A small hole is a tricky way to cheat at a gas station

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Experts from the consumer protection department of Roskachestvo told about the ways of fraud at gas stations.

Scammers drill a small hole in the fill hose or install a valve on the top. During refueling, air is sucked through it into the fuel.

The air column formed in the hose does not allow a few tens to hundreds of grams of fuel to get into the tank, which then passes back into the tank.


As an option – sometimes even “holes” are not necessary, at the very end of refueling, the worker twists or breaks the filling hose with a deft, imperceptible movement. This limits the amount of fuel that passes through and leaves little fuel in the hose.

Read more about other scams here. “We were told about the ways to cheat at gas stations. Don’t get caught!”.


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