Quote Originally Posted by Motortrend View Post
While diesel is not as flammable as gasoline, there is the chance of spilling and the associated mess and smell.
There's that possibility, yes. But in the last 9+ years doing it, I've never been that unlucky. Them attendants are skilled enough to eyeball it without spilling a drop.

Also, my car is a daily driver, so by the time I've driven a few KM after topping-up, the fuel would've gone down the filler neck several inches.

To substantiate that claim:
My 1GD Diesel engine, running at idle, consumes anywhere between 0.7 to 1.3 Liters per Hour (L/Hr) of Diesel fuel... depending on where the A/T shift lever is or what the A/C compressor is doing. So, I can compute that letting it idle for just 5 minutes would've consumed between 58mL to 108mL of fuel. And to reiterate, that's just pure idling. In reality though, I would've likely been driving that 5 minutes so the engine would've used up more fuel.