A WOMAN has been left stunned after learning she had been filling her car with gas incorrectly the entire time.
A TikTok user was left amazed after finally discovering how useful the little clip on the gas nozzle could be.
Kate Steiner, who’s on the social media platform under the name k8steiner, posted her confession under the caption: “Only took 34 years to figure this out”.
In the video, which quickly went viral and racked up over a million views, Steiner reveals that she finally worked out what the little clip on the gas pump nozzle was for.
In it, she shows a gas pump that pans over to the nozzle, which is running using the hold-open clip.
For drivers across the US, this handy clip can be found on virtually all gas pump nozzles, and works by allowing customers to pump the gas without holding down the hand lever.
Many viewers couldn’t believe Steiner took so long to figure out how to use it.
One wrote: “I had to come to the comments to even figure out what you meant by ‘this’.”
Another commented: “I can’t imagine not doing this, I’ve been driving for 10 years and don’t think I’ve ever stood at the car holding the thing.”
And a third added: “I’ve never not used it. How do you know when to stop if you’re pumping manually?”
This comes as a fuming driver revealed he managed to fix an issue with his car himself for just $50 after being quoted $8,600 by a dealership.
TikTok user Earl, who’s part of Texas-based rock band Earlshreds, took a break from posting about music to reveal what he described as “one of the biggest scams in the automotive industry.”
In the video, Earl reveals he took his Toyota to a dealership in Humble, Texas, after it started “shifting rough” and displaying the check engine warning.
Hoping to get the issue fixed, he took the Toyota truck to a local dealership, but was horrified by the price of $8,600 for the repairs.
This is when it appears Earl decided to take matters into his own hands, managing to fix the problem himself – spending just $50 “in fluid and parts” and manually changing out the car’s transmission fluid.
Elsewhere, drivers have been warned that parking fines in a major downtown area will rise at the beginning of next year.
Residents living in Knoxville, Tennessee, will see a number of citations increase from January 2025, and rise further if they fail to pay them after 10 days.
According to Knox News, violations such as parking in a fire lane or near a hydrant will now increase from $25 to $35, and rise further to $44 if left unpaid within 10 days.
Furthermore, fines for all other violations, such as not feeding a meter or parking in a no-parking zone, will now be $25, rising to $34 if they are not paid within 10 days.
First announced last month, it comes as the city is working to cover the deficit it incurs on downtown garages and street parking,.
Raising citations is just one of several suggestions made by a firm the city hired.
