confusion, and do because I had to go back and get another tank of petrol to replace the diesel I had drained from my car. I think BP should find the Guy who decided that green was the best colour for their new diesel and give him a large slice of their £8billion profits, because I bet they have made a killing from confusing inattentive drivers and taking more money from the little guy. Though they couldn't possibly reduce the cost of petrol. My advice is be very careful, green doesn't necessarily mean unleaded, and it's an expensive mistake to make (£30 for a tank of diesel and £90 to get it drained).
While I'm on one I would also like to mention that the other reason I have previously used BP so much other than convenience is to get the Nectar points. However I have been going there for about a tank a week for 18 months and have yet to even get a fiver back. I used to get money back all the time when I shopped at Sainsbury's, seems you actually get very little points considering how much you spend. All in all I will endeavour to buy my petrol from elsewhere in future.
Written on: 12/10/2005
Wow - the only reason I was looking for BP stations locally was because I have just got a nectar card. It seems not worth it. Have you tried contacting Nectar, out of curiosity ?
Written on: 16/08/2008
Snap, just done the same thing myself after more than 40 years without such a mishap. The green / blue logo on the pump for super unleaded is virtually exactly the same as the logo for the super diesel. Just awaiting the cost of sorting all this out. I shall in future avoid BP like the plague.
Written on: 12/04/2006
I have to say I always use BP - a move I made when I used to be a taxi driver (taxi drivers where advised to use at least one full tank of BP diesel before going for their plate test - taxi equivilant of MOT - as it cleans the injectors etc better than most other brands) and I can't say I have ever noticed that BP ever changed the colours on their pumps.
However if you don't check before you put it in you only have yourself to blame. Of course most modern cars now have smaller nozzle holes for unleadead than for diesel so this should be an indicator that you may be using the wrong fuel.
Finanly - its not unusual for some companies to change the colour of its products from what is classed as the norm - Walkers Crisps have been doing it for years with their Salt & Vinegar and Cheese & Onion flavours.
Written on: 30/01/2006
i am the proud owner of a freelander dt4 of 3 weeks. So, diesel getting low i went to my BP station to fill up. I pulled up at what i thought was the diesel pump you know the one with the black hose to discover 100 mtrs up the road that it was unleaded i had used so i went back to the station to be told "you should have looked at the pump more carefully". In my day deisel was black unleaded green and leaded red. Car off the road, £300 out of pocket. I'll never go back there again.
Written on: 03/11/2005
Did exactly the same thing for the first time- Ive been driving for 38 years - my usual petrol station (Shell) was being refurbished so used BP - NEVER EVER AGAIN.
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Written on: 20/04/2007
Spot on, and everybody I know locally think the same. I also think I had some bad petrol from there at Easter - it was full of rust. They closed the pump down for a few days and it has now been completely removed.