Petrol Pump Scam Alert: Recently, there has been an increase in the prices of petrol and diesel. Its direct impact is on the pockets of common people. In such a situation, if you get cheated at a petrol pump, what will you do? Whenever you go to fill petrol or diesel in your car, you will always see zero in the meter first. Often you must have seen that even the employees present at the petrol pump say, Sir, please see Zero. This increases people’s confidence, but do you know that some vicious employees cheat customers even after showing zero.

start-stop game

This method often involves two employees. One employee distracts the customer while the other repeatedly presses and releases the nozzle lever. Due to this, the amount in the meter keeps increasing, but the flow of petrol does not happen properly. The result is that the customer gets less fuel than he paid for.

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Trick to interrupt reading

Suppose you asked to fill petrol worth Rs 1000. After that the employee starts the meter from zero, but as soon as it reaches Rs 200, he stops filling petrol and says that a mistake was made. After this, without re-zeroing the meter, he starts it from there and stops it at Rs 800. In such a situation, the customer feels that petrol worth Rs 1,000 has been filled, whereas in reality he gets less fuel.

Trick to stop fuel in pipe

You must be aware that petrol pump machines have a one-way check valve. Due to this, the fuel released from the machine cannot go back into the tank. In some cases, workers jerk the nozzle up, causing a small amount of fuel to get trapped in the pipe or nozzle. Many times this fuel is not completely poured into the tank of the vehicle and the customer has to bear the loss.

Not only this, the pipe of the gas cylinder is orange in color, it protects the entire kitchen.

What to do if you suspect fraud?

If you suspect that you are getting less petrol or diesel, you can ask the pump manager to check the quantity of fuel using a certified 5 liter jar. Along with this, complaint can be lodged on the users helpline number 1917 or the toll-free number of the concerned petroleum company. A complaint book is also available at every petrol pump, in which a written complaint can be lodged and action can be demanded.

Just seeing zero on the meter while filling petrol is not enough. It is important to keep an eye on the entire process and raise questions immediately if any discrepancy is noticed. A little caution can save you from financial loss.