10 Safety Tips to Follow While Refuelling Your Car

Ensuring safety while refuelling is vital to preventing potential fires or fuel spills. Following proper procedures helps reduce risks to yourself, others, and the environment.

Ensuring safety while refuelling is vital to preventing potential fires or fuel spills. Following proper procedures helps reduce risks to yourself, others, and the environment.

Children are safer outside the vehicle during refuelling. Fuel vapours are toxic, and children might not be able to respond quickly enough in an emergency.

Children are safer outside the vehicle during refuelling. Fuel vapours are toxic, and children might not be able to respond quickly enough in an emergency.

Disabling the engine removes the potential for ignition caused by sparks or heat and prevents the vehicle from inadvertently moving during refuelling.

Disabling the engine removes the potential for ignition caused by sparks or heat and prevents the vehicle from inadvertently moving during refuelling.

Yes, using a cell phone at the fuel station can create a spark, which, in rare cases, can cause a fire or explosion. Consider stepping outside the petrol pump if you need to use your cell phone.  

Yes, using a cell phone at the fuel station can create a spark, which, in rare cases, can cause a fire or explosion. Consider stepping outside the petrol pump if you need to use your cell phone.  

To prevent fire hazards, always ensure the engine is off, do not use electrical devices such as cell phones, avoid smoking or lighting a match, and clean up fuel spills as soon as possible.

To prevent fire hazards, always ensure the engine is off, do not use electrical devices such as cell phones, avoid smoking or lighting a match, and clean up fuel spills as soon as possible.

Be aware and secure your belongings within the vehicle to avoid theft. Also, ensure that you lock the car in case you need to go outside the pumping area or visit the washroom. 

Be aware and secure your belongings within the vehicle to avoid theft. Also, ensure that you lock the car in case you need to go outside the pumping area or visit the washroom. 

If you leave the fuel cap open, pull over and fasten it immediately. Fumes could be released from an open fuel cap, causing possible leaks or fire.

If you leave the fuel cap open, pull over and fasten it immediately. Fumes could be released from an open fuel cap, causing possible leaks or fire.

Returning to your vehicle can cause a build-up of static electricity, which can potentially cause a fire. The best practice is to remain outside the vehicle during refuelling.

Returning to your vehicle can cause a build-up of static electricity, which can potentially cause a fire. The best practice is to remain outside the vehicle during refuelling.

Yes, overfilling the gas tank can break the vehicle’s vapour recovery system and lead to fuel spills, which are bad for the environment. Always stop after the pump clicks off.

Yes, overfilling the gas tank can break the vehicle’s vapour recovery system and lead to fuel spills, which are bad for the environment. Always stop after the pump clicks off.

If you see a fuel leak, stop the refuelling process, inform the staff at that gas station, and do not use any electronic devices. In the case of a significant leak, evacuate and call emergency services.

If you see a fuel leak, stop the refuelling process, inform the staff at that gas station, and do not use any electronic devices. In the case of a significant leak, evacuate and call emergency services.

Avoid getting petrol/diesel on your skin. In case it accidentally does wash it off immediately with soap and water. 

Avoid getting petrol/diesel on your skin. In case it accidentally does wash it off immediately with soap and water. 

Make sure the engine is off before refuelling. Mobile phones and any electronic devices can generate static electricity, so avoid using them near the fuel pump. Be careful not to overfill the tank, as it can lead to spillage and a fire hazard.

Make sure the engine is off before refuelling. Mobile phones and any electronic devices can generate static electricity, so avoid using them near the fuel pump. Be careful not to overfill the tank, as it can lead to spillage and a fire hazard.

Park and turn off your engine before filling up. Ground yourself by touching something metal, such as your car keys or door handle. Securely close the fuel cap and wipe the area to ensure no fuel remnants are left after refuelling is complete.

Park and turn off your engine before filling up. Ground yourself by touching something metal, such as your car keys or door handle. Securely close the fuel cap and wipe the area to ensure no fuel remnants are left after refuelling is complete.

Always stand by the pump as the vehicle is being refuelled, and never leave it unattended. Ensure that the nozzle is in properly. If you spill fuel, clean it immediately and alert the station attendant to avoid causing a fire.

Always stand by the pump as the vehicle is being refuelled, and never leave it unattended. Ensure that the nozzle is in properly. If you spill fuel, clean it immediately and alert the station attendant to avoid causing a fire.

Never smoke or light a flame anywhere near the fuelling area. Don’t re-enter your car during the refuelling process, as this can generate static electricity, which can ignite any fuel vapours. Also, never overfill the fuel tank; this causes spillage and increases the fire risk.

Never smoke or light a flame anywhere near the fuelling area. Don’t re-enter your car during the refuelling process, as this can generate static electricity, which can ignite any fuel vapours. Also, never overfill the fuel tank; this causes spillage and increases the fire risk.