Fuel door

[Rushy67]

When filling up my car today i had trouble opening the fuel door.
Eventually with my other half lifting the lever i managed to prise the door open to refuel.
I pushed the the little lock button in/out a few times and when stopping at my destination i tried the lever and door opened as it should
Is there any maintenance i should be doing to avoid problems with this in the future?
The lever doesn't feel as if it has any resistance to it when it is pulled upwards.

[Ardent]

Not some thing that comes up.

A squib of wd40/gt85 around the visible bits?

[Gaz mr-s]

More common for the hinge to get dry & it gets difficult to open.

[Call the midlife!]

It doesn't have a cold air induction set up behind the battery does it by any chance?
I put one on mine previously and the ducting to the side vent fouled the fuel flap hinge so it didn't move freely.

[Rushy67]

Thanks for the replies , will give it a good spray with WD40 on hinge etc

[steveash]

Mine had seized when I bought it (probably been sitting for a while) and had to be freed up with WD40. I've had no problem since.