The term “gas station” is frequently used in Canada and the United States, where petrol is known as “gasoline” or “gas”. The term “gas bar” is also mostly used in some regions of Canada. The whole English-speaking world uses the widely known forms such as “petrol pump” or “petrol station”. In the United Kingdom people still usually use the single noun “garage” despite the fact that the majority of those petrol pumps do not have special services which could justify this description.

Likewise, all petrol stations in Australia pass by the name “service station” (or “servo”). In Japanese English, it is called a “gasoline stand”. In Indian English, they also generally use the common term “petrol pump”. In some regions of America, where the term “filling stations” is quite popular, stations have a mechanic on duty, but this is uncommon in other areas of the world.