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01.13.2016
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In 40% of combustíves stations were found expired products
The Procon-SP Foundation, an agency of the Department of Justice and Defense of Citizenship of the State of São Paulo, fined 483 gas stations and convenience stores during 2015. In 339 were found expired products. Altogether 847 establishments were visited in the capital, coastal and inland.
In daily operations carried out by the inspection teams were found, in addition to food products in convenience stores, lubricating oils, brake fluids and losers additives, which if used can cause malfunction of the vehicles, may cause serious accidents. Other irregularities found were the lack of price information on 19% of the establishments visited, and restrictions on card use debit / credit, 6%. See table below.
MAJOR VIOLATIONS NUMBER
Expired products 339
Lack price information 161
Restrictions on card acceptance 57
Lack of clarity in pricing information 18
Misleading advertisement 13
Lack of validity information 9
Total 618
Losers automotive products cause risks
The mechanical engineer and professor of mechanical engineering department of the Instituto Maua, Celso Argachoy, to alert drivers about the importance of respecting the validity of automotive products. In particular, lubricating oils, brake fluids and additives that after winning start to absorb moisture and lose their characteristics.
According to the teacher explains the most serious risk is the brake fluid is hygroscopic product, that is, it absorbs moisture and is degraded, cause oxidation of the parts and form air bubbles. "With the formation of bubbles, the brake response is compromised and pedal operation will have the same answer. The driver will have to apply more force, hurting both the response time and in distance traveled by the vehicle to full braking, "he warns.
Strategy tried to deceive the consumer
In 2015, the Procon-SP also curbed the harmful attitude that some stations had to expose highlighted lower prices than those charged at the pumps and in very small letters, with a note that the discount was valid at restricted times, usually during the dawn. The Consumer Protection Code (CDC) states that prices must be presented clearly, conspicuously and need. Only in November 2015, were constatas this irregularity in 14 stations, which were notified and removed the misleading advertisements.
Consumers should report
The Procon-SP asks consumers to report through social networks the gas stations that sell expired products, use lower prices to groups than those to the fuel pump or any other breach of the Consumer Protection Code (CDC). Just indicate the irregularity, the address of the establishment and, if possible, a photo proving fraud.
Source: Procon-SP
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