Just saw this while getting gas. Why is it illegal to get less than 4 gallons?

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What happens if you try to fuel a vehicle with a tank smaller than 5 gallons, for example a typical small motorbike?

Just spray the rest on your car, the ground, or whatever. It's like having fun with the water hose!

I saw a guy filling a Home Depot bucket at the Arco earlier today. Now I'm wondering if it's because of something like this.

Once I saw a guy filling up a plastic grocery bag while smoking a cigarette. I often wonder what he was doing

Or they were just taking it home to store. Which, y'know, will likely result in that gas eating the plastic bucket in a couple weeks because gasoline is incredibly good as a solvent.

Nothing. But you might not fall within the legally required accuracy, so maybe you're overpaying very slightly.