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The habit of filling up to a certain monetary value is decades old, dating back to when all transactions were done with cash.

"Topping off" your car could cost you up to £500 in repairs

Customers who spend over a certain amount will be treated to a voucher to use at petrol stations

CCTV shows the family car being doused in petrol and set alight just feet from a gas mains

Experts have weighed in on whether 'topping off' is actually worthwhile

People spending £40 in the store this week can bag as voucher which will get them a discount on their petrol or diesel

At best you are wasting money, at worst you could cause £500 of damage

New Delhi The government has put off by one month the levy of an additional Rs 2 per litre excise duty on petrol and diesel that is not doped with ethanol and bio-diesel in a bid to give the industry more time to implement the measure.

The Shell garage on Seafield Road in Leith has been entirely cordoned off by the emergency services, with the petrol station currently closed to the public.