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Getting gouged at the gas pump? Call Cooper

Jason Sandford September 12, 2008

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Asheville Police Department press release:

APD offers information on reporting gas gouging

ASHEVILLE – Asheville police have received several calls today regarding alleged gas gouging by stations in the city.

The department is therefore directing the public to the agency that can assist in this matter — the office of state Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Gov. Mike Easley today declared a state of “abnormal market disruption” and signed an order allowing the attorney general to enforce the state’s anti-gouging law.

Attorney General Cooper said today that the law applies to all levels of the fuel supply chain. He said his office is ready to take consumer complaints.

Those who want to report possible price gouging should contact:

N.C. Attorney General’s Office

Consumer Protection Division

Phone: 877-566-7226

The attorney general can sue merchants if state officials find that gas stations have excessively inflated prices.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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4 Comments

Lena September 13, 2008

Fastop out here in Candlertown was $4.59/gal for the low-grade, $4.79 for the good stuff … makes ya go "Hmmmm …"

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JM September 13, 2008

$4.99 for a gallon of regular unleaded last nite at the shell on Haywood Road/240. Bullshit.

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Zipperhead September 13, 2008

Ingles Long Shoals Road. $4.75 A GALLON

Now, we all remember the jump in gas prices back when Katrina came ashore. Well the gas prices went up and then fell about 15%. And we just presumed that was the new price because we kept hearing about damage on the rigs. Well, now look at the price of gas. Gas is at an all time high because of specualtion (repeat specualtion) And then we had a hurricane come ashore at basically the same speed it came through the mountains a few years ago. Because of IKE gas jumped ONE DOLLAR this week on top of the rise in oil specualtion caused by greety traders. Now are we prepared to sit here while the gas prices fall 15% and settle with a price of $4.03 that will likely go up from there. We have totally lost the drop in gas prices over the past weeks.

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Chas. September 13, 2008

It is interesting … gas went up here in Waynesville by about $.70 overnight.

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