Not all cars have that. I’d also say that there’s nothing “unfortunate” here - except that all gas pumps aren’t set up to pump from either side.
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People who live in NJ? I only know of ONE gas station in a 30 mile radius of me where someone pumps the gas for you.
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The battery plug is behind the side marker on my Tesla Model 3. Bump into it and it pops open.
Also, why do you have this need to treat everyone else badly?
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Up until a couple years ago the farm store had full service. Then they were bought out and the pumps removed. Everyone on their own now. I have one car on the left and one on the right and yes once in a while have to get back in and change sides.
But yes on this thanksgiving day, I am very thankful regardless of short gas hoses.
I got it a lot, growing up. You could call it “tough love” lol!
Basic stuff I learned on my own to do:
- Balance check book
- Launder clothes (I never said folding!
) - Check car fluids
- Maintain tire pressures without relying on garages, gas stations, or even the info on my instrument panel
etc
I naturally assumed most other people also knew how to do.
That–IMO–is not a satisfactory answer to the question posed by @jtsanders .
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I’m sorry you don’t find it satisfactory.
Back to topic.
I agree with @VDCdriver. The answer was evasive. I think you understood what I meant.
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Years ago I had a 1976 Impala with the filler behind the rear license plate. 25 gallon tank, 12 mpg!
Gas tank filler opening behind the license plate?
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You must be much younger than most of the people in this forum, because that type of placement for the gas filler was commonplace in the '60s & '70s, chiefly on GM products, but also on some other makes.
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Yep, you grabbed the top of the plate and pulled down. Spring loaded. With the nozzle in the filler it kept the plate down.
Yep, on my 81 olds diesel, that’s where I hid my spare key. It quickly got covered in grime so was not easy to see. Needed it at least once too.
… until the spring snapped, at which point the license plate was no longer readable. I saw a LOT of examples of that type of situation when I manned the pumps at the Citgo station.
The other US makes that utilized that type of gas filler placement wisely decided that it made more sense to pull the plate up in order to access the filler. Even if the spring snapped, the plate would remain in its proper position.
Not just GM, the only one I can definitely remember was 62 Fords, we had a customer that wanted it topped off all the way each week.
I think Robert would be SOL if he needed to refuel a 56 Chevy.
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We had a 1964 Cadillac Series 62 4-DR hardtop. The gas filler was behind the pull-down license plate holder in the back. I learned to drive in that car. Loved it.
For Robert’s edification:
GM’s great engineering advance 
circa 1955-1958 was the hidden gas filler. This was how they did it on the Oldsmobile:
Cadillac:
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Those gas fillers behind the license plates were a pain at the gas station - they were prone to kicking back gas when the nozzle would shut off, spilling some, to the annoyance of the customer.
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I noticed that problem when I worked part-time as a gas station attendant as a teenager.
Yeah, but most of my cars had the filler neck 2ft off the ground under the rear bumper. You’d have to be a contortionist to see the filler neck if the plate hinged upward. No winners in that case 