Wouldn't be many folk left who even remember that multi-brand petrol servo sites even existed, now.
A bit before my time. But as I lived in a rural area, I do recall those old style bowsers outside the local shop and garage. We never used them, as we had a truck deliver all of our fuel and oil to the farm in bulk.
The last multi-brand site in Melbourne I recall was in East Burwood, and it lasted well into the 1980's before it went to monobrand!
Yeah, there was a significant price advantage in being a 'bulk delivery customer', back a while. Even for some townies.
The builder who lived across the road from me in the 1970's had an underground tank under his driveway, and a mounted Macnaught hand pump next to it. That was just so he could get bulk pricing on petrol to run his work utes.
Great yarn there about the mystery diesel.
