ROMEO, Mich. (WXYZ0 — We alerted you and the state over the weekend to a fuel station in Romeo promoting unhealthy fuel. The Division of Agriculture got here out and located water within the station’s storage tank and put a cease to gross sales of that tainted gasoline.
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The fuel station we’re speaking about is the PitStop Shell station at 32 Mile and Major Road in Romeo.
The state credit us for serving to save many motorists from unhealthy fuel they usually need individuals to assist them shield others sooner or later.
Jennifer Holton is the Communications Director on the Michigan Division of Agriculture and Rural Improvement or MDARD. They’re the company chargeable for ensuring you’re getting the fuel you pay for on the pump.
“The station is within the course of of getting repairs accomplished to its sump space of its common storage tank,” Holton says. “MDARD doesn’t have a timeline but for when the station may have these repairs accomplished. However within the interim, till these repairs are accomplished, and we’ve been in a position to exit and pattern and do an inspection, these two common and mid-grade pumps will stay closed on the market.”
I attempted to get extra info on the station Thursday however was as soon as once more informed to get off the property.
Jennifer Holton informed me they’d not obtained a single formal grievance earlier than our first report however.”
“Because the story aired, we now have really had six official complaints come into our workplace. We’re monitoring the scenario. We respect you bringing it to our consideration so we may get on the market and ensure individuals are getting what they’re paying for on the pump.”
I requested her if our report saved a bunch of individuals engine troubles and cash.
“I imply completely I feel there was a possible for us to have prevented potential harm to individuals’s automobiles,” Holton says.
Holton says they examine stations on rotation however want the general public’s assist when there’s an issue.
“Flagging issues for us, if there’s points, that’s why we now have these numbers, it’s why we now have emails for individuals to succeed in out. We would not have identified if there was a problem right here at this station if of us such as you hadn’t tell us,” she says.
To file a report with the Division of Agriculture, you possibly can go to the MDARD web site or the 800 quantity 1-800-MDA-FUEL.