Emergency, petrol price hike!

At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the St. John 9-1-1 emergency call center received a report from a motorist who became irate when, he said, a local gas station increased the price of the fuel - while he was filling up his truck.

The unidentified motorist told authorities that when he first pulled into the station at Birdie's Food and Fuel, located at 901 East Airline Highway in LaPlace, the price on the pump read $3.049 per gallon. But, while he was pumping, the price shot up to $3.189. The motorist confronted the station attendant but got no satisfaction, so he dialed 9-1-1.

"He said he didn't think it was fair," said Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Dane Clement. "And the store attendant wasn't very cooperative, so he called the Sheriff's Office."

Clement said no arrests were made. The deputy filed a report, which will be forwarded to the State Attorney General's Office as a civil complaint.

Sam Aljousi, the manager at Birdie's, said the customer pulled into the station while the prices were being changed and wanted the cheaper price.

"Everybody had to wait," Aljousi said. "There's no way, no way, no way. It's all done by a computer."

Benjy Rayburn, the Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Agro-Consumer Services, backed up Aljousi's claim.

"Once that pump is initiated, it is impossible to change the price," Rayburn said. "Now, it can change from the time you pick up the pump to the time you put it in your tank, but not while you are pumping."

"I don't know if anything will come of this," Clement said of the complaint.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/02/motorist_dials_9-1-1_over_risi.html

What would they do if they had to pay the same as we do here!
WTF they increased the price while he was filling up! :eek:

orourkeda

He should have been doused in said material and set ablaze

Tar.Aldarion

I can picture them changing it and him demanding the lower price, and starting to fill. Can't really tell from that who is in the wrong.

BluesBerry

americans can be really stupid

reminds me of this :rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ12Ry-hD6I

maglite

Don't see anything wrong with this, I only check the price on the sign, not the price on the pump. I fill up and when I go to pay I'm told the price went up.

Now if i want to pay the lower price but am refused. I can either call the Gardaí and get them to "witness" what has happened or drive off and be convinced of stealing.


Also I put in €x of petrol. I don't think I would notice the difference in fuel.

squod

while he was pumping, the price shot up to $3.189

The contract began when both parties agreed on the price. The owner of the ''gas'' station should have been cautioned by the police and the customer should never have paid the new price after his agreement with the store changed.