Petrol station caught with modified pump to dispense less fuel than displayed; check sticker – Perak KPDN

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It’s something a lot of us take for granted, but how do you know you’re getting the exact amount of fuel for your ringgit at petrol stations? The domestic trade and cost of living ministry (KPDN)’s Perak chapter has posted two entertaining-yet-educational TikTok videos on this.

In the first video, a KPDN officer explains that all petrol station pumps undergo yearly volume verification (penentusahan) and should display a sticker showing the expiry date of said verification. If you think you’re getting less fuel than you should, report it to KPDN, says the officer.

@kpdn_perak Replying to @kopitarikkaw PART2 KANTOI STATION MINYAK UBAH MEETER PETROL #petrol #diesel #kitagempur #kpdnperak #unitmedia_kpdnperak #fendyscreative ♬ original sound – KPDN PERAK

The same video shows a 10-litre fuel volume measuring device used by KPDN to conduct such testing. Ten litres (or supposedly so) of fuel are pumped in and the device’s gauge will show how much over or under it is. The tolerated allowance is between -25 and +50 ml for those 10 litres.

The second video alleges that a petrol station (presumably in Perak) modified at least one of its pumps’ electronics to dispense less fuel than displayed. The gauge showed less than -25 ml, and action will be taken on the station in question under the Weights and Measures Act 1972.

We learn something new every day, and it’s perhaps even more important now that RON 95 petrol will soon become more expensive for some of us.

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