Man's Fuel 'Bargain' Blunder at Tesco Leaves Him Red-Faced

Updated 13:41 29 Sep 2026 GMT+1Published 11:14 16 Aug 2024 GMT+1

A man filled up four cars, thinking he was spending £4 at Tesco

A man was left feeling a little embarrassed after he mistakenly believed it would cost him just one quid to fill his car with fuel at his local petrol station.

In things we wished would be true in light of the recent fuel price increases and potential rationing, a bloke seriously misread some signs.

However, can you blame him? With the cost of living crisis making each shopping bill creep higher and higher by the week, and now fuel becoming like gold dust, anyone would jump at the chance to get more petrol for less.

But this Brit ended up red faced after thinking a £1 offer at his local petrol station was a deal of a lifetime.

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It's safe to assume that it wasn't the case.

Mike thought he'd struck gold at his local Tesco petrol station. (Facebook/Mike J Ind)

Back in 2022 DJ Mike J Ind thought he’d struck gold when he rocked up to his Tesco pay at pump station to spend £10 on fuel – only to see he’d been charged £1 after driving away.

Not wanting to waste any time, Mike drove back round and filled his car up again and was surprised to see that he was once again only charged £1.

He then decided he would return to fill up the other two cars at home and, not wanting anyone else to miss out, shared the bargain find with his friends.

Writing on Facebook, Mike said: "So thought it was my lucky day today as put a tenner of fuel in and noticed it only took £1 on my card so went back round and filled it right up. Again just a £1 taken. Went home and swapped cars over and filled that up and another £1 so filled the last car up and another £1. Thinking it was my lucky day and 3 cars full for £4 so put it on a couple of chats I am in letting people know."

However, Mike's bubble was soon burst as someone pointed out that the bargain didn't exist.

Unknown to Mike, when using the Tesco pay at pump station, £1 is deducted from your account with the rest of the balance being deducted at a later date.

Unfortunate for Mike, who undoubtedly felt the blow when his £1 transactions added up to form a total of £40.

His bubble was soon burst (Facebook/Mike J Ind)

But Mike was quick to see the funny side as he wrote: "What a w***er I am. Thought it was too good to be true. Never get anything in life for free and I don’t know how I managed to get this far in life."

Mike wasn't the only person to be fooled by the £1 charge, with several commenters admitting they'd have fallen for it as well.

One user wrote: "Something I'd do tbh."

While another said: "If I didn't know I for sure would've done this."

However some people couldn't understand how Mike had made the mistake, with one user writing: "How the hell did you get through life till now, just wow."

Mike was not offended by the comment, however, and instead chose to keep poking fun at himself.

He thought the fuel was a quid (Getty Stock Images)

Updating his Facebook profile picture to an edited picture of him at a petrol pump, Mike wrote: "Me at Pump 6 today thinking I was getting a bargain tank of fuel for a £1. Was so happy."

No doubt Mike will tread carefully the next time he comes across a bargain, because sometimes an unbelievable deal really is unbelievable.

Featured Image Credit: Facebook/Mike J Ind

Topics: Cars, Cost of Living, Driving, Facebook, Tesco