Locking fuel filler cap - UK

Hi,
I've just taken delivery of a used 2006 Peugeot 407 Exec [automatic,
diesel]. Its done 17,500 miles & is only 11 months old.
My only gripe is that much to my surprise it doesn't have a locking
fuel filler cap. In fact the one it has appears to be faulty. It is in
two parts & doesn't tighten up properly.

I don't see any locking fuel filler cap listed in the 407 accessories
booklet.

Any suggestions please/

David

 

Does it possibly have a fuel flap that locks with the car doors?

 

Yes the flap does lock with the doors.
The cap itself was faulty as it didn't screw down properly. I took it
back to the dealer this am and they replaced it on the spot. I was
pleased about that of course but surprised that it wasn't spotted when
the vehicle was filled with fuel prior to collection.

David

 

<cynic mode>
It probably was spotted. They were just hoping you wouldn't or didn't want
to make a fuss.

</cynic mode>

--
Malc

If you're swimming in a creek
And an eel bites your cheek
That's a moray

 

Yes, you are probably correct. However the sales place is only 2
minutes away & I retired 11 years ago when I was 51 so I have all the
time in the world to complain about things.

The sales guy explained to me in some detail that he was only getting
£35 commision on the sale because the windscreen price was wrong in
the first place. [I was a wee bit sympathetic but he did say that his
basic was £12,000 pa & commission could be £3,000 per month which I
thought was not bad in the circumstances]

On my first visit [without the wife] he had dropped the price by £500
very quickly, which took me by surprise. On my return visit [with the
wife] I pushed for a further modest reduction and he indicated that he
would seek that from his manager. They then discovered that the
initial windscreen price [ & the price shown on the internet site]
already included the £500 reduction. They showed me all the figures on
their database so it did look like a genuine clerical error. Who
knows?
Consequently they would not budge any further on the price but agreed
to a tank of fuel & mats. The sales guy did the fuelling at the
handover & interestingly I later found out he had only filled it to
3/4!! Perhaps spotting the faulty filler was just too much!!

The sales guy was a wee bit disgruntled with his company. They had
just been told that the commissions were being cut - again. Even tanks
of fuel had to be shown on the sales invoice.

David