CITY OFFICIALS FIND 227 RIGGED GAS PUMPSBy IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON and TOM NAMAKO, NY Post
Drivers who fume about being cheated at the pump aren't just blowing hot air.
A city crackdown on gas pumps rigged to charge more for less gas ahead of the holiday weekend led to the shutdown of 227 pumps in the Big Apple, officials said.
One reason for the sweeps was a 40-percent increase in complaints from drivers, who were quick to call authorities this year when they thought they weren't getting their money's worth of fuel.
The Department of Consumer Affairs also usually does pump enforcement sweeps in the days leading up to summer holidays.
Almost all of the 227 pumps -- which weren't dispensing the right amount of gas that drivers paid for -- are already back up to code, said the Department of Consumer Affairs.
The agency, which checked 1,800 gas stations and 12,000 pumps in the past year, said that 98 percent of the pumps aren't cheating consumers. It also said the average gas price in the city is $2.81 for a gallon of regular.
4 comments:
What will really keep down the gouging is a combination of joblessness and lousy weather. Fewer of us will be on the roads, so fewer pigeons to pluck.
how about a list of these scumbags?!?!?!?!?
IF PEOPLE ARENT TOO LAZY TO USE THIER HEAD OR EVEN A CALCULATOR TOO CHECK U WOUNDT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS SOO DONT BLAME THE STATIONS FOR YOUR STUPIDITY
Singh said...
IF PEOPLE ARENT TOO LAZY TO USE THIER HEAD OR EVEN A CALCULATOR TOO CHECK U WOUNDT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS SOO DONT BLAME THE STATIONS FOR YOUR STUPIDITY
I generally dont whip out my calculator to perform equations while pumping my gas to make sure i'm not getting cheated.
How about being honest from the get go instead of trying to skim a few dollars from customers who patronize a gas station in good faith? Thats like blaming the old lady who gets her purse snatched instead of the criminal.
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