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Saw another link here about cheap air compressors, given how often most motorists pump their tyres it is probably a lot cheaper to go to Sainsbury's petrol station.
Other petrol stations and supermarkets charge from 20p to £1, so FREE is cheap. Warning as it is cheap there is often a queue of cars and vans wanting to pump up their tyres.
Other petrol stations and supermarkets charge from 20p to £1, so FREE is cheap. Warning as it is cheap there is often a queue of cars and vans wanting to pump up their tyres.
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Edited by a community support team member, 5 February 2018
112 Comments
sorted byThe turnover of these Supermarket Petrol stations is eye-watering and offering free air for car tyres is almost guaranteed to save at least one life, by more cars having the correct tyre pressure.
Charging for this just shows how petty and selfish big business has become regards society as a whole.
This does cost for businesses to buy a compressor then there's the maintenance of this compressor, the running costs, that compiled with the miss use, wear and tear and vandalism you can understand why most garages charge a small amount for the use of these. I would guess that they make nothing from this, at most they break even charging 20p a time. One could argue it's safety related, which I agree that it is, but it's not the responsibility of the garage to subsidies the running of our cars or their responsibility to ensure that the tyres are to the correct pressure. It's the owners responsibility, pumps can be had for less than £10, if this is that important from a safety perspective then everyone should buy a pump and have one in their boot. I'm not saying that this isn't a good find (Sainsbury's have always offered free air) to make people aware but the comments saying that all garages should offer this free need to be thought through regarding the cost to the businesses hence why most charge a very small fee. Should garages also offer free light checks and replace your bulbs free of change if they're not working?
So this is useful to know, and voted hot. Not sure why others think everyone should already know about this‽
"Esso" There's your problem. I genuinely didn't know people still use them because of how expensive they are
Hmm, I'm not sure about that. Surely it's our responsibility to put a safe vehicle on the road. Or do you expect free lights, cleans, wipers, etc?
A pump, either foot pump or one that plugs into the cigarette lighter generates air to pump tires up which by that means that you CAN carry air round with you.
Not where I am it isn't. A sample of one does not make a useful survey!
If we are doing deals like this then I'm about to become a HUK Jedi ... Free tap water, free Sand at the beach... Free hand driers!!
Come on, we can do better!
This country is bulit on greed only
Because they are charged for at most other places. Is a deal only a deal if it is temporary?
Like saying tap water is free, perhaps, but without a series of pipes and a tap, that water is useless to you.
It's great that sainsburys are offering this for free but I can totally understand why a business would not want to fork out thousands for a machine and make nothing from it.
There do seem to be a few adult toy offers as we approach Saint Valentine's Day; perhaps you could offer a freebie or two.
News to me and I never go to our local Sainsburys cos the Tesco / Morrison battle in the next town results in cheaper petrol.
Not to mention the cost to maintain that air compressing equipment etc.
No need for a cheeky ask, air is free to everyone when you spend £15 or more on fuel at Morrisons. (There's a sign on every other pump at my local)
Well, it won't be long before the Government's start charging the average layman in the street for actual free air, given half a chance?. :-(
Total Recall anyone ... lol.