Pay Attention

On April 2, 2012 at 20:45 at the Shell/Circle K station located at 3748 North High School Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, I filled up my 2008 Nissan Rogue. My Rogue's tank, according to the owner's manual, holds 15.9 gallons. According to the #6 gas pump at the above mentioned station, there was 16.503 gallons of gasoline purchased by me. There is obviously an issue with the accuracy of the pump. Also, the assumption that the Rogue was empty shouldn't happen since I wasn't pushed or towed into the station to fill up. I was charged for at minimum 0.603 gallons which equals $2.387, taking the stations $3.959 price for regular gasoline into account. That doesn't seem like a large amount until you think about how many other folks fill up at this station.

This is part of the email I sent to the weights and measures dept here in Indiana. I've had this happen to me before, once in Alabama and once in Texas. It always surprises me when this happens. I'm not looking for a refund, I can afford the $2.387 I was overcharged, but I wanted to bring it to someones attention since I know there are people who are scraping together their change to put fuel in their vehicles.

Whether it's a mistake and the pump is malfunctioning or it's intentional and the owner of this store is scamming the public, either way it's wrong and needs to be addressed.

So, from me to you, pay attention when you pump your gas.