Go down to the floor to check that the pump is not full volume. order to inspect and enforce the law

Deputy Director General of the Department of Internal Trade go to the area immediately Check the pump does not fill the volume. order to inspect strict law enforcement protect consumer rights Identify if the public sees any abnormal pump, immediately notify the 1569 hotline.

Lieutenant Chakra Yodmanee, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, revealed that on July 26, 2023, there was a Facebook user. Went to refuel at one of the PTT gas stations in Krathum Baen District, Samut Sakhon Province by filling in a 2-liter gallon of milk and did not get the oil full according to the volume, which PTT came out to clarify that it was caused by the Check Valve device. One of the dispensers at the gas station was damaged, causing the oil to flow backwards into the dispenser. And on July 27, 2023, PTT has corrected it to normal.

Today (July 28, 2023), the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade brought an officer of the Weights and Measures Inspector to the area to inspect the fuel gauge of the said gas station. It was found that the damaged equipment has been repaired. Now the oil can be filled up according to the volume. And from the condition of the dispensing head and equipment, there was no modification found to cause inaccurate values in any way. And the certification mark issued by the Department of Internal Trade is still attached to it and has not been destroyed. However, in the case of this error, this has ordered the Office of Weights and Measures District 0-3 (Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon) to prosecute the gas station. Including the person responsible for this gas station. The base uses a measuring scale with an error that exceeds the rate specified by law. which is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, a fine of 20,000 baht, or both.

In addition, to prevent this kind of incident from happening again. The Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade has ordered the Central Weights and Measures Office and the Branch Office. Continue to seriously and continuously investigate and enforce the law. and urged all gas stations and oil trading companies to regularly inspect the dispensing nozzles and equipment. For gas stations that appear in this news, they will inspect the dispensers and equipment at least twice a month and are ready to compensate for damages to those who fill up at this dispenser between the 24th and the 27th. July 2023 (morning session) If you suspect that you have received insufficient fuel, bring your receipt to check the information again.

In 2023 (January - July), the Department of Internal Trade sent officials to inspect the fuel gauges of gas stations across the country, 7,827 times, 172,156 dispensing nozzles, 171,354 dispensing nozzles found correct, 802 dispensing nozzles found wrong. paid and has already compared and fined 45 gas stations if people were not treated fairly from refueling or the use of any measuring scales in commodity trading Complaints can be made at the Department of Internal Trade hotline 1569 or provincial commercial offices across the country.

Source: Thai News Agency