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"2 to 6 CENTS TICK OFF" BEFORE THE GAS PUMPS
April 28, 2008 7:15 AM
According to the ASSOCIATED PRESS, Bob Wolfram, a 54 year old engineer, paid for two more gallons of gasoline than his tank holds. A test done later on that pump in Davenport Iowa showed it wasn't quite that bad, but Wolfram was the victim of an apparently common occurrence, a worn out gasoline pump "CHECK VALVE." According to the article the "check valve" is supposed to "make sure the GAS FLOWS AT THE SAME TIME THE PRICE METER STARTS." But worn out valves, or ones that work sporadically, are hard to catch because there aren't enough inspectors able to spend enough time at each station to make sure the pumps are working correctly.
And even when the inspectors do there jobs, the AP says "TESTS BY LOCAL REGULATORS ALLOW A PUMP TO CHARGE AS MUCH AS 6 CENTS MORE THAN THE GAS DELIVERED IN A FIVE-GALLON TEST..."
C. Todd Godlewski, the director of a New York county bureau of weights and measures told the AP, "EVEN ONE PENNY on the amount of petroleum pumped annually or weekly at a station would be SEVERAL THOUSAND GALLONS OF FUEL and add that up. If you have a meter that is costing a customer, IT ADDS UP QUITE A BIT." He goes on to say that he's found "PUMPS OFF BY AS MUCH AS 3 TIMES THE 6 CENT THRESHOLD." His county will be tracking pump problems this year in an effort to learn just how bad they are.
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2 to 6 cents isn't the only thing ticked off by this.
Posted by: Deep Release | Apr 28, 2008 9:09:28 AM
"And even when the inspectors do there jobs, the AP says..." - I belive it's, when the inspectors do "their" jobs...
Posted by: Phil | Apr 28, 2008 12:08:46 PM
Gas stations need to switch back to the antique gravity fed pumps that have the glass cylinders with gallon markers so you what you're paying for.
Posted by: mcc | Apr 28, 2008 12:16:17 PM
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