Don't waste your money | Gas station do's and don'ts | Business

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — As warmer weather puts more drivers on the highway, that means gas stations will be busier as well.

No one likes pulling into a gas station with no room for more cars.

Consumer Reporter John Matarese shows us some fill-up do's and don'ts, so you don't waste your money.

Ever pull into a gas station and all the pumps are taken? Worse, half the people are inside the store!

That tops our list of gas station don'ts.

Gas stations can be a frustrating place. Cars are everywhere, you can't get to the pump you need, and they just raised the price right before you got there.

"I saw them last night on my way home, I am working evening, and I saw them jumping up last night. You said, 'oh no I gotta fill up?' Yup, and I am too late!"

But to help ease those filling up frustrations, the car site "Jalopnik" recently posted "The Unbreakable Rules of the Gas Stations."

Among them:

No parking at the gas pump: if you need to spend 10 minutes in the store, move your car to a parking spot.
Spill something, say something: don't leave a big gas spill for someone to step in after you. Plus, it's dangerous.
Don't block a second fuel pump: it's so frustrating when someone doesn't pull up far enough and takes up two pumps!

And from the "doesn't that stink" file, safety rules that many people ignore.

1. No smoking.

2. Turn the engine off.

3. Don't jump back into the car during fill up as you could make a static spark.

4. Don't hog the counter deciding which lottery tickets and cigarettes you want. Know what you want before you go inside.

Bottom line, have some courtesy for fellow drivers and that way you don't cause a problem, and you don't waste your money.

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