Gas price on signs must be followed
Monday, September 22, 2008
Q I pulled into a gas station that had a reasonable price posted on its sign, but when I put in my credit card, the per-gallon cost on the pump jumped up 6 cents. Is that legal?
A “No. They cannot, what we call ‘upcharge,’ at a facility,” said Lewis Hutfels, a technical specialist with the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s weights and measures division.
“So the price on the billboard, they have to distinguish it by saying ‘cash or credit card’ and then the pump has to reflect the highest price,” he said.
If the per-gallon price for cash payment is lower than the credit card per-gallon price, that discount for cash should be given at the cash register instead of at the pump.
“What we don’t want to see is a reversal,” Hutfels said. “...We will get on it right away and go and visit him and explain. If he’s actually doing that, he’s doing it wrong.”
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