23 Facts About Gas stations

Besides fuel dispensers, one other significant device which is found in filling Gas stations and can refuel certain vehicles is an air compressor, although generally these are just used to inflate car tires.

Since the saturation of automobile filling Gas stations in Russia is insufficient and lags behind the leading countries of the world, there is a need to accommodate new Gas stations in the cities and along the roads of different levels.

Older Gas stations tend to use a separate pipe for every kind of available fuel and for every dispenser.

Underground modular filling station is a construction model for filling Gas stations that was developed and patented by U-Cont Oy Ltd in Finland in 1993.

Above-ground modular Gas stations were built in the 1980s in eastern Europe and especially in Soviet Union, but they were not built in other parts of Europe due to the Gas stations' lack of safety in case of fire.

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The safety of modular filling Gas stations has been tested in a filling station simulator, in Kuopio, Finland.

Premium Gas stations tend to be highly visible from highway and freeway exits, utilizing tall signs to display their brand logos.

Lower-priced Gas stations are found at some supermarkets, convenience stores, discount stores and warehouse clubs .

At some Gas stations, consumers are required to hold a special membership card in order to be eligible for the discounted price, or pay only with the chain's cash card, debt card or a credit card issuer exclusive to that chain.

In Indonesia, the dominant player by number of Gas stations is the government-owned Pertamina, although other companies such as TotalEnergies and Shell are increasingly found in big cities such as the capital Jakarta or Surabaya.

In recent years, some service Gas stations have required customers to purchase their fuel first.

Large majority of Gas stations allow customers to pay with a chip and pin payment card or pay in the shop.

Self-service Gas stations were legalized in Japan in 1998 following the abolition of the Special Petroleum Law, which led to the deregulation of the petroleum industry in Japan.

Under current safety regulations, while motorists are able to self-dispense fuel at self-service Gas stations, generally identified in Japanese as, at least one fuel attendant must be on hand to keep watch over potential safety violations and to render assistance to motorists whenever necessary.

In New Jersey, filling stations offer only full service ; attendants there are required to pump gasoline for customers.

Gas stations asserted that it would be able to lower gas prices, but some New Jerseyans argued that it could cause drawbacks, especially unemployment.

Many Gas stations provide toilet facilities for customer use, as well as squeegees and paper towels for customers to clean their vehicle's windows.

In some regions of America and Australia, many filling Gas stations have a mechanic on duty, but this practice has died out in other parts of the world.

Many filling Gas stations have integrated convenience stores which sell food, beverages, and often cigarettes, lottery tickets, motor oil, and auto parts.

In much of Europe, including the UK, France and Germany, Gas stations operated by large supermarket chains usually price fuel lower than stand-alone Gas stations.

Individual stations are unlikely to sell gasoline at a loss, and the profit margin—typically between 7 and 11 cents a US gallon —that they make from gasoline sales is limited by competitive pressures: a gas station which charges more than others will lose customers to them.

Some television and radio Gas stations compile pricing information via viewer and listener reports of pricing or reporter observations and present it as a regular segment of their newscasts, usually before or after traffic reports.

In most countries, Gas stations are subjected to guidelines and regulations which exist to minimize the potential of fires, and increase safety.