Georgetown: The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) after receiving numerous complaints from drivers of motor vehicles regarding short measurement of fuel purchased from certain service stations countrywide says upon investigations by the bureau at service stations against which complaints were made, it was revealed that all the fuel pumps were verified and were within the accepted tolerance.
Public Relations Officer of the GNBS, Lloyd David noted that drivers have been claiming that they received less fuel from some service stations when compared with others for a specified sum of money paid. However, the security seals placed on the meters by the GNBS to prevent tampering were checked and found to be intact. Hence, the GNBS is confident that the fuel dispensed by these fuel pumps is accurate and therefore the inaccuracy of the pumps is not the factor that is responsible for the short measurements drivers claimed to have received.
Based on further investigation carried out by the GNBS, David said it is highly probable that the variation in amount of fuel provided to drivers is directly linked to the variation in the “price per litre” of fuel sold by gas stations. The higher the “price per litre” a “lesser quantity” of fuel would be supplied for a specified sum of money, and vise versa.
Giving an example, he said if gasoline is sold at $200 per litre at one gas station and a driver purchases $1000 he would receive 5 litres; but if he purchases from a station that sells the same product at $250 per litre, he will only get 4 litres.
“Please note that the GNBS has no control over the price at which products are sold… “Therefore motorists, attention should be paid to the price per litre which is displayed on all fuel pumps or on pricelists at gas stations where purchases are made. The GNBS recommends that petroleum products be purchased by volume instead of money value to avoid any misconception. The GNBS will continue to conduct the verification of all fuel pumps countrywide to maintain accuracy, which will ensure that drivers get exactly what they pay for and proprietors do not loose due to the over- delivery of their petroleum products.”
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