I Need To Report A Cheating Petrol-Station Asap

I'd actually decided for long never to buy into a car from this particular filling station after buying and noticed there was no change in the fuel guage, and couldn't risk going on my planned journey but to go back home and take additional money to buy from another filling station.

There is a way they press the fuel dispenser, that reduce or rather not dispense at all.
I sent someone to buy N25 litres recently but met 20 litres and I was kind of doubting the person but knowing them (Filling Station) for whom they are.

It was so glaring today after buying fuel myself, since the container I took was transparent, one can tell when this particular fat lady was dispensing and when she was just fiddling with the nossle.

Aside from collecting N30 extra for buying into a jerry can, she sold 8 litres instead of 10 litres, though the machine wrote 10litres but I am certain they've ajusted the meter.

Please I need info on any regulating body to call/write/report to asap.

Its just too ridiculous

Thank You

Take a picture of the station, write down the address, and post it here for the world to see.

Its the General petrol station on Sadiku Street, (galvaniser) Ilasamaja, off Apapa Oshodi Express way

I need the telephone, email or physical address of the regulating bodies please.

Just go to the Head Office Department of Petroleum Resources on Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island and lodge your complaint. They will take it up from there and pay the station a surprise visit to verify your claims. If the pumps are found to be under-dispensing, they will be sealed off instantly!

Thanks though, but a call or mail I think will be better, we are in the IT age.
cos I will continually bombard them until they inspect and perform.

Thanks once again

report to/petition DPR. its their job to monitor outlets. note however that the word is that their officials collect settlement to look the other way.

uhmm , Thanks for the "DPR's" hint
got their link online, will be talking to them shortly.

I believe the step I will take will not allow "bribe" taking

here is their link http://www.dprnigeria.com/home.html
this might help others to take action

And I hope to see the likes of Sanusi taking over all these Government offices/bodies

sfi_ea , thanks for this your step, if all Nigeria emulate this let us see how corruption will not end or highly minimized in this country.

this kind roadside petrol station, abeg no dey try am o!!!

@ poster
thanks alot, exactly same happened to me last wk monday on my way to Aboekuta via Sagamu,i bought fuel at a filling station at the suburb after Ikorodu (ogijo) on your way to sagamu,A Texaco filling station,while i tot major market dont toil wt their meter but i was wrong , i had 10 litters sold to my car instead of 15 litres,am visiting that station with my camera tomorow , hoping to make an officail report too

this is actually true.

i Experince this at texaco filling station at adekunle yaba. it was a total fraud. the guy was just smart but i no that one day, he cannot be smarter than himself.

To full up my car tank normally will cost me 4k at N65 per liter. but that day i decide to buy 3k fuel to my car. After i drove off the filling station and wait for about 5min driving. I realize my fuel indicator does not even get to half tank, meaning the petrol attendant sold just about N1,800 to my car. i was so mad but could not go back there. i promise myself i will never buy fuel there again.

General Advice
When next you buy petrol in any filling station, don't be carried away by looking at the fuel pump as its reading. Most petrol attendant will tell you to look at the fuel pump. But pay more attention on his/her hands anytime he/she try to press the fuel holes while the pumping is reading, its stop droping fuel but your money will be reading on the pump.

Now what i do is, when am told to look at the pump, i refuse but start looking at the operator hands, there he/she will be suspicious and think you already no the trick, from there they will not try to cheat.

Major or Minor, they are all the same, except some selected few, like Mobil @ Obanikoro, close to Anthony Village _{(maybe I was lucky the owner was around)}

AP after Mushin going towards Olorunshogo is also a terible place to buy fuel

Total on Lawanson road is also a culprit.

I would advise you visit go to DPR physically to lay the complaint, not too sure they would respond to emails,

If I tell you what goes on in the filling stations, you would be amazed.

