Trusted Petrol Pumps in Bangalore

nitrous · 24th February 2006, 16:50

The BPCL outlet on the Old-madras road under the cable-bridge is a state of the art thief.

Asked him to fill my tank-up, he fills 300 Rs worth fuel and shows it keeping the pump nozzle inside the tank. I repeat to him "FULL TANK". Without resetting, he again fills it till the brim.And surprise surprise, he's asking 300 bucks extra claiming he reset the counter. I was PI$$ed.
I wanted to give those guys a good dosage.But, my friend urged me not to be violent in a different state. :(

ajmat · 24th February 2006, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

The BPCL outlet on the Old-madras road under the cable-bridge is a state of the art thief.. :(

Owned by a notorious IAS officer turned MLA

adit1329 · 24th February 2006, 21:27

cauvery outlet at lalbagh west gate, he has been there for years and his fuel is good.

the worst is DG petrol bunk in bsk-III stage ring road (owned by you know who) sells adulterated fuel mixed with kerosene...

rkg · 25th February 2006, 13:30

hi!
i have been filling my bike from koramangala Bp outlet for long. it seems to be ok. but i got more milage from BPCl outlet below the double road/mission road flyover. it happened thrice. all the three times my bike gave me around 70 per litre where as i never got more than 63-64 form koramangala COCO out let. ofcourse iam not filling from either of them now as they do not fall in the way.

s0uljah · 26th February 2006, 18:44

I hate Gojer's Petrol Station at cantonment circle... they tend to always fill short.

We have an account with a petrol bunk near RT.agar (Hd.Deve Gowda Road), "Lakshminarayan and sons" I think.

I always fill Premium full tank, Decent mileage.

shazikon · 26th February 2006, 20:51

The best Gas i have filled are from Cauvery service station right in front of Lalbaugh and BP factory outlet in Fazzer town the same road as the Fazer town police station..I prefer BP to other brands..
BTW.. is there any pump selling 93 octane fuel in Bangalore.. ever since 97 octane fuel has arrived, most have stopped selling 93 oct..

Vicki_Rau · 27th February 2006, 00:27

Tank up on diesel (they have only one grade) at the shell pump on Vittal Mallya road. No problems.
However, here are some bad ones :-
1. Pumps near Byapanhalli Police station (Old Madras Road), IOC outlet in KR Puram and Large outlet near RTO office Indiranagar all use the usual con of 2-3 guys crowding you - cap saar+how much saar and not zeroing the meter properly....so guys take care.
Heres an interesting background story about the Shell pump on Old Madras Road :-
The outlet opened in Sept. 05 and since I use only Shell diesel, was thrilled at the prospect of a outlet nearer home.
Pulled up my Innova and asked for diesel, the attendant pulled the nozzle for unleaded petrol and poked it into the fuel port.
Nearly died of heart failure.
The guy told me that the wrong tank had been filled with diesel, as this was a new outlet and that there was nothing to worry about.
This was amazing for a world class organisation like Shell.
Anyway, this outlet has been closed after operating for only 1-2 weeks.
If it reopens, all you Indiranagar/Old Madras Road guys, better sniff the nozzle (ha ha!) and only than fill up.

s0uljah · 27th February 2006, 19:41

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Originally Posted by Vicki_Rau

Pulled up my Innova and asked for diesel, the attendant pulled the nozzle for unleaded petrol and poked it into the fuel port.
Nearly died of heart failure.
The guy told me that the wrong tank had been filled with diesel, as this was a new outlet and that there was nothing to worry about.

PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

werfish · 28th March 2007, 19:11

Guys,
Could we update this list ..
Most of the HP bunks storing Turbo Diesel seems good...Any comments..??

deep_bang · 28th March 2007, 21:51

I usually tank up normal diesel in Shell bunk on West of chord road or the IOC in St Marks road. I found both to be equally good. Also I always use the auto cut off while refuelling - the IOC bunk seems to fill a little more fuel than the shell. So, IOC might help increase the range a little bit.

