How To Avoid Getting
Cheated At The Gas Pump
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I usually buy all my gas at Sam's Club, but always get receipts
wherever I have to get fuel. Often, I will pump exactly ONE GALLON and
check the pump pricing before continuing the fill up, and even then, I
am aware of how much fuel I should get within a couple of tenths of a
gallon from experience.
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This happened to friends awhile ago somewhere in Pomona on their
way to Penchant. The pump should have totaled $68.00 (and change).
When the receipt was printed, and they checked it was $ 77.00 (and
change). The woman got mad, went inside the store, asked for a calculator and
let them do the math. They refunded her the difference after she told them that if they
cheat, they had better make it right. Normally, her husband would skip
printing the receipt, but not her. We saw on the news the other night that
this is happening everywhere.
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Another friend pumped exactly one gallon of gas. The price did not match the cost of one gallon. It was higher. He went inside and complained, and got a refund.
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There is also a number on each pump that you can call and complain.
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I stopped at a BP gas station in GA. My car's gas gauge showed almost empty. I used the mid-grade, which was priced at $3.71 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere around 14 gallons to fill. When the pump showed 14 gallons had been pumped, I began to slow it down. Then, to my surprise, it went to 15, then 16. I even looked under my car to see if it was being spilled. It was not.
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Then it showed 17 gallons on the pump. It stopped at 18 gallons. This was very strange to me, since my car only has a 15 gallon tank. I went on my way a little confused, then on the evening news I heard a report that
1 out of 4 gas stations had calibrated their pumps to show more gas had been pumped than a person actually got.
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Here is how to check a pump to see if you are getting the right amount:
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Whichever grade you are using, put EXACTLY 1 (one) GALLON in your tank, then look at the dollar amount. If the dollar amount is not EXACTLY the price of the fuel PRICE ADVERTISED, then the pumps are rigged.
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In my case, as I said, the mid-grade was $3.71 per gallon; my dollar amount for 1 gallons should have been $3.71.
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I wish I had checked the pump. It doesn't matter where you pump gas, please check the 1 gallon price. If you do find a station that is cheating, contact the state Agriculture Department, and direct your comments to the Commissioner, the info is on the gas pumps.
Another friend pumped exactly one gallon of gas. The price did not match the cost of one gallon. It was higher. He went inside and complained, and got a refund.
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There is also a number on each pump that you can call and complain.
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I stopped at a BP gas station in GA. My car's gas gauge showed almost empty. I used the mid-grade, which was priced at $3.71 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere around 14 gallons to fill. When the pump showed 14 gallons had been pumped, I began to slow it down. Then, to my surprise, it went to 15, then 16. I even looked under my car to see if it was being spilled. It was not.
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Then it showed 17 gallons on the pump. It stopped at 18 gallons. This was very strange to me, since my car only has a 15 gallon tank. I went on my way a little confused, then on the evening news I heard a report that
1 out of 4 gas stations had calibrated their pumps to show more gas had been pumped than a person actually got.
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Here is how to check a pump to see if you are getting the right amount:
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Whichever grade you are using, put EXACTLY 1 (one) GALLON in your tank, then look at the dollar amount. If the dollar amount is not EXACTLY the price of the fuel PRICE ADVERTISED, then the pumps are rigged.
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In my case, as I said, the mid-grade was $3.71 per gallon; my dollar amount for 1 gallons should have been $3.71.
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I wish I had checked the pump. It doesn't matter where you pump gas, please check the 1 gallon price. If you do find a station that is cheating, contact the state Agriculture Department, and direct your comments to the Commissioner, the info is on the gas pumps.
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In
some cases, they even have counterfeit Department of Agriculture
stickers to put on the pumps when they re-calibrate. The State seldom
physically inspects the pumps as it is very labor intensive, so it often
goes overlooked for months or years.
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