You come across some pretty interesting things on the Internet when you have too much time in your hands and too little to do, well not really, its called procrastinating. So while surfing, I came across this article on jalopnik.com. Keep in mind though that this was reported in the US and its not clear whether such things happen here as well, but I figured that you would like to know.
1. Meter Jump
You go to put fuel in but before you pull the nozzle switch, there’s already a dollar amount on the meter. This usually happens because some part inside is worn out. When you hit the activation switch it’s supposed to recharge itself with a bit of fuel, but when meter jump occurs, the meter is charging you for the gas that’s charging the system.
2. Meter Creep
The nozzle clicks off because it thinks the tank is full, but the machine keeps adding pennies even though no gas is flowing.
3. Short Volume
Can happen for a number of reasons, but essentially the pump is not pumping as much fuel it says it is.
4. Big Sign, Little Price, But Little Sign, Bigger Price (not applicable in Malaysia)
This is when the big sign facing the road shows a lower price than is on your pump or on your receipt. With fuel prices fluctuating the way they do these days, this usually happens because the petrol station didn’t get a chance to change the sign yet.
The source of this read does point one thing out though, petrol station cheats happens very rarely and when it does happen, the first three listed above are the most common. Now you know, keep an eye out and tell others as well.
Source: Consumerist via Jalopnik
