Disabled car fuel refilling

[Merelass]

I have a disability Berlingo, and I needed to fully refuel for a long journey, so I filled it with diesel until the pump went click. When I went into pay, the attendant pointed out that fuel was coming out from the rear of the car, and it was quite a lot. So much the garage did not want me to drive off and covered the fuel with sand. After ten minutes or so it stopped leaking. Start Rescue came out and could not find anything amiss, but only from what he could see. He mentioned that he seemed to remember that because of the changed configuration of the fuel tank and pipes, that disability Berlingos did not like being filled to the top, and this could possibly be why, and advised me to get it checked on a ramp. Has anyone heard anything about problems like this when refilling a disability car ? Would appreciate any advise, thank you.

[evdama]

Most cars have an overflow pipe but that's for when you go over the rim
The fact that it stopped and the rescue guy couldn't find anything is reassuring for short term.
I'd get it checked out
Fill the tank beforehand.

[danieldemain]

You probably overfilled the fuel tank I had a C3 that did that if I overfilled the tank fuel came out of the breather pipe underneath.

[brodfather11]

I fill my WAV Berlingo until it clicks and it has never leaked out like yours.

Its the first I've heard of this and don't think its anything to do with the way the tank and pipework is fitted. If this is common thing then there would have been a recall . Cant have berlingo leaking fuel over the forecourts because of someone over filling their tank. Possibly a breather pipe loose or popped off

Ass Evdama says get it checkeed out.

[LukeC]

Better to be safe and get it checked. I'm not in a WAV, but, I go until the pump clicks, and don't top up further like some other people do, even when I did, I've never had an issue with fuel running out somewhere else.

[shtu]

Possibly a breather pipe loose or popped off

That would be my first guess. Something in the filler neck area that's cracked\broken\popped off.

[PAULRYAN52]

we've got a wav and fill it until it stops and never had a problem, I've never heard of what you got told

[Didicoy steve]

I have a 2013 WAV, modified with a 30 litre diesel tank. When I fill up past click, and often click several times. More, Almost to the point of over flowing down the paint work. I’ve also noticed a leak underneath the vehicle. It’s happened a few times. But stopping just before total overfill, I don’t get this problem if the vehicle is unladen. With having a dropped floor. A custom fuel tank fitted on the inside, near side rear. Both filler pipe and breather pipe are custom made/fitted and rerouted to tank. Overflow pipe also goes out underneath the vehicle. I’ve noticed it more when the vehicle is under weight of electric wheelchair etc.

[DavidM]

We have a 2016 Berlingo Multispace XTR BlueHDI 100 WAV.
It’s a GM Coachworks conversion.
We’ve had it since new.

I’ve never noticed any issue with fuel leakage on filling.
I tend to fill until it clicks.
And sometimes beyond that to ‘round it up’.

Never had any issue.