1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

[New Website] Find out if your local gas station is ripping you off

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by DarkHorse, Jul 28, 2011.

Tags:
  1. DarkHorse

    DarkHorse Member

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 1999
    Messages:
    6,756
    Likes Received:
    1,303
    http://test-tda.cma.com/

    Texas Department of Agriculture is testing a new website to show audit data from all of the gas station fuel pump inspections in the state of Texas.

    Some stations will regulate their fuel pumps to actually give you less gas than what it claims your paying for, so the state performs regular inspections to make sure the pumps are legit.

    Evidently this is still a test site, and the location will move once it gets finalized, etc., but it's fully functional now.

    I found out about this from a friend of mine, and his comment was "never fill up your car in east Austin."

    Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool.
     
    #1 DarkHorse, Jul 28, 2011
    1 person likes this.
  2. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost Member

    Joined:
    May 18, 2003
    Messages:
    49,021
    Likes Received:
    19,975
    My gas station failed 3 out of 24 tests back in 2008.

    No data since then...
     
    #2 DonnyMost, Jul 28, 2011
  3. alexcapone

    alexcapone Member

    Joined:
    Dec 10, 2004
    Messages:
    1,349
    Likes Received:
    543

    What's the link?

    Edit: Sorry it's too early and I'm blind this morning
     
    #3 alexcapone, Jul 28, 2011
  4. AMS

    AMS Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2003
    Messages:
    9,646
    Likes Received:
    218
    LOL, the Chevron on my way to work has

    MULTI-PRODUCT DISPENSERS 12 Fails
     
    #4 AMS, Jul 28, 2011
  5. Qball

    Qball Member

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2001
    Messages:
    4,151
    Likes Received:
    210
    Some good info on this site. Seems like tax dollars put to good work.
     
    #5 Qball, Jul 28, 2011
  6. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

    Joined:
    Jun 18, 2003
    Messages:
    37,127
    Likes Received:
    36,078
    Annoying that you cant just enter a zip.
     
    #6 Xerobull, Jul 28, 2011
  7. Showtyme11

    Showtyme11 Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2010
    Messages:
    319
    Likes Received:
    12
    0 fails for the 7-11 I work at on 15th and San Antonio in downtown Austin
     
    #7 Showtyme11, Jul 28, 2011
  8. Scionxa

    Scionxa Member

    Joined:
    Nov 16, 2010
    Messages:
    4,155
    Likes Received:
    224
    Nice, looks like the gas station I frequent have been clean, but have numerous failure pre-2010
     
    #8 Scionxa, Jul 28, 2011
  9. DreamShook

    DreamShook Member

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2008
    Messages:
    75,402
    Likes Received:
    124,852
    The Chevron/Buckees I go to in Greatwood (cheapest gas for miles) doesn't seem to be listed.
     
    #9 DreamShook, Jul 28, 2011
  10. A_3PO

    A_3PO Member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2006
    Messages:
    46,953
    Likes Received:
    12,628
    The Kroger across Hwy 6 from me is 36/36.
     
    #10 A_3PO, Jul 28, 2011
  11. Isabel

    Isabel Member

    Joined:
    Feb 15, 1999
    Messages:
    4,667
    Likes Received:
    58
    wish we had these sites for states other than Texas. All the ones I used to go to look OK - brand name stuff such as Valero, Exxon, HEB. On the other hand I clicked on some names of the "ghetto" ones that I wouldn't have gone to anyway, and several fails.
     
    #11 Isabel, Jul 28, 2011
  12. Kam

    Kam Member

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2002
    Messages:
    30,476
    Likes Received:
    1,322
    I think the Oil Companies are ripping me off.
     
    #12 Kam, Jul 28, 2011
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page