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This is true. It happened three weeks ago somewhere in Pomona on our way to Pechanga Casino. The pump should have totaled $68 (and change). When the receipt was printed, she checked and it was $77 (and change).

She got mad, went inside the store, asked for a calculator and let them do the math. They refunded her. She told them that if they cheat, they had better be prepared to make it right. Normally, her husband would skip printing the receipt. Not her. Plus, we no longer balk at large totals because the per gallon price is so much higher than it used to be.

We saw on the news the other night that this is happening everywhere.

Brian pumped exactly one gallon of gas. The price did not match the cost of one gallon. It was higher. He went inside, complained, and got a refund. The fact that the clerks inside don’t hesitate, says a lot, too.

There is also a number on each pump that you can call to complain specifically about that pump or that station.

This is a true story, so read it carefully:

I stopped at a BP gas station in Georgia. My truck’s gas gauge was on 1/4 of a tank. I use the mid-grade, which was priced at $3.719 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere around 14 gallons 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 on the pump. It stopped at 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 pump is rigged.

In my case, as I said, the mid-grade was $3.719 per gallon; my dollar amount for 10 gallons should have been $37.19. I wish I had checked 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 state Agriculture Department, and direct your comments to the Commissioner; the info is on every gas pump.

 



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