Bloomfield Gas Station Accused of Price Gouging
Delta station at 141 Bloomfield Ave., as well as six other gas stations and one hotel, hit with civil lawsuit filed by state Division of Consumer Affairs
A Bloomfield gas station has been hit with a civil lawsuit accusing it of price gouging in wake of Hurricane Sandy. Vinny Fuel Corporation, also known as the Delta gas station at 141 Bloomfield Ave., allegedly raised prices 25 percent from $3.19 to $3.99 per gallon during the state of emergency declared Oct. 27. New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs received six consumer complaints about the company. Six other gas stations, including two in Newark, and one hotel are also named in the suit, filed by the Division of Law on behalf of the state Division of Consumer Affairs. "We have received no indication that these defendants faced costs that would have made these excessive price increases necessary or justifiable," said Attorney General …
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Jorgey P.
12:22 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
I was surprised the BP on Broad has kept their prices so honest for the past two weeks...i don't think they deserve tips, but merely a large thank you for being a good neighbor during our hard times last week in the Brookdale section... more ›