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Santo Domingo. – Thrusday’s announcement by several passenger transport unions opposing the Consumer  Protection Agency’s regulation forcing propane gas stations to sell the fuel by weight and not per gallon will likely spur a deadlock with other users, especially homemakers.

Mochotran Union leader Paulino Alfredo Pulinario (Cambita) said drivers trust the seriousness and honesty of the suppliers Propagas and Tropigas, where they’ve filled for years and have never been shortchanged neither in quality nor amount.

 The union leader, quoted by diariolibre.com, said drivers radically oppose buying gas by weight," because no driver will dismount and mount their tank every time they need to fill up."

Although it has yet to take effect, Pulinario called on Consumer Protection Agency director Altagracia Paulino to repeal the regulation "since a measure of this nature would harm more than 18,000 drivers members of the union."

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Written by: RobertoJose, 13 Sep 2012 11:50 AM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... ((You're blind to the fact that you're blind))
ehF the union and its 18,000 acts of coercion's
Written by: airgordo, 13 Sep 2012 12:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic
what an IDIOTIC moron! this clown was sentenced and JAILED for stealing from MY MONEY under plan renove, he is basically a oplitical prostitute that sell himself, if not as the previos clown in charge, the issued a presidential pardon to him and named him a "consultant"
Written by: chillinout, 13 Sep 2012 4:57 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I had my 20lb U.S.A. barbeque tank filled the other morning. The tare weight (empty wt) was 18 lbs. After top off fill my tank was 38.4 pounds on my scale. So 20 lbs. of gas was added and since propane weighs 4.24lbs. per gallon means 4.71 gallons were added and at $RD90.00 per gallon my bill should have been $RD423.00.

The factura said they put 5.3 gallons in it and added 25 lbs. to the tank and cost $RD480.00. Actually 5.3 gals x $RD90.00/gal =$RD477.00. 5.3 gals x 4.24 = 22.47lbs.

At higher ambient temperatures than 60 degrees F.(standard base reference) the vapor pressure in the tank wil rise, but the weight of the liquid inside the tank will remain unchanged. A pump must have a calibrated automatic temperature compensator to make sure a customer is actually getting the gallons being paid for especially since the DR is always above the base reference temp.

.My factura and science don't seem to match since there is a 13% difference.





Written by: RoyStone, 13 Sep 2012 6:01 PM
From: Australia
So getting off your bike when filling it is too much trouble for Dominican riders? Yet is or not law that drivers get out of their car when filling with gas?
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