Gas station service

Gas station service

From Media Indonesia

On July 12 at about 8 p.m., I refueled my car at gas station
No. 34401 Pomad, on Jl. Warung Jati Barat, Buncit Raya, South
Jakarta, which I have gone to almost every time my car has been
running out of gas.

When the station attendant filled my Daihatsu Classy car,
which has a gasoline capacity of 37 liters (based on its
manufacturer's specification sheet), my car's fuel indicator
showed it was about half full. But we did not get a chance to see
the station's gas meter level because the gas attendant
immediately turned the gas meter to zero before my driver and I
got out of the car.

So, we did not know for sure how much gasoline he had filled
into my car's tank. The attendant then demanded that I pay for 33
liters of gas. I told him that I always refuel my car when my
car's fuel indicator shows the tank is about half full. I never
refuel my car more than 25 liters.

Even when my car's fuel indicator points to E (empty) level, I
never fill more than 32 liters. But the attendant argued that as
an ex-driver he knew much about the fuel capacity of every car.
Worse still, he accused me, in front of many people, of trying to
cheat him.

As I was getting upset, my wife got out of the car and told me
to cool down. She persuaded me to pay for the gas and to leave
the station immediately.

In light of the problem I have just faced, I would like to
warn people to be careful when refueling cars at this station.

ADI

Jakarta