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Grrrrrrrrrr Customers

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  • uktim29
    uktim29 Posts: 2,722 Forumite
    d.edna wrote: »
    Cashiers everywhere should quote this post next time they get flagged

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
  • Zippy123
    Zippy123 Posts: 189 Forumite
    As I understand it the norm is for petrol station cashiers to have their wages deducted if the till is short.

    Also, pumps are allowed to round a bit in law. I know this because I had a rounding error when I one bought exactly 10 litres at say 50p and was charged £5.01. Queried it with the garage and trading standards who checked the pumps and found them to be accurate. TS advised that there is a minute tollerance allowed and if the pump dispenses 0.0049l extra then it may show as 5l and not 5.005 l but the charging will be right.
  • uktim29
    uktim29 Posts: 2,722 Forumite
    You actually contacted TS over 1p? (where you were wrong anyway)
  • d.edna
    d.edna Posts: 701 Forumite
    Our pumps dispense 11.38 litres for every 10 litres bought

    We reported it they have yet to fix it.
  • uktim29
    uktim29 Posts: 2,722 Forumite
    d.edna wrote: »
    Our pumps dispense 11.38 litres for every 10 litres bought

    We reported it they have yet to fix it.

    Where? ;)
  • Pound
    Pound Posts: 2,784 Forumite
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    uktim29 wrote: »
    You actually contacted TS over 1p? (where you were wrong anyway)
    He said he queried it with the garage and they informed him of trading standard's findings.
  • uktim29
    uktim29 Posts: 2,722 Forumite
    Pound wrote: »
    He said he queried it with the garage and they informed him of trading standard's findings.

    No........
    Zippy123 wrote: »
    Queried it with the garage and trading standards.
    Zippy123 wrote: »
    TS advised

    You would have said the "Garage said TS say" rather than just TS advised.
  • Idiophreak
    Idiophreak Posts: 12,024 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Zippy123 wrote: »
    Queried it with the garage and trading standards

    Doesn't sound like the garage contacted them to be...
  • Zippy123
    Zippy123 Posts: 189 Forumite
    uktim29 wrote: »
    You actually contacted TS over 1p? (where you were wrong anyway)

    No it was a company fuel thing and there were many hundreds of pounds in it. And yes, contacted TS because we didn't know what the rules on pumps were re over or under reading. We expected that there might be a tollerance but didn't know for sure.
  • uktim29
    uktim29 Posts: 2,722 Forumite
    Pound wrote: »
    He said he queried it with the garage and they informed him of trading standard's findings.

    Told you!;)
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