Credit card fuel

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33928, 22 August 1975, Page 11

Credit card fuel

Unmanned petrol stations have been in experimental use in Sweden for three years, and are expected to appear in other parts of the world before long. At the Swedish stations, cars driving into the station operate a photo-electric cell, which sets off recorded music to greet the customer. The customer then places a credit card in a machine, selects the grade of petrol he wants, aqd taps out his individual code number on a push-button console. The pump then delivers the p"‘rol. A safety device built into

London show The London Motor Show will be held at Earls Court this year from October 15 to October 25. It will be the diamond jubilee show: because of breaks during the world wars, it is now 72 years since the first' London motor show was held. The organisers say that this year's show will include more new models than any show for 10 years.

the system guards against the use of stolen credit cards. The code number is not shown on the card, and tapping out a wrong number on the push-buttons results in the machine keeping the card, arid not delivering any petrol.

Simulator gift A car simulator which tests injured drivers’ reaction times, reflexes and muscle strength has been designed and developed by a group of electronic apprentices in Crawley, Sussex. By the use of coloured flashing lights, the simulator can evaluate varying degrees of reaction time and is ideal for testing drivers recovering from' serious crash injury, a stroke or operation. It can help doctors to decide how soon it is safe for the patient to start driving again. The unit is the brainchild of the five apprentices with the M.E.L. Equipment Company. It has now been given to Crawley Hospital’s physiotherapy department.