Getting Gas, watch the pumps carefully.
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.
Please don't delete this until you have sent it to all people in your address book. We need to put a stop to this outrageous cheating of customers. The gas companies are making enough profits at honest rates."
This was emailed to me by a friend from church. I don't know who the original poster was, but it does sound very possible.
"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.
Please don't delete this until you have sent it to all people in your address book. We need to put a stop to this outrageous cheating of customers. The gas companies are making enough profits at honest rates."
This was emailed to me by a friend from church. I don't know who the original poster was, but it does sound very possible.
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I know of one gas station in Katy where they pumps are wrong too. I called and complained but unless others do too, you are out the money and they don't do anything.
So people...call your state person if this happens to you. We need to all work together at this!Posted 04-29-2008 at 12:27:56 PM by JANE4girls
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It is insane that they would want to rip us off even more, but that how it has become.Posted 04-29-2008 at 09:33:36 PM by mom2Isaac - You would think with all the camera phones.. someone could take a pic of a $0.00 sale, then a pic of the price per gallon hanging on the signs, then pump the 10 gallons, take a pic of the discrepancy then send it to the state rep, the gas company you purchased it from and any local news stating this is going on. It will raise a raucus and get things moving.Posted 04-30-2008 at 02:33:30 PM by CouponingMama
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Hummm...will have to check that out at the pump...thanks for the heads up. Gas prices suck as it is without getting ripped off further!
$3.25 a gallon in Wyoming...still low compared to other states but it still hurts the pocketbook nonetheless.Posted 04-30-2008 at 04:35:53 PM by queenofthehivemomof5 -
A few did this in Florida about 10 years ago. Every since then I check! It does happen. Here in florida we have a phone number to call posted right on the pump. It's really sad that with all of the money they are making that they have to resort to this too! Thanks for the heads up!Posted 05-03-2008 at 05:39:21 PM by lharrington7
