Is it illegal or dangerous to use a mobile phone at a petrol station? [Video]

FILL UP & GO apps now let drivers pay for their fuel without having to leave the car.

But just how safe is it to use your phone apps at a petrol station – especially given all the warning posters plastered on pumps?

BP’s BPme and Shell’s Fill Up & Go apps allow drivers to pay for fuel at the push of a button without having to queue up inside petrol station.

Motorists simply need to pull up to a pump and log in to the app, then confirm the pump number and their payment method – and their device’s location services will pinpoint which petrol stations they are at.

Then they just refuel as normal, and will receive a confirmation of the complete transaction once they return to their car.

But the apps have raised questions about whether we should really be using our phones so close to flammable fuel.