This is a true story, so read it carefully. On April 24,
2008, I stopped at a Kangaroo BP gas station, located at
1325 Main Street , Cartersville , GA. My truck's gas gauge
was on 1/4 of a tank. I use the mid-grade, which was priced
at $3.71 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes
somewhere around 14 gallon's to fill it up.
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 truck to see if it was being spilled.
It was not. Then it showed 17 gallons had been pumped. It
stopped at almost 18 gallons. This was very strange to me,
since my truck has only an 18 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.
Here is how to check a pump to see if you are getting the
right amount:
Whichever grade you are using, put EXACTLY 10 GALLONS in
your tank, then look at the dollar amount, if the dollar
amount is not EXACTLY 10 times the price of the fuel you
have chosen, then the pumps are rigged. In my case as I said
the mid-grade was $3.71 9/10 per gallon, my dollar amount
for 10 gallons should have been $37.19. If I had only check
the pump. It doesn't matter where you pump gas, please check
the 10 gallon price. If you do find a station that is
cheating, contact the Georgia Agriculture Department, and
direct your comments to Tommy Irvin, Commissioner. In other
states contact proper authorities.
We need to put a stop to this outrageous cheating of
customers. The gas companies are making enough profits at
honest rates.
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