I always get down from the car while filling up as it is very easy to cheat. One good thing about Shell is, they specifically tell you to look at the zero mark.

I find that while i am refuelling my bike, there aer many times, i was almost cheated. Especially where some petrol was already filled on one vehicle and the same is continued from there on a different 2 wheeler.

However, on my car, I have never faced such an isue till now.

n_aditya · 29th March 2007, 10:27

Here's where i fill up.

1. Bharat Petroleum - Malleswaram 8th Main 19th Cross. Close to my place and fuel quality is also good. Used to supply bad fuel years back when petrol costed ten bucks a liter. Now since a couple of years his fuel quality has drastically inproved.

2. Shell - Lavelle Road - 99% of the time.

3. Shell - Hosur Road - Whenever I am enroute to Chennai.

4. IOC - St. Marks road (India Garage and next to the Ol' British Library Bldg.)

Above list is NOT in order of preference though.

Oops i almost forgot, the BP bunk at Nehru circle (seshadripuram) and IOC at the next junction after nehru circle is also equally good.

condor · 29th March 2007, 10:48

IOC pump near Banashankari Temple & Bus Stand is a KSFCSC [State govt] operated bunk. Have found this place to be good. It is open 24 hrs..

Only complaint is that if I go late nights, he says premium fuels are not available.

theMAG · 29th March 2007, 10:54

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Originally Posted by condor

IOC pump near Banashankari Temple & Bus Stand is a KSFCSC [State govt] operated bunk. Have found this place to be good. It is open 24 hrs..

Absolutely right - good fuel quality and slightly cheaper prices too. Know this as I used to fill bike petrol there during biking days.

But for my car its always - the emphasis on "always" - Shell regular at primarily Mysore Road pump (before BHEL) - closest to my house, else any other Shell I come across (there's 6 in BLR).

abhilashvk · 29th March 2007, 11:07

Shell when I am in Bangalore....Mostly from Vittal mallya Road. En route to Calicut - Shell on Mysore Road.

redrage · 29th March 2007, 11:44

Shell on Mysore road is really good.... Been filling up regularly from there , getting a good mileage of 12-13 Kmpl on esteem on Super unleaded.

24th February 2006, 16:50	#31
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 317 Times View My Garage	The BPCL outlet on the Old-madras road under the cable-bridge is a state of the art thief. Asked him to fill my tank-up, he fills 300 Rs worth fuel and shows it keeping the pump nozzle inside the tank. I repeat to him "FULL TANK". Without resetting, he again fills it till the brim.And surprise surprise, he's asking 300 bucks extra claiming he reset the counter. I was PI$$ed. I wanted to give those guys a good dosage.But, my friend urged me not to be violent in a different state. :(
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24th February 2006, 21:27	#33
adit1329 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 346 Thanked: 3 Times	cauvery outlet at lalbagh west gate, he has been there for years and his fuel is good. the worst is DG petrol bunk in bsk-III stage ring road (owned by you know who) sells adulterated fuel mixed with kerosene...
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25th February 2006, 13:30	#34
rkg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 593 Times	hi! i have been filling my bike from koramangala Bp outlet for long. it seems to be ok. but i got more milage from BPCl outlet below the double road/mission road flyover. it happened thrice. all the three times my bike gave me around 70 per litre where as i never got more than 63-64 form koramangala COCO out let. ofcourse iam not filling from either of them now as they do not fall in the way.
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26th February 2006, 18:44	#35
s0uljah Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 2,222 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	I hate Gojer's Petrol Station at cantonment circle... they tend to always fill short. We have an account with a petrol bunk near RT.agar (Hd.Deve Gowda Road), "Lakshminarayan and sons" I think. I always fill Premium full tank, Decent mileage.
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26th February 2006, 20:51	#36
shazikon BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 391 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	The best Gas i have filled are from Cauvery service station right in front of Lalbaugh and BP factory outlet in Fazzer town the same road as the Fazer town police station..I prefer BP to other brands.. BTW.. is there any pump selling 93 octane fuel in Bangalore.. ever since 97 octane fuel has arrived, most have stopped selling 93 oct..
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27th February 2006, 00:27	#37
Vicki_Rau BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 88 Thanked: 5 Times	Tank up on diesel (they have only one grade) at the shell pump on Vittal Mallya road. No problems. However, here are some bad ones :- 1. Pumps near Byapanhalli Police station (Old Madras Road), IOC outlet in KR Puram and Large outlet near RTO office Indiranagar all use the usual con of 2-3 guys crowding you - cap saar+how much saar and not zeroing the meter properly....so guys take care. Heres an interesting background story about the Shell pump on Old Madras Road :- The outlet opened in Sept. 05 and since I use only Shell diesel, was thrilled at the prospect of a outlet nearer home. Pulled up my Innova and asked for diesel, the attendant pulled the nozzle for unleaded petrol and poked it into the fuel port. Nearly died of heart failure. The guy told me that the wrong tank had been filled with diesel, as this was a new outlet and that there was nothing to worry about. This was amazing for a world class organisation like Shell. Anyway, this outlet has been closed after operating for only 1-2 weeks. If it reopens, all you Indiranagar/Old Madras Road guys, better sniff the nozzle (ha ha!) and only than fill up.
	() Thanks

