Fuel bonus for lucky drivers

Some drivers have been getting a “lucky dip” when filling up with petrol, with some pumps supplying more fuel than the counters indicate, the AA has said.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Aug 2012, 07:00 BST

Some fortunate motorists have been getting as much as 4.4 per cent more petrol than shown on the pumps, the AA revealed.

This is effectively a 6p-a-litre gift to drivers at a time when fuel prices are extremely high.

The AA said the discrepancies had come to light after its members feared they were not getting enough petrol for their money.

It added that Trading Standards officers had reported discrepancies at four of 38 sites in Cumbria and 11 of 216 nozzles in Derby.

In Newport in South Wales, just two of 353 nozzles failed – one of them giving more fuel than indicated.

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