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These signs also exist in the Netherlands, and the reason is because pumps are calibrated to a certain accuracy (say, 1%, for convenience).
But in the real world, you can get a lot of variation from temperature, to how long it's been since a pump was used, to how full the underground tank is. They all made a difference, mostly at the start and end of pumping.
So you get a law in percentages, and you get a real world deviation in volume. Obviously, if your pump is short 50ml on 1 liter, you're off by 5% and breaking the law. But of you slap a sticker on, telling everyone they "must" get 5 liters, you're off 50ml on 5L, a perfect 1% deviation and entirely within the limit.
But 8 gallon is BIG volume, damn.
In Canada ours have a sticker that says the amounts are calibrated to a certain temperature (15C I think), so I assumed it took that into account. I try not to think about how much it costs so didn't over analyze it.
What happens if you try to fuel a vehicle with a tank smaller than 5 gallons, for example a typical small motorbike?
Just spray the rest on your car, the ground, or whatever. It's like having fun with the water hose!
Free hotdog.
Zoolander style
If you do this though, don't smoke. There is always a small chance of a freak gasoline fight accident.
I saw a guy filling a Home Depot bucket at the Arco earlier today. Now I'm wondering if it's because of something like this.
Or they were just taking it home to store. Which, y'know, will likely result in that gas eating the plastic bucket in a couple weeks because gasoline is incredibly good as a solvent.
Once I saw a guy filling up a plastic grocery bag while smoking a cigarette. I often wonder what he was doing
Nothing. But you might not fall within the legally required accuracy, so maybe you're overpaying very slightly.