A petrol station, known as a gas station in the United States, was a station where one bought petrol for their cars.
In an alternative timeline, a woman named Maria worked at a petrol station near Bannerman Road in 2008. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)
When Sylvia Noble tried to get her father Wilfred Mott on a macrobiotic diet in 2009, he would sneak off and buy pork pies at the petrol station, and leave the wrappers in the car. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)
While they were on the run during Miracle Day in 2011, Gwen Cooper went to a petrol station to buy food, but all they had was crisps. (TV: Dead of Night)