Believe it or not, the staations and DPR are in alliance and even WEIGHTS and MEASURES.
Yes, (weights & measures) they are the body responsible for calibration of fuel pumps and monitoring the actual amount of product quantity dispensed. There is a margin of error per 20liters dispensed. I'm not 2sure, but I think it is (+) or (-)5liters.
The petrol stations bribe the officials of these bodies so that they close their eyes to their illegal operations (tampering of meters).

puskin:

If I tell you what goes on in the filling stations, you would be amazed.

Believe it or not, the staations and DPR are in alliance and even WEIGHTS and MEASURES.
Yes, (weights & measures) they are the body responsible for calibration of fuel pumps and monitoring the actual amount of product quantity dispensed. There is a margin of error per 20liters dispensed. I'm not 2sure, but I think it is (+) or (-)5liters.
The petrol stations bribe the officials of these bodies so that they close their eyes to their illegal operations (tampering of meters).

Sorry, I meant to say (+) or (-)0.5litres

lagbaja:

Total on Lawanson road is also a culprit.

Are you very sure with your claims. Because most, if not all Total station don't do this

Cheating at Petrol stations is not new. Anyone (with a conscience) working at such places can easily testify to this.
As earlier said, there is some sort of collusion among the stations and DPR/Weights& Measures to turn a blind eye.

I had earlier posted an issue of this sort on Nairaland a few years back.
An average Lagosian buys 20lts for the price of 25ltrs. This is standard.
The best way to get them is to buy fuel/oil in calibrated containers and you'll hear excuses like "the meter is faulty", "your container/keg has expanded", "your car's fuel guage is faulty-(digital guage o), "the current is low hence the poor dispensing"> I've heard all sort.
I have even been accussed of spying, -can you imagine.

Inaccurate dispensing is only one of the tactics, I have deduced about 8 other styles of cheating and I'm still learning. Just learnt a new one last week. The key is to attain absolute concentration at petrol stations. Don't get distracted in any way. Otherwise,

There is only 1 station in Lagos that sells correctly- that is- NNPC at Ikoyi. All others are cheats. I have done enough reseach to conclude this.

I support the idea of posting pictures of chronic cheaters on NL. Maybe this'll help others ignorant of the dirty game.

Texaco on Lasu/Isheri road after Iba housing estate at church bustop is also the same.

Yes me too ,
i would like to report the OandO filling station in marina opposite Guaranty trust bank
They sell their own petrol for N100 naira per litre which is very disgusting and bad especially when u are buying it to use in your generating set they tell u that ther are charging u for using a Keg/Jerry can when u ask them how much it costs to buy a 10 litres in your keg they tell u N950 which shouldn't be please seun i would like u to do something about this and i like how u are trying to help us out and u show that u are concerned
I think i will make a topic about this
here are the pictures of the filling station,

Even on getting to the station u shall notice that all their attendants are cheeky and very chuby also they mix their engine oil though i don't know how but they do once u buy it u will feel it both the sealed ones and measured ones and the sealed ones have all been tampered u shall notice that the seal of all of them has been slackened i feel they reduce the quantity to refill empty ones and resell for those buying the measured ones

Petrol Station attendants are cheats.

sherry lo:

Texaco on Lasu/Isheri road after Iba housing estate at church bustop is also the same.

They are the kings of cheats amongst the major marketers.

Nezan:


Petrol Station attendants are cheats.

That's what they are paid to do.

don't waste your time. the person you are taking the report to is a bigger thief than the station. its high time everyone realises that in 9ja cheating and stealing is legal and honesty is illegal. thats what the democratic constitution says. so obey it.

Why can't you pump it yourself. I mean will they stop you from doing that if they are standing right there?

Even if d appropriate authority refusd 2 do anythin @ first, our constant complain wil one day force dem 2 do somethin.

Outstrip:

Why can't you pump it yourself. I mean will they stop you from doing that if they are standing right there?

we dont do the pump and go in and pay system here yet

kshow1:

we dont do the pump and go in and pay system here yet

LMAO
no mind am. she's confusing america with nigeria

I am not confusing it at all. What I mean is you pay them and tell them you will prefer to pump. Will they say no because their fingers are more experienced or is there an unwritten rule that customers should not pump because they might "manhandle" the pump