The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has said that their staff investigated complaints from drivers of motor vehicles alleging short measurement of fuel purchased from certain service stations and have checked the fuel pumps and verified that they were accurate.
A release from the GNBS said that some drivers had complained that they receive less fuel from some service stations when compared with others for a specified sum of money paid. Investigations revealed that the fuel pumps were verified within the ‘accepted tolerance.’ Their checks revealed that the security seals placed on the meters by the GNBS to prevent tampering were all intact.
The GNBS said that further investigations suggested that it was probable that the variations in the amount of fuel provided to drivers was linked to the variation in the price per litre of fuel sold by different gas stations.
The release cited an example of gasoline being sold for $200 a litre while at another gas station the price might be $250 a litre so $1,000 at the first service station would purchase 5 litres while only 4 litres at the second.
The GNBS pointed out that it has no control over the price at which products are sold. It urged motorists to pay attention to the price per litre displayed on the fuel pumps or on price lists at service stations.
The bureau recommended that buyers of petroleum products purchased by volume instead of by money value to avoid misconceptions.
The regulatory body said that it would continue to conduct verifications of all fuel pumps countrywide to ensure accuracy.
