How many of you check the fuel pump meter !!
The motorists should check the pump meter to see if they are getting the right amount of petrol they are paying for, says a police official.
At some stations 'fuel evaporates into thin air'
Dubai: Some motorists who have been cheated at the gas pumps have warned others to keep an eye on the pump meter when filling up or they will be shortchanged.
Some victims, many of them women, complained to Gulf News that they have been cheated by gas station attendants in various emirates.
The trick is simple, explains one motorist. When you drive in, the attendant will ask you to go a little forward, so as to make it difficult for you to see the meter.
The attendant will then start filling up, but he has not brought the meter to zero, says one motorist who realised he has been cheated.
"Say, a driver comes in and asks for Dh10 worth of petrol. The attendant will keep the meter at Dh10 when he leaves and when a new motorist drives in, fills up, starting at Dh 10."
One motorist said he was being cheated when he realised because of what his vehicle's fuel indicator was telling him. "I had paid for Dh30 worth of petrol and the fuel indictor showed it was much less."
One woman driver said she felt there was a significant drop in the mileage after she filled her tank at one gas station.
"I was ripped off many times, but I did not realise it until much later," said Ramia, a Lebanese expatriate living in Dubai.
Ramia said she asked for Dh100 worth of gas and the attendant asked her to move her vehicle a little in front. "It seemed to me he did not want me to read the meter," she said.
"Then another attendant came and removed the hose and said the bill was Dh80 and returned Dh20 which I had already paid the first attendant," she said.
Sufian, an Iraqi expatriate, said he asked attendant to fill up the tank and the man said the bill was Dh170. "I know for sure that my full tank usually costs me Dh150," he said. "I threatened to call the police but the manger apologised saying it will not happen again and returned Dh20."
read more : http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10226263.html
Speed Comments:
Have you ever been cheated or you have caught the attendant red handed at the fuel station in Doha?
Do you check the pump meters at the fuel station while filling the fuel in your vehicle ? If ;NO' then start checking from today ...
We should learn the lesson from other :-D
i started checking the pump meters after 2 similar incidents that happened to me before...yes my friends, happens here as well...
thank you speedy for this info
Thanks but I suggest you to donate it to Speed :)
a round when our paths cross
I will have to collect for 1 year for 1 outing in that way :)
Haoard those 0.50 QR and you could pay your alcohol tab
You can always can ask for a Chewing Gum for your QR 0.50 as LuLu and others practice :)
The petrol station on the North Road near Summerland would always short change me by at least 1/2 riyal,if the petrol was QR31.50 they would ask for QR32 saying the tank was full.I suspect most people wouldn't be bothered by 1/2 riyal.It's the principle of being cheated that's annoying, not the money.
May your dreams take you travelling all through your life.
shut up. never disclose trade secrets :)
for the warning and anyway was not even considering PM as the snap was not very flattering
she is proping to marry me after She deposit US $ 16 million in my account :)
mafiriyals ...I dont like getting Cheated...I dont mind if its his mistake.
anil_fig ....beware most newcommers on QL fall in his trap...he wants private messages for friendsheeps...lol
Says your gender is male , your photo is female. Confused -Ru a cross dresser
jackmohan2007 - so you are also in Speed's saving club :)
Yes I have noted these guys ask you to move ahead even though you have placed yourself correctly (ie you can watch the meter & he can fill your vehicle). I dont move when I feel I have placed my vehicle correctly...the guy has no option but to fill.
But I always keep an eye on the meter.
They also look to see if you are watching the meter.
I shall be doubly sure to chk the meter !!!!!!!!!!!
" Make new friends but keep the old, One is silver... the other gold. "
"check the meter ;-( but from today i will make my habit to
check the meter before and after filling the gas :-)"
And save QR 0.50 and I know you can not afford to loose a big amount like QR 0.50:)
You are too poor to sponcer my Bar spending. Talk Big
check the meter ;-( but from today i will make my habit to
check the meter before and after filling the gas :-)
I have noticed in Doha most of the fuel stations has old (manual) pumps, i think in these pumps it is easy to cheat as compare to the digital pumps !
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you have to return my balance back which I am sure you spend in a bar last night ;-)
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This is B.S. I always fill the tank full. I know it is less than 35 for 1 car and less than 50 for the other car.
May be Speed was cheated for 0.6 Riyals :)
In doha it did not happened to me
i know the average of my car tank capacity...
and i usually make sure that the meter is in ZERO position before re filling .
it is a happit i have it since i statrted to drive in 85
thx speed for the post
regards