This is England’s last ever street-side petrol station… and it is still going strong.

The single-pump filling station is attached to a shop front on the High Street of the small market town of of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire.

It was established in the 1930s and almost a 100 years later it is still being used by drivers.

An attendant fills up customers’ cars using the hoses, which are connected to booms that swing out over the footpath. 

‘The world has moved on but we are still doing things the old fashioned way and get lots of customers every day,’ said Keith Storr, whose uncle bought the shop in 1958.

‘It’s completely normal for residents but when holidaymakers and visitors see it they are really surprised and it’s quite a talking point.

The single-pump filling station is attached to a shop front on the High Street of the small market town of of Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire

It was established in the 1930s and almost a 100 years later it is still being used by drivers

An attendant fills up customers’ cars using the hoses, which are connected to booms that swing out over the footpath

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‘Lots of locals use the pump as it’s very convenient, we’re always busy.’

The shop dates back to the 1930s when it sold cycles and motorcycles, along with petrol, which today costs £141.90 for unleaded and £149.90 for diesel.

Mr Storr’s uncle, Kenneth Storr, worked in the shop and took it over in 1958, when he also started selling general hardware and spare parts.

When he retired in 2004, Keith took over the business and Storr’s now sells general hardware and DIY items.

There were once more than 40,000 filling stations in the UK, but today there are only around 8,000 left.

And as recently reported, drivers left previous after fuel from the pumps at a major supermarket were ‘contaminated’ and is causing their cars to ‘break down’.

Several people claimed they have experienced problems with their vehicles after buying unleaded petrol last year at a Morrisons in Knight Road, Strood, Kent.

They were left fuming, claiming they are hundreds of pounds out of pocket after filling up their cars with fuel that has damaged them.

Mr Storr’s uncle, Kenneth Storr, worked in the shop and took it over in 1958, when he also started selling general hardware and spare parts

David Abernethy, 64, said he put £65 in his Range Rover at around 5pm on Wednesday, September 25 and noticed something wrong the next morning.

He said: ‘I had a physio appointment so I tried to start my car up and it just didn’t want to start.

‘There was about 30 seconds of rumbling noises which I thought was unusual but after I was on the road it seemed to be okay.’

Mr Abernethy drove 15 minutes to his appointment and then back again but he says the car was still not working properly.

Then he saw on social media that other motorists had been having similar issues after filling up at Morrisons.

Earlier in the year, the supermarket announced all its petrol stations had been taken on by another company, Motor Fuel Group (MFG).

David Abernethy, 64, says he put £65 in his Range Rover at around 5pm on Wednesday, September 25 and noticed something wrong the next morning

David got a sample of the fuel which he says was a ‘third water’

Several people claim they have experienced problems with their vehicles after buying unleaded petrol last week at Morrisons in Knight Road, Strood, Kent 

David said he tried to contact MFG without success.

He added: ‘I didn’t use my car all day Friday and rang them again on Monday because my wife couldn’t get to work, but I didn’t get through.

‘I ended up ringing the AA who came out on Monday and drained 65 litres of fuel out of my car.’

David asked for a sample of the fuel which he says was ‘a third water’.

He added: ‘It cost me £360 to get it drained.’

‘The AA then advised me to fill up with unleaded premium which I did for £90 – so in total this has all cost me more than £500.

‘The mechanic showed me all the water in the bottle and said there shouldn’t be that much in the system.

‘I don’t normally fill up there, it’s just unfortunate I was in the Morrisons car park at that time.’

A Morrisons spokesman said: ‘We don’t own or operate the petrol sites anymore – they are all managed by MFG’.

MFG was contacted for comment.