

| Subject: | Re: Don't top off gas tanks |
| From: | Rocket J Squirrel |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:16:29 -0700 |
The local pump jockeys know they are not to top off tanks, but many do anyway. I expect that's because so many people request it and it's just easier to go along with it than fight back. I have a label next to the fuel filler on the van: NO TOPOFF -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/13/2014 01:00 PM, Vern in Bend wrote: > From Oregon DEQ (Dept of Environmental Quality) website: > > "Oregon law now prohibits topping off vehicle fuel tanks during refueling. > Topping off causes gasoline drips and spills that release harmful > pollution, > wastes fuel, and causes vapor recovery equipment in vehicles and at gas > pumps to malfunction." > > I suspect many states have similar laws, of course in Oregon fuel is > despensed by highly-trained, expert fueling technicians. > > Regards, Vern
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