Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Any of y'all heard of this?

It's been years ago but somebody (Frontline, 20-20, not sure) did a whole investigative report on this very thing. OTOH, now that everything is so tech driven, it could be as easy as this:

http://autos.aol.com/article/report-many-gas-pumps-overcharge-customers/

Used to have a '72 'vette that I had recently installed the optional BIG tank. This was a brand spankin' new OEM/GM tank that I had removed from its original box.

Squeaky clean inside but after looking in the tank following a fillup the "gas" was a milky barely translucent liquid ???

Drained it when I got home.

Happened to me one time when I was still living in alabama. Gas gauge was on 1/4 full and took 24 gallons to fill it up. My SUV has a 21 Gallon Tank. Duh.

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The report I remember was in new york city - they only gave about 4/5th of a gallon for the gallon full price. If they saw someone filling up a gallon fuel tank the store owner could flip a switch behind the counter and you would then get a full gallon.
The owner owned several gas stations and this amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

If the hajji-mart is willing to sell 'bath salts' as part of their inventory

I'm sure they have no problem ripping you off at the pump

Ya'll ever notice they got three grades of gasoline but only one tanker to refill the tanks?

Having a bad day are you?

Internal bulkheads for varying grades. That's how they are built from the factory.

Nope, I'm having a great day, I can't stand those ph*ckers anytime, whether I'm having a good day or not.

And they only deliver 2 grades. Premium and none. The mid grade is line mixed as its delivered between the 2 grades.

I'm with you. Let's start in Washington, D.C.

I have been in the petroleum equipment business for 34 years. In all those years myself or one of my tech's has never come across someone intentionally trying to cheat customers. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, because I know it does. In all of the cases we have found it has been do to a failed mechanical or electronic part/device.

Here in Nebraska our Weights and Measures people are at stations once a year. I can see how in more populated states that might not be the case. It's always a good idea to know your vehicle and watch the displays and your receipts. My advice if you feel you have been cheated is to call your local weights and measures office. Most complaints here are investigated the same day.

Sam is very correct in his statement about the card readers at the pumps. I sell and service them every day and will not use a card at one. I always go inside. In the last two years my guys have found between eight and ten "skimmers" installed on card readers. We have strict orders that if we locate one we are to call the local Secret Service office and not to touch or remove the device.

Mike

Mickey, and all
If you suspect you're being cheated at the gas pump, or weights of meat , produce at the grocery stores or even getting less than a full cord of firewood, get in touch with your local bureau of Weights and Measures.
Every gas pump & scale used to sell a product to the public is required to be checked and certified every year.
My Dad was deputy sealer of Weights and Measures for some thirty odd years, he specialized in all forms of liquid measure. Gas pumps, lpg meters, dairy milk tanks etc etc etc. But he could do it all.

Note: all the fuel he metered into the testing canisters was returned to the underground storage tanks.