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Fuel Prices incorrect at the pump!

I’ve just been to the petrol station and filled up my car, bought some other things, got to the till and paid for everything and it wasn’t till I got to my car and looked at the pump when I noticed the fuel price was at 12.9p a litre! 
Will I be contacted by the police or anyone as I have paid for the goods but they’ve made a mistake on the fuel price, all I’ve done is pay what was asked of me.

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  • Also I’d like to apologise for my wording, the post reads really badly but I can’t figure out how to edit it haha
  • MattMattMattUK
    MattMattMattUK Posts: 12,374 Forumite
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    I’ve just been to the petrol station and filled up my car, bought some other things, got to the till and paid for everything and it wasn’t till I got to my car and looked at the pump when I noticed the fuel price was at 12.9p a litre! 
    Will I be contacted by the police or anyone as I have paid for the goods but they’ve made a mistake on the fuel price, all I’ve done is pay what was asked of me.
    How much did you actually pay vs what the unit price was on the pump? Did you actually pay at a rate of £0.129, or did you pay for fuel at the rate of £1.129 and there was just an error on the display on the pump?
  • Well I paid £7 for fuel some milk and chocolate. Pretty sure it was set at 12.9p 
  • Didn’t notice how much I paid till I got home, I rarely pay attention to be honest, just give my pump number and tap my phone haha
  • I never get a receipt, thought I’d just check my bank when I got home 
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 19,276 Forumite
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    Will I be contacted by the police or anyone as I have paid for the goods but they’ve made a mistake on the fuel price, all I’ve done is pay what was asked of me.
    The police certainly will not be involved, you paid the filling station the amount you were asked to pay. The cashier sounds clueless if they didn't realise the pump price was incorrectly set. 
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • NBLondon
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    Can we have the postcode of this handy petrol station please...   this is MSE after all  B)
    I need to think of something new here...
  • NBLondon said:
    Can we have the postcode of this handy petrol station please...   this is MSE after all  B)
    Haha pretty sure you’d be losing out driving to north Wales from London 😂
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,728 Forumite
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    If they were/are selling fuel at 12.9p per litre I think it would be all over social media etc by now
  • photome said:
    If they were/are selling fuel at 12.9p per litre I think it would be all over social media etc by now
    I’m guessing it wasn’t deliberate and was a technical error somewhere...
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