NPA closes fuel stations in Western Region for swindling buyers
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) as a feature of its standard activities has clasped down on some fuel stations in the Western Region that have messed with their fuel siphons.
The activity, which is being led by the Consumer Services Department at the Head Office and the Western provincial office of the NPA came right after successive grievances about certain stations changing their siphons to swindle their clients to augment benefits.
This required the unexpected visits to chosen fuel stations to actually look at the exactness of their siphon conveyance to oil shoppers.
NPA closes fuel stations in Western Region for conning purchasers
Toward the finish of the activity, the group discovered a portion of the stations blamable and thus, shut them down as they anticipate further corrective measures to be forced on them by the NPA.
The Head of Consumer Services at the NPA, Mrs Eunice Budu Nyarko in a meeting said it is an offense for fuel administration stations to siphon fuel available to be purchased to clients underneath the expected liter.
The group, later on, held a sensitisation program for petrol purchasers in the district. Mrs Budu Nyarko advised dealers and business drivers to satisfy their city obligation of promptly revealing fuel stations they suspect of changing their siphons to swindle clients.
NPA closes fuel stations in Western Region for conning buyers
They were given hotlines which they could call every minute of every day to stop their protests. She said, "when protests are made in somewhere around 48 hours of the acquisition of fuel, brief examination can be completed and reality laid out before that item is sold out".
She further encouraged the general population to "purchase powers from utilitarian filling stations since these stations are every now and again observed by the NPA and consequently, the nature of their items can be ensured".
NPA closes fuel stations in Western Region for tricking shoppers
The group additionally sharpened understudies of the Takoradi Technical University, merchants at the Takoradi market circle, Jubilee Park and No.9 Markets and business drivers at the market circle on the most proficient method to utilize LPG securely.
The NPA group featured the exercises of the authority including its command and obligations to the consuming public.
NPA closes fuel stations in Western Region for conning customers
Lady Cindy Andoh-Davies, a Manager at the Western provincial office of NPA begged shoppers to stick to somewhere safe conventions to forestall mishaps.
The Consumer Services Department routinely visits the locales to sharpen buyers about their privileges and channels to send their objections for brief change by the Authority.
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