28th March 2007, 19:11	#39
werfish BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 170 Thanked: 128 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Guys, Could we update this list .. Most of the HP bunks storing Turbo Diesel seems good...Any comments..??
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28th March 2007, 21:51	#40
deep_bang BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore / Boise Posts: 830 Thanked: 1,006 Times	I usually tank up normal diesel in Shell bunk on West of chord road or the IOC in St Marks road. I found both to be equally good. Also I always use the auto cut off while refuelling - the IOC bunk seems to fill a little more fuel than the shell. So, IOC might help increase the range a little bit. I always get down from the car while filling up as it is very easy to cheat. One good thing about Shell is, they specifically tell you to look at the zero mark. I find that while i am refuelling my bike, there aer many times, i was almost cheated. Especially where some petrol was already filled on one vehicle and the same is continued from there on a different 2 wheeler. However, on my car, I have never faced such an isue till now.
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29th March 2007, 10:27	#41
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,244 Thanked: 2,926 Times View My Garage	Here's where i fill up. 1. Bharat Petroleum - Malleswaram 8th Main 19th Cross. Close to my place and fuel quality is also good. Used to supply bad fuel years back when petrol costed ten bucks a liter. Now since a couple of years his fuel quality has drastically inproved. 2. Shell - Lavelle Road - 99% of the time. 3. Shell - Hosur Road - Whenever I am enroute to Chennai. 4. IOC - St. Marks road (India Garage and next to the Ol' British Library Bldg.) Above list is NOT in order of preference though. Oops i almost forgot, the BP bunk at Nehru circle (seshadripuram) and IOC at the next junction after nehru circle is also equally good.
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29th March 2007, 10:48	#42
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,410 Thanked: 14,805 Times View My Garage	IOC pump near Banashankari Temple & Bus Stand is a KSFCSC [State govt] operated bunk. Have found this place to be good. It is open 24 hrs.. Only complaint is that if I go late nights, he says premium fuels are not available.
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29th March 2007, 11:07	#44
abhilashvk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore/Calic Posts: 367 Thanked: 32 Times View My Garage	shell... Shell when I am in Bangalore....Mostly from Vittal mallya Road. En route to Calicut - Shell on Mysore Road.
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29th March 2007, 11:44	#45
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 553 Thanked: 106 Times	Shell on Mysore road is really good.... Been filling up regularly from there , getting a good mileage of 12-13 Kmpl on esteem on Super unleaded. Last edited by redrage : 29th March 2007 at 11:46.
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