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Ice Tea
02-04-11, 11:14
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Bargain fuel in decimal point error

http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/money/2011/04/01/bargain_fuel_in_decimal_point_error

A supermarket has admitted it got a decimal point in the wrong place after queues formed at one of its petrol stations offering unleaded at 12.9p a litre.

Dozens of drivers took advantage of the unexpected offer at Asda's store in Rooley Lane, Bradford on Thursday night.

Queues began to form as word got round the city of the inadvertent discount on the automatic, card-payment fast-lane pumps on the forecourt.

According to some reports, the line of cars waiting to fill up on the cut-price fuel led to police coming to find out what was happening and some motorists filling petrol cans as well as their tanks.

benzeman
02-04-11, 11:31
Sure it wasn't an early april fools?

Ice Tea
02-04-11, 11:36
Can't imagine the police would have laughed with tailbacks from people rushing there to be told it was a joke.

El Wayneo
02-04-11, 11:37
ASDA, saving you money everyday.

Col
02-04-11, 11:39
April Fuel?

Smifis
02-04-11, 11:45
no location stated, i'm guessing april fools

Ice Tea
02-04-11, 11:47
no location stated, i'm guessing april fools


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Bargain fuel in decimal point error

http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/money/2011/04/01/bargain_fuel_in_decimal_point_error

A supermarket has admitted it got a decimal point in the wrong place after queues formed at one of its petrol stations offering unleaded at 12.9p a litre.

Dozens of drivers took advantage of the unexpected offer at Asda's store in Rooley Lane, Bradford on Thursday night.

Queues began to form as word got round the city of the inadvertent discount on the automatic, card-payment fast-lane pumps on the forecourt.

According to some reports, the line of cars waiting to fill up on the cut-price fuel led to police coming to find out what was happening and some motorists filling petrol cans as well as their tanks.

/me points to day and place :D

Smifis
02-04-11, 11:49
.... shhhhhhhh

k3vst3r
02-04-11, 12:06
nice bargain :thumb:

SilveR_172
03-04-11, 17:02
yeah read this in the sun newspaper last night , Awesome was only up the road from me too , although didn't hear about it :'(

Lisa
03-04-11, 17:49
Dammit, that's 5 minutes from me! xx

Lacoot
03-04-11, 21:34
I'd of abused it, was it real or April fools then?

Ice Tea
03-04-11, 22:47
If it was they got the day wrong as it happened on march 31st. :)

Jvidia
03-04-11, 23:19
It was real!

Human error amazing :)

UrKo
10-04-11, 13:02
This never ever happens anywhere near me. :(

Ice Tea
10-04-11, 13:11
Shame they never said how much was sold at that price before they noticed.