COLCHESTER-A NEWLY OPENED POST PAYMENT SELF SERVICE FILLING STATION

COLCHESTE· R

A nevvly opened post-payment self-service filling station

The original installation dates back many years and comprised two petrol pumps situated within a showroom compound of only twelve feet frontage. Both pumps were adjacent to a public footpath and involved the use of swing arms over the pavement for filling cars on a congested road with a parking prohibition.

The previously existing premises, showrooms and installation were demolished and the new one completed within three months. The new forecourt extends to some 80 feet and all petrol sales are dispensed off the highway.

The forecourt layout shown uses six Wayne pumps, adapted to the post-payment self-service system. It enables eleven cars on the forecourt at one time with six pumps in constant use.

A motorist can refuel his vehicle himself with whichever gra?e of petrol he chooses, the amount he takes being registered both on the petrol pump and in the control room shown in the foreground.

The motorist can communicate to the supervisor direct by means of a two-way microphone/speaker situated at t~e top of each pump. By using this equipment the supervisor can also mstruct the motorist on how to use the pump. A master switch operated by the supervisor will p_reve':1t or _halt any or all sales should any dangerous s1tuat10n anse.

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