Gas prices are high in Frederick County, Maryland. That’s not a surprise, and neither is the amount of drive-aways the town experiences. Giovanna Cortez works at a local gas stations and says at least once a day somebody drives off without paying for their gas. Workers at the GetGo and Lowest Gas Stations agree– they experience drive-offs about 4 or 5 times a week! But who is paying for these people’s gas?
It’s difficult to prove a person guilty of stealing gas (without surveillance cameras), so these local stations don’t want to wrongfully acuse people. But thieves cost these stations about $100 million a year! Most gas stations only profit about 2 cents per gallon (an average profit of $50/day), so when somebody drives off without paying, it’s like losing a days worth of work.
Moral to the story? We’re all suffering from high gas prices… don’t make it worse for your fellow American!
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