Das Fraud...True?? False??

[Brindee]

Oooops! I'm NOT trying to speak German! I meant Gas Fraud!:tongue_smilie:

 

I got this e-mail today. Just wondering what you guys think.

 

This is a true story, so read it carefully.

 

On April 24, 2008, I stopped at a BP gas station in 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 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, and 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, and

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. 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--info is on the gas pumps.

 

 

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.

[elegantlion]

here's the snopes page on that e-mail.

 

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/cheating.asp

[Soph the vet]

Yeahbut, I don't think their suggestion would tell you anything. If the pump is only dispensing say 3/4 of a gallon for every one gallon registered, then it is still going to multiply the dollar amount by the gallons registered, KWIM? So even though you think you put "exactly 10 gallons" (according to their display on the pump) in your tank, you might have only received 7 and a half. Do you see what I'm saying? I guess if you KNOW that you can only fit 10 gallons in your car (in my case, a half tank) then you could try this and yes, the dollar amount should be ten times the gallons pumped AND your tank should be full.

[Brindee]

Cool, thanks Paula! :D