Petrol station question?

-i was at the petrol station yesterday getting diesel, i was behind a lorry who pulled away so up i went to get diesel in my car, the numbers were getting near 拢10 when i tried to stop the diesel (拢10 is all the money i have in the world) i motioned to the assistant there was a problem she didn't stop the pump, instead she walked out and it was then we realised there was a 2p stuck in the nozzle to hold the lever. if i'd taken the nozzle out of the car there would have been diesel everywhere, all over the car, the forecourt and myself. altogether it came to 拢40.50 and i have to pay the extra 拢30 which i don't think is fair as it wasn't my fault it was jammed. does anyone have any advice as to what i should do? i spoke to the manager who said i have to pay at some point (he's also my boss, i work in the supermarket), although he was sympathetic he pointed the blame at me even though it wasn't my fault someone had jammed the damn thing.. any help please??Sounds like you have a reasonable boss. He is not forcing you to pay on the spot. At some point you would be putting more fuel in your car, so it is not going to waste. Since it seems that you are on a tight budget, you should ask your boss to let you pay on a schedule similar to your average fuel usage. So lets say you average 拢10 a week on fuel. Arrange to pay him 拢10 a week for the next three weeks. I think they will understand and agree to such an arrangement.
the nozzle should have a clip thing for lorry drivers so they don't have to stand with there their hand on nozzle but for some reason the garages always remove these .when tank is full it will shut off the pump .i think its the fault of the garage for removing the clip and making the lorry driver use a coin .then again lorry driver should of removed said coin
The fuel went into your vehicle, it belongs to you. Your boss is being reasonable, and you just won't have to fill again soon.
if it were joe soap ( member of public) the argument would go that they will refuse to pay.. ergo the Fuel ( even though was a mistake) has to be paid for or returned. answer will be t o suck fuel back out or get payment for.

a lot of larger supermarkets etc often absorb losses over mistakes on pricing. this however come sunder a different category as fuel duty has to be paid etc and it isn't a mistake on pricing.

ideal solution would be for a meeting half way ,compromise at paying for half the fuel . since you work there this option won't be given to you . and I would simply ask for time to pay as it clearly was not your fault.