Today, I filled up my company car with my own debit card, instead of my fuel card. It was the last £40 I had for the month. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I took my partner’s car to fill with gas because mine was in the shop. Out of habit, I put diesel into the tank. We discovered it three hours later; the tow bill ate my weekly budget, the mechanic sighed through the repair estimate, and I spent the evening on hold with roadside help. FML
Today, when paying for gas, I realized I'd forgotten my wallet back home. After a moment of panic, I managed to remember my card number. I paid, blowing the cute cashier's mind, and drove away, before my car started sputtering and slowed to a crawl. I'd used the wrong fuel. FML
Today, I went to the gas station, paid the clerk, and drove off without pumping any gas. FML
Today, I stopped at the gas station to fill up my tank and get some snacks. I paid the cashier, then got back into my car, totally forgetting to pump the $50 worth of fuel I'd just prepaid for. Too bad I didn't realize until my car came to a sputtering stop about a mile down the road. FML
Today, I spent £107 filling wife's car up with fuel. When I get home she says "don't forget we have to fill my car up at Tesco at the weekend". "I've already done it at Asda earlier" I say. "You stupid dumb idiot" she says, "I wanted it filled up at Tesco so I could get Clubcard points". FML
Today, I DoorDashed after work to make money for gas because I spent all my money on test prep. My tank is almost empty but I made enough to buy a full tank to get me to work. Turns out the DoorDash card does not work at the pump and I have to wait a week for it to deposit. I'm currently counting coins. I get paid monthly. FML
Today, I live in a world where I work 50 hours a week, and yet after paying all necessary bills, eating one meal a day, and only drinking water from the tap, I am £130 pounds poorer than last week, all because I had to use my credit card and increase my debt to buy petrol and pay the gas bill. FML
Today, I was so engrossed in a phone call that I drove off without pumping gas after I'd prepaid $50. FML
Today, I pulled into the gas station to fill up only to realize I had forgot my wallet. By the time I went home, got it, and came back, the price had gone up eleven cents. FML
Today, I was at the gas station with my grandma. After I slid her card and began to pump, I convinced her that it was a lot easier and more convenient to pay at the pump with your credit card instead of paying inside. She yelled as I realized I went $20 over what she had to spend. FML
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Top comments
lunar999 23
Can't you just tell the company and they'll give it you back under expenses?
Silentshdw13 22
Keep the receipt and keep track of the mileage. You should be able to receive your money after letting them know about that error and proving it was for the company car.
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Comments (44)
juggalo2 22
Why would your debit card be in the front of your wallet or even accessible if your account is essentially empty? It's not like you were able to make impulse buys anyway.
bapbap_fml 15
I did that once but I just explained it to the gas station cashier and they reversed the charge on my card and charged my fleet card.
corky1992 33
Keep the receipt and have them reimburse you? That's what my boyfriend does if he accidentally does that.
LordVaper 14
Reimbursement? Just claim it back
Lars93 18
a full tank is only 40 ? in my country a full tank is about €56.-
Maedusa 9
In OP's defense, I get paid every Thursday and that money STILL doesn't cut it for me or more than half my friends after bills and expenses.. And we make 12.60/hr.
radiocaf 29
Hey at least our fuel prices have dropped, even better if your company car is a diesel... also, this FML is local to me, that's humbled me for some reason.