To the people of Kirkby if you are like me you shop around for the cheapest - albeit food, shoes, clothes ECT and fuel for the car. You see the cheapest fuel and go to the station grab the pump stick it in the car and away you go with the knowledge you are saving some money because you can see the price of the fuel on the pump display. But are you getting the fuel you think you're paying for or are you being ripped-off? Do you ever think to check if the pump is set to give you the correct amount of fuel (if it says 75p per litre do you pay 75p or are you being ripped -off)

This happened to me a few days ago I will not name the garage, but the Pear Tree pub is close by.( hint ) I pulled up to the pump - the fuel was 75p per litre so I put the nozzle into my car and put in just 1 litre expecting the price to be 75p. So imagine my surprise when the display on the pump said 77p.

Turning our pennies into there pounds

I went inside the station to ask why, but the young girl just looked blank and said she would tell her boss in the morning. Now you might say it was only 2p over the odds per litre but the manager would be selling fuel 24hrs a day, thousand of litre a day if you fill your car up. Let's say you filled up with 30ltr, well, you just got ripped-off by 60p. If someone short changed you by 60p you would be right on to them and get your money back. The people who own these petrol stations are making a huge amount of money just running the station normally but that's still not enough for some.

So, next time you fill up just put one litre in your tank and check the price is right because life is hard enough without being ripped-off by unscrupulous people. And don't forget to let the weights and measure know.

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