What Do I Do If I Get This Job?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Personally, I think it has absolutely nothing to do with sparks etc. It might just be another urban myth here, but i've heard that there is a small chance of them interfering with the pumps, giving you free petrol - something I'm sure they are much more worried about than their garages exploding - these are insured after all.
Saying this though, I think there's about as much chance of this as a phone actually interfering with a plane's navigation system - zilch. They just want the phone turned off because they're annoying!