Short supply of fuel at Shell outlets in Bangalore

bottle · 9th May 2007, 23:02

i faced this issue in chennai too, but they had a guy right at the entrance of the bunk warning ppl that regular was not available

Godfather · 10th May 2007, 04:53

Yes.. I have also see this happening.. Though Diesel was available they were turning away all the petrol cars.. All the vehicles i could see in the station were Diesel vehicles..
ANd this was on Lavelle road shell station.. So i guess that There actually should be a shortage for all the petrol pumps to behave this way...

Godfather

theMAG · 10th May 2007, 10:15

Benny,

Yesterday 9-5 saw me tank-up my usual Shell regular from the Tumkur Road outlet next to RNS - no problems whatsoever. And to date, I have not come across the situation you've faced even once - and I always fill up with Shell regular.

benbsb29 · 10th May 2007, 10:44

Mahesh,
Guess you were lucky.

I just hoep this is a temporary thing, as my car and bike after tasting Shell would curse me for feeding them on anything else. And yes, i too stick with Shell regular. First time i went in for premium was during this shortage.

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OT: @benbsb29: are you working for SLI?

Yes, I work for SAP Labs.

Godfather · 10th May 2007, 23:53

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

I just hoep this is a temporary thing,

Yep... Hopefully this has ended.. Saw a Unmarked Tanker (Usual in Shell Petrol Stations) Filling up the tanks around 7:30 in the evening.. This was at Lavelle road station.

Godfather

esteem_lover · 11th May 2007, 00:25

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

as my car and bike after tasting Shell would curse me for feeding them on anything else. And yes, i too stick with Shell regular. First time i went in for premium was during this shortage.

Hey benny, try feeding them KF premium, they might just love you even more.

benbsb29 · 11th May 2007, 10:06

OFF-TOPIC :

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Hey benny, try feeding them KF premium, they might just love you even more.

E_L : Your witty one-liners are making me laugh out loud in office!! I now face the risk of being labelled 'crazy', which has been in the waiting for some time now.

vvrchandra · 11th May 2007, 10:27

I too faced the same problem in Hyderabad Shell fuel station(Near Ameerpet) also. Just 2 days back, when I went to fill petrol for my NHC ZX, at 2315 hrs, they informed me that there is no stock of petrol and it will arrive the next morning.

When I went the next afternoon, I was told that they do not have petrol and only have diesel. The reason they attributed is that there is some transporation problem.

Godfather · 11th May 2007, 21:42

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Originally Posted by vvrchandra

When I went the next afternoon, I was told that they do not have petrol and only have diesel. The reason they attributed is that there is some transporation problem.

All over in Bangalore now.. Shell stations are functioning to maximum capacity.. There was actually a line of cars outside the station waiting to tank up.

Godfather

Vid6639 · 11th May 2007, 21:50

have been to 2 shell pumps today. filled in my car at lavelle road bunk then in my friends car at bunk close to rns.

both of these had no shortage.

had a very weird incident at the shell close to rns. we had just taken friends Estilo from service and drove to the bunk to top up. We told him full tank so he just kept it on auto and went off. we werent paying that much attention to the pump as it would auto cut off. or so we thought!!! the damn sensor failed and the fuel gushed out. we were covered in fuel as well as the side of the car and floor. the guy came running and says sensor fail. paid 3 litres lesser than the meter reading and left.

I guess something else which can go wrong at the bunk.

Godfather · 11th May 2007, 21:53

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Originally Posted by vid6639

the damn sensor failed and the fuel gushed out. we were covered in fuel as well as the side of the car and floor. the guy came running and said sensor fail.

..Thats shocking..No wonder they ask to switch off the car, and mobiles.....Its also a good thing you dont smoke..

Godfather

msdivy · 11th May 2007, 22:05

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Originally Posted by Godfather

..Thats shocking..No wonder they ask to switch off the car, and mobiles.....Its also a good thing you dont smoke..

