Man foolishly takes all of his cars to pay pump thinking it would cost £1

A UK motorist was left feeling seriously red-faced after mistakenly believing it only cost £1 to pay at the pump in his local petrol station.

Unless you’ve been living off-grid for the past couple of years you’ll be well aware that we’re struggling through a cost of living crisis.

Everyday household essentials are no longer as cheap as we remember them and we’re all familiar with the pain of watching our weekly shopping bill creep higher and higher.

One of the biggest and most painful costs for most Brits is the price of fuel, with Go Compare reporting that it currently costs around £79 to fill up your tank.

Which is why one man decided to take advantage after erroneously believing there was a £1 offer at his local petrol station.

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.

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.

Sometimes things are just too good to be true. (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.