Ministry of Energy Responds to Concerns Over Gas Station Fuel Discrepancies

In the case where pictures appear on the news, people share clips to tell stories. Filled up with diesel fuel for 1,000 baht at a service station and noticed that the car’s gas meter was not rising as usual. cause a demand for inspection

Afterwards, the service station carried out an inspection according to the clip shown. When pressing the hand to dispense 5 liters 2 times, about 25-30 milliliters of oil was lost (or 0.025 – 0.030 liters per 5 liters of oil tested), and the forecourt worker explained that it still met the criteria proof. “Manual for the inspection and certification of fuel volume meters” of the Office of Weights and Measures determined to obtain “Remaining allowance rate”

Mr Peeraphan Saleerathavibhag, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, posted a message through his personal Facebook page stating, “Yesterday afternoon, I received a report about a gas station dispensing gasoline. For the people who use the service, not is full by the litre.After checking it was found that the Ministerial Regulations of the Ministry of Commerce allow this to be the case.

I saw that this was only a matter of measurement according to ministerial regulations. After all, gas stations should compensate consumers for the full number of liters they paid for. Because the payment for gas is a full payment according to the number of litres, not a contingency payment.
I will include this matter in the amendments to the fuel trade law which are currently in progress. I see that the current law has many gaps in supervision.

In particular, the minister has very little power to solve problems for the people, as in this case, in reality. However, I have issued a letter ordering the CEO and President of PTT Public Company Limited to resolve this matter immediately. He also ordered the Director General of the Department of Energy Business, which oversees gas stations across the country, to resolve the problem immediately according to his authority. By entrusting another layer of supervision to my chief adviser.

I would like to assure the citizens that the Ministry of Energy in this era will definitely not neglect the problems of the people. and we will try to solve the problem to the best of our ability under the current law. Next, I will amend the law to fully cover various problems.
That’s why I said that our energy problem is not just about adjusting the structure, but the whole system needs to be dismantled.”

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