Leslie

Chaufeurse

I agree that people should check the pump price before refuelling, especially as these two garages do not advertise their prices - if they did they would likely as not see a drop in tourists/out of state US residents lashing out on their fuel.

Yes Sally - bears shit in the woods, but what that has to do with petrol prices is a bit confusing!

Leslie, I guess not too many people shop for Kotex (unless it is a real emergency, or they are so excited at the $5.49 per gallon price of the petrol that they want to soak up a load ), at a 7-11 when they can go to Walmart. They can get their petrol at Walmart too - a Kotex/petrol outing

As has already been said, these garages are not breaking the law but their morals in aiming at tourists and the unsuspecting public leave a lot to be desired. There again as these owners have complained that errecting signage would be way too expensive. coupled with their attorney fee's for suing the City, they probably need more tourists to part with their hard earned cash.

meauxna

I don't think anyone is arguing with that, but it's hardly anything new. You need to be an informed traveler no matter where you are going.

Hint: The money changers right outside the airport in Tegucigalpa don't give the same rate as the bank, and you might get ripped off. You should carry your own pocket calculator and not hand over your dollars too quickly.

Manc

the barmen in Ireland charge 16 euro's a pint of guiness to unsuspecting American tourists.........

Chaufeurse

Shame on them feckers too then! So many seem to think the definition of the word 'tourist' is 'lets rip 'em off for all we can'.

lansbury

Anywhere in the world tourists get ripped off. Fact of life.

Giantaxe

Another shameful ripoff in the US is to add taxes to car rentals and hotels that specifically pay for local sports stadia etc. Definitely a case of "taxation without representation".

Leslie

Believe me, I've paid the piper at 7-11 more than once. Normally due to my own poor planning and/or unfamiliarity with the area. It happens. It happens more when you're a tourist.

Dogbyte

I always pay for the gas at time of hire and leave it with fumes.A lot safer and easier.Some that I've left, they must have had to put some gas out of a jerry can in to get it theirs depots for cleaning.They are the ones who say bring it back empty, OK then !

Sally Redux

Great plan, the price is usually around $5.39/gal when you do that.

Giantaxe

It