Petrol Free On A Courtesy Car Or Not?
By Gudheart
@gudheart (12659)
December 16, 2015 6:54am CST
I had to get a courtesy car today as my Mini (which I named Millie) had to go and get some slight body work done. The courtesy car is also a mini but a sport version and although the car came with 30 liters of petrol, they stated that they expect us to return it with the petrol refilled!
The thing is I only just filled my Mini with petrol before I had to give it to mini garage to get it fixed. The issue with the car is the Mini garages fault for not fixing the body work before they sold me the car, so it is not my fault.
I therefore think they should have at least supplied the petrol for free and not expect me to refill the petrol for them!
What is your experience with this?
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9 responses
@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
17 Dec 15
I suppose that you're really only replacing the petrol you would have used anyway, so you shouldn't really be losing out?
@Auntylou (4262)
• Oxford, England
16 Dec 15
I think most would charge, though if they failed to supply what you were promised in the first place then you might argue the case.
The point is that a courtesy car is given so you are not carless,but if you were driving your own car you would have used fuel anyway
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@FibroGodess (540)
• United States
16 Dec 15
My experience has always been that I had to replace the f bringing it back.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
17 Dec 15
Courtesy cars here require you to fill the tank back up to full when you return the courtesy car. 
I think it's only fair because when your car is in the shop ~ they won't be driving it. And, if they do it won't be many miles just around the block maybe only to make sure everything is good ~ but in this case it's just body work so just around the parking lot to park your car when it's done only so not much fuel will be used. If you had to get maybe alignment and rotation, they would drive it down the street to test..
I think it's only fair because when your car is in the shop ~ they won't be driving it. And, if they do it won't be many miles just around the block maybe only to make sure everything is good ~ but in this case it's just body work so just around the parking lot to park your car when it's done only so not much fuel will be used. If you had to get maybe alignment and rotation, they would drive it down the street to test..
@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
17 Dec 15
Is that what you had to do before returning it.
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
16 Dec 15
I've had a few and it normally is that you bring it back with the same level of petrol you picked it up with.
As long as they aren't driving your car you won't lose as you'd have had to use the same amount of petrol in your own car.
in a way you're gaining as the wear and tear is going on to their car.
also the S version is a way better drive than the other minis
...I used to be a bit of a mini fanatic...or a fanatic about minis!!
...I used to be a bit of a mini fanatic...or a fanatic about minis!!