Gas stations in Portugal with a “manipulated” meter
Some recommendations are circulated on the internet on how to save money when filling your deposit. However, the case we tell today is different. In Portugal, there are fuel pumps with counters that do not start at zero.
ASAE seized equipment for the crime of speculation. Know what it is all about.
Fuel counting started at 0.95 euros
The Food and Economic Security Authority (ASAE), through its National Information and Criminal Investigation Unit (UNIIC), detected, in flagrante delicto, a fuel supply (diesel and gasoline) in speculative practice, at a service station from the municipality of Braga, was announced and revealed today by the newspaper O MINHO.
According to what was revealed, the payment count started at 5 or 6 cents, in others, the count started at 0.95 euros, prior to any type of “real” fuel supply, the authority specifies.
The equipment in question was subject to metrological control this year, displaying the respective seals of validation and compliance, so it was selected and seized, in a precautionary manner, for the respective technical expertise.
In light of the events, there are indications of the crime of speculation (anti-economic offence) and the crime of falsifying technical ratings, and the facts were communicated to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Two other pieces of equipment were seized in Santa Maria da Feira and Viseu, for the same type of crime.
Check your vehicle, pay attention to the gas station meter. In case of irregularity, contact an ASAE.
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