Second Bloomfield Gas Station Accused of Price Gouging
Jenny’s Shell Station, at 461 Bloomfield Ave., is being sued by the state for allegedly raising the price of regular gasoline from $3.70 to $4.50 per gallon after Hurricane Sandy.
Another Bloomfield gas station is being sued by the state for price gouging following Hurricane Sandy. Jenny’s Shell Station, at 461 Bloomfield Ave., was one of three gas stations named today by Gov. Chris Christie, Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa and the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs for illegally raising gas prices beyond state regulation during the state of emergency. Jenny’s Shell Station allegedly raised its price of regular gasoline from $3.70 to $4.50 per gallon — an increase of 22 percent — after the storm, according to the press release. In addition, the gas station also allegedly increased the cash sales of its plus-grade and V-Power gasoline by 18 and 17 percent, respectively. The Division of Consumer Affairs …
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Sal
1:46 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Just something to think about. Some gas station owners rented large expensive generators after the storm when the power was out so they could operate and make gasoline available to us. Put yourself in their shoes__If you were paying $100 per day to rent a large generator and you were burning up $100 per day of fuel in the generator and you had to pay a licensed electrician big bucks ($1,000 to $2… more ›