Modern Myth no.1 Mobil (handphone) Phones Blow up Petrol Stations
If you wish to upset a UK 
It perhaps does not help the situation when I laugh at them
and point out it is a myth. 
Signs that say switch off your Mobil phone when driving onto
a petrol station forecourt are ignored by 99% of the car driving population and
yet the same people still believe in the myth that a phone is a danger.
Youtube Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjrkwxMhc4s
Why is the use of mobile phones at petrol stations prohibited?
Escrito por Angela Bernardo, 26 de febrero de 2014 a las 18:00
One of the most widespread myths is the danger of using mobile phones at service stations. What does science have to say about the real risk of explosions or fires caused by their use?
One of the things that we should do, but often forget to do, is turn off our mobile phones when we are at a petrol station. This is what article 115 of the General Traffic Regulations says, which literally prohibits “keeping the engine, lights, as well as electrical systems such as the radio or devices that emit electromagnetic radiation turned on”.
According to Traffic regulations, the latter case would apply to mobile phones. At this point, we all know that these devices are low-power radio-frequency transmitters (between 450 and 2700 MHz), with a peak power value that ranges between 0.1 and 2 watts. Can they really have an impact in a petrol station?
As explained in Naukas, the two greatest dangers related to the use of mobile phones are the possibility of explosion or fire. Could something like that happen if you keep your phone turned on at the petrol station? Science says no, because these devices emit very little energy (less than 1 W/cm2).
The only way that a mobile phone could generate a spark at a petrol station would be due to a defective battery, which is unlikely and could also occur in the case of the car’s own battery. While the possibility is remote, there is a low risk that an explosion could occur from the gases that are emitted by the hose and not from the fuel.
The truth is that the use of mobile phones is probably more dangerous as a source of distraction than as the possible source of an explosion. According to a report from the Petroleum Equipment Institute, there are no documented incidents at petrol stations related to fires or explosions caused by the use of mobile phones.
In short, the scientific evidence does not support the hypothesis that these devices cause serious accidents. However, you should remember that using mobiles at petrol stations can also result in people being run over, carelessness with the car and other pedestrians, etc. For this reason, using them at service stations is not recommended, and you can also avoid a possible 90 euro fine.
"This is why you shouldn't use a mobile phone at a petrol station" .... LOL ..... SORRY NOT CAUSED BY A PHONE
Exploding petrol stations exposed
as a mobile myth
Mobile phones do not cause petrol stations to explode. There is no evidence that a mobile phone has ever caused an explosion at a petrol station anywhere in the world, AMTA Chief Executive Officer, Chris Althaus, told radio MMM.
MMM has a regular segment that exposes myths.
Mr Althaus said an investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau in 2005 had found there were 243 reported incidents around the world between 1993 and 2004 of incidents of fires starting in petrol stations.
He said although the fires were claimed to have been caused by mobile phones, experts had subsequently found that not one of the incidents was associated with telecommunications equipment. Instead, many of the reported fires were ignited by the discharge of static electricity from the human body.
Mr Althaus told MMM that the amount of radio frequency energy emitted from mobile phones is too low to cause a spark that could ignite petrol.
He said Shell UK Oil had assessed the risks of a radio frequency spark from mobile phones in 1991 and had found that mobile phones did not represent a meaningful hazard. By far the greatest hazard, apart from smoking and striking matches, was the car.
The British Institute of Petroleum in 2003 said that the risk posed by mobile phones as a source of ignition is negligible.
Mr Althaus said petrol was flammable and it was important that people were not distracted by using their mobile phones at petrol stations and concentrated on the task at hand.
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