SOMETHING TO WATCH OUT FOR !
Don't know if this is true or not but it seems easy enough to check out.
Thought I would pass it on.
Toni
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
some where 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 ta nk.
I went on my way a little confused, then on the evening news I heard a re-
port 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 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 your State Agriculture Department, and direct your comments to The
Commissioner or Director.
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