If you are an owner, of an automotive, that simple means you
regularly visit petrol pumps, to help your automotive get filled with the
petrol /diesel.
But do you know, that even after paying full attention to
the screen where you can see the right amount of liters, that your vehicle is
getting, you can still be conned by the petrol pumps.
As & when we visit petrol pumps to get fuel for our
automotive, we mostly check the display of the fuel dispensing machine for the
amount and the quantity of the fuel filled.
But how would you know that, petrol pumps use a
remote-controlled electronic chip to dupe consumers.
Petrol pumps install a chip inside the fuel dispensing
machine, which is designed to reduce the fuel output by nearly five to ten per
cent.
A chip cost Rs. 3,000 which is attached to a wire, which sets the limit
through a remote control, due to that on one litre of petrol machine releases
only 940 ml of petrol.
According to STF (Special Task Force) of Indian Government,
these chips have been sold to a number of petrol pumps in the country, which
makes them earn an undue profit of around Rs 14 lakh per month; this is also
the illegal profit.
Not just that, with the long term practice, petrol pumps guys
have become so smart, that you will never know that you have been conned. You
have no idea but you might be losing a couple of thousands each year because of
this scam which probably goes on at each petrol pump.
This is how they do it,
When you ask them to fill up your tank, with petrol of
Rs.1000. Petrol pump guy will only set the meter to Rs. 200, and when you will
ask him that why they did that, they will pretend that they heard you asking
for petrol of Rs. 200 only. And then he will act like he is resetting the meter
to 0 & then to 1000, but what he actually will do is set the meter from 200
to 1000 i.e. Rs. 800. That’s when you
will be fooled, as you will only get the petrol for Rs. 800 in the amount of
Rs.1000.
Shriram Automall India Limited (
SAMIL) has bought the
solutions by which you can ensure your vehicle to get the exact amount of
petrol you have paid for.
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While your visit to the petrol pump, try to
place your vehicle closer to the petrol machine, in order to let the pipe
suspend evenly to ensure better flow.
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Try to ensure that the quoted amount for filling
the fuel is not a round figure i.e. Rs 500, Rs 1,000 or Rs 2,000. As there is
the fair chance, that petrol station has already tweaked machines according to
such figures. Buying fuel for Rs 575 or Rs 1075 makes it difficult for the
staffers to cheat on customers.
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Ask the petrol pump guy not to press the nozzle
button while the petrol is being filled as this can slow down the flow of the
fuel.
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Always refrain from suggestions, where staffers
recommend filling more fuel to make it a round figure.
We,
hope this blog to be of your help. If you are looking forward to buy or sell
used vehicles & equipments, visit your nearby Automall now for most optimal
deals of all time.
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