Your rights at the gas pump: 5 non-obvious things you can do for free

1. Find out what fuel you sell and where

To do this, you can ask for a special document - a passport quality. He accompanies each shipment of fuel and should be issued on the first request of the client at any gas station. Gas stations network "Gazpromneft", which we have prepared this article, it hangs in the corner of the consumer.

EXAMPLE passports fuel quality →

Checking fuel quality passport, pay attention to the following points:

1. FROMinyaya printing and fresh date. If the document has been prepared more than a week ago, it is worth considering which party products it corresponds. As a rule, the timing of the same batch of fuel at the gas station is not more than three days.
2. Note the declaration of conformity and marking of EAC. They confirm that the product has passed all the assessment procedure established by the Customs Union. Their presence ensures that the fuel quality and safe for the consumer.
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3. Concentration substances. You need to compare the rates and the actual values. For example, the sulfur concentration in paragraph № 5 should not be more than 10 mg / kg, and the vapor pressure in paragraph № 16 does not extend beyond said standard range.

2. Refuel on the exact number of liters

Situation: The dashboard indicator shows that the 50-liter tank filled to 60%. You ask for a tanker to fill a full tank, rightly expecting the missing 20 liters of fuel, but you get the score on 25.

No, you are not deceived. Tank - is a complex structure in which in addition to the tank and has a tube filler neck. They, too, can pour fuel, but when you specify the nominal capacity of the volume of the tank is not included. So you can fill with more than a liter, than you expected.

The refilling of fuel to the throat there is nothing wrong, but the fluid in the hot weather, increases in volume and may leak. The same is likely to happen if the car is parked with the slope. Gasoline or diesel fuel can leak, not only from the neck, but also from the drainage pipes of the fuel system, and it means that the leakage can not be overlooked.

If you do not want to pay more than planned, indicate the exact number of liters. If, before a full tank you need 20 liters, so many are asking. It is also convenient to use prednaborom boards, which are installed at many gas stations. They can specify the desired amount and the amount for which you want to refuel.

3. Check fuel delivery accuracy

If you suspect the gas station in the underfill, you can check it. Employees filling should carry out the procedure with you at the first request by a solicitor 10-liter measuring tank.

Permitted by federal and industry standards dispenser relative error of 50 ml per 10 liters dipstick in the operating temperature range of the dispenser (-40 to +50 ° C) and 25 ml at normal temperature (-15 to +25 ° C). The internal company standard for the gas station, where you refueled, can be even tougher. For example, a gas station "Neft 'network the maximum allowable error in the operating temperature of - 40 ml.

If you experiment with the dipstick Nedolya confirmed, you can contact the Rosstandart. Do not forget to document the test results even with your smartphone camera.

Before testing, read the documents on the dipstick - the data in the certificate of calibration (type, serial number, information on the seal of the scale) must match the data on the device.

Prior to the process dipstick installed in upright position, which is achieved by means of level vials. After that, the test Strait. It is recommended to perform it twice: the first time - for wetting the inner surface of the container, the second - for the reference measurement.

Look for fine tuning measuring tank after it is flooded fuel: central elevation on the movable Vizier should be installed next to the desired temperature scale risks. The mark on the scale must match the temperature of fuel in an underground storage. If the measuring range is exposed correctly, and the measurement results will be incorrect.

4. Pumped up the wheels, to clean the interior or pour windshield fluid

Many gas stations operate self-service points with pressure gauges and pumps for the pumping wheel to the desired pressure. There is no law that obliges to provide this service for free, but the major network gas station for money is not taken. Find a gas station it is easy - simply enter in the search "2 GIS" or "Yandex. Kart"Inquiry" swapping wheels. "

Also equipment for paging wheels in such points may be in vacuum cleaners for cleaning the interior and tanks with water or windshield fluid.

5. Do not pay for the broken equipment

If after charging you forgot to remove the gun from the tank, set off with him and accidentally dropped or pulled out - do not try to repair it yourself. If the damage is serious, it is necessary to call traffic police and to issue an accident report. And yes, the penalty for a broken gun - care insurance company, so do not get fooled by the offer gas station employees to deal on the spot.

Do not try to hang the victim detail on a column, pretending as if nothing had happened. When the gun is damaged, the built-breaking clutch that obsess gasoline stream. So what next for you motorist can accidentally fill up empty: the meter will spin, but only air goes out of the system.