... other place is that it will amost certainly have fire extinguishers to tackle a very small blaze, but this is far outweighed by risk of igniting all the fuel in the underground tanks. Even the residul amount in the hoses of the pumps could do some serious damage. a friend of mine had a leaking fuel tank which he only discovered after filling up ( he paid then noticed his car was ...

... that a petrol station about the worst place to ditch your car if it's caught fire. I suppose the only benefit over any other place is that it will amost certainly have fire extinguishers to tackle a very small blaze, but this is far outweighed by risk of igniting all the fuel in the underground tanks. Even the residul amount in the hoses of the pumps could do some serious damage.