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Reported price gouging to the AG last year after Matthew -- gas station charging over $5/gal. Months later, they sent back a form letter with generic informatio
by cookiecaper 9y ago
Reported price gouging to the AG last year after Matthew -- gas station charging over $5/gal. Months later, they sent back a form letter with generic information about the definition of price gouging ("it is unlawful to sell [commodities] for an amount that grossly exceeds the average price for that commodity during the 30 days before the declaration of the state of emergency").
Was not impressed with the enforcement. So yes, good to fill up early.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoMeanwhile in UK, for example, petrol (aka "gas") is $8.50/gal equivalent (£1.30/litre). >during the 30 days before the declaration of the state of emergency // How's that work. So if you hiked your prices and there's no state of emergency declared it's fine but if the state of emergency is declared 4 weeks later you're acting illegally? Seems like an unworkable regulation. Can you just give people a discount whilst there's no hurricane and remove the discount when you wish; same effect, just legally differentiable??
- maxerickson 9y agoIt looks like the law examines the "trade area": http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599/0501/Sections/0501.160.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Displ... So you just need one joker actually selling gas at market price before the storm and the whole discounting scheme falls apart.