What is the Correct side for fuel filler?

[TopCat]

It has dawned on me that (obviously) cars that were conceived as RHD from the outset have their fuel fillers on the opposite side from those that were originally conceived as LHD models.

So our Nissan Pathfinder and my MG (both conceived as RHD models) have their fuel fillers on the left hand side.

Whereas what I would call heavy German Metal has the fuel fillers on the right hand side.

So What I hear you cry!

We all tend to place the car to be fueled up closest to the fuel nozzle for fear of scratching the paintwork.

Well what this means in practice is that seems to be a shorter queue for fuel in England the further south one travels- if we are in the Nissan or MG, because most drivers in the affluent south have the heavy German Metal -or Fords made in Good old Holland.

But in Inverness - which we have reached in the snow the opposite seems to be the case- with a far longer queue for Japanese/ Korean /British makes than the Europeans- ie cars with LHS fillers outnumber those with fillers on RHS!

I am sure that it is upon such minute observations that significant deductions may be made...............

over to you!