Godfather

Not sure how mobiles can trigger fire.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...tml#post150444

Vid6639 · 11th May 2007, 22:08

the batteries are responsible for the spark. If any lose contact they result in spark. especially during a call when current consumption is highest.

hence they advise to switch the phone off.

kartikkumar · 11th May 2007, 23:08

Call me a cynic if you will, and I know I will get shouted at by the millions for this, I have to ask if the "addiction to Shell" is more a distaste for HP,IOC or IBP rather than a quality issue. I have yet to find scientific reason to be convinced that Shell is qualitatively better than other fuels, having a direct link to improved peformance and efficiency of a vehicle. More a placebo effect don't you think??

Kartik

esteem_lover · 12th May 2007, 00:19

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

E_L : Your witty one-liners are making me laugh out loud in office!! I now face the risk of being labelled 'crazy', which has been in the waiting for some time now.

Hey, that crown belongs to the ELF.

On a serious note, i dont understand this affinity towards shell. i tried using shell petrol & i dont see any difference whatsoever except for the fact that the service attendants there know how to suck up to a customer. ever watched 'Pretty woman' ? did you see how Richard Gere makes those sales people to suck up to the whore (vivian) ? does that mean so much to all of you ?

9th May 2007, 23:02	#16
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 274 Times View My Garage	i faced this issue in chennai too, but they had a guy right at the entrance of the bunk warning ppl that regular was not available
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10th May 2007, 04:53	#17
Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,387 Thanked: 70 Times View My Garage	Yes.. I have also see this happening.. Though Diesel was available they were turning away all the petrol cars.. All the vehicles i could see in the station were Diesel vehicles.. ANd this was on Lavelle road shell station.. So i guess that There actually should be a shortage for all the petrol pumps to behave this way... Godfather
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10th May 2007, 10:15	#18
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Benny, Yesterday 9-5 saw me tank-up my usual Shell regular from the Tumkur Road outlet next to RNS - no problems whatsoever. And to date, I have not come across the situation you've faced even once - and I always fill up with Shell regular.
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11th May 2007, 10:27	#23
vvrchandra BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Vijayawada-AP Posts: 353 Thanked: 223 Times	I too faced the same problem in Hyderabad Shell fuel station(Near Ameerpet) also. Just 2 days back, when I went to fill petrol for my NHC ZX, at 2315 hrs, they informed me that there is no stock of petrol and it will arrive the next morning. When I went the next afternoon, I was told that they do not have petrol and only have diesel. The reason they attributed is that there is some transporation problem.
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11th May 2007, 21:50	#25
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,727 Thanked: 43,461 Times View My Garage	have been to 2 shell pumps today. filled in my car at lavelle road bunk then in my friends car at bunk close to rns. both of these had no shortage. had a very weird incident at the shell close to rns. we had just taken friends Estilo from service and drove to the bunk to top up. We told him full tank so he just kept it on auto and went off. we werent paying that much attention to the pump as it would auto cut off. or so we thought!!! the damn sensor failed and the fuel gushed out. we were covered in fuel as well as the side of the car and floor. the guy came running and says sensor fail. paid 3 litres lesser than the meter reading and left. I guess something else which can go wrong at the bunk. Last edited by Vid6639 : 11th May 2007 at 21:56.
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11th May 2007, 22:08	#28
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,727 Thanked: 43,461 Times View My Garage	the batteries are responsible for the spark. If any lose contact they result in spark. especially during a call when current consumption is highest. hence they advise to switch the phone off.
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11th May 2007, 23:08	#29
kartikkumar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore...not Bengaluru Posts: 214 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Call me a cynic if you will, and I know I will get shouted at by the millions for this, I have to ask if the "addiction to Shell" is more a distaste for HP,IOC or IBP rather than a quality issue. I have yet to find scientific reason to be convinced that Shell is qualitatively better than other fuels, having a direct link to improved peformance and efficiency of a vehicle. More a placebo effect don't you think?? Kartik
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