Accuracy of gas station pumps getting checked less and less
Chuck Newcombe, of Everett, recently filled up his vehicle at a Chevron station in Everett.
“It’s a regular stop for me,” he said. “I’ve noticed recently that at least a couple of the pumps register up to 0.3 gallons before I detect fuel flowing through the hose.”
Was he being shorted?
Gas pump inspections are handled by the state Department of Agriculture’s Weights and Measures Program. We found their complaint line, and Newcombe sent in his observations.
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There are worries that complaints could become more frequent. That’s because the state’s routine inspections of gas pumps are becoming increasingly rare, something our dear reader noted as well.
Just take a look at a state inspection sticker the next time you fill up.
Weights and Measures staff used to conduct a routine inspection of every gas station in the state at least every 26 months, program manager Jerry Buendel said.
The ideal inspection cycle is 18 months for compliance, Buendel said.
But now? The state is on track to inspect gas stations once every three years.
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