Beware-gas price lies
July 9, 2008 by Frank Girard · Leave a Comment
Consumers are being “ripped off” by undisclosed added charges when they buy by credit cars versus cash. The charge can be substantial. Not to justify in any way these undisclosed charges, but th charges are way in excess of what service station operators pay fee wise when they use credit card processing. This tactic by some gas stations has to be stopped! These extra charges must be fully disclosed with a prominents sign if gas stations choose to do this! And approaching the oil companies may have little impact because they own a very small percent of the gas stations in this country, a fact now known by many.
In the meantime if you trade plastic for gas, carefully watch what you get charged. Has this happened to you? Let us know and share your story as we continue to follow this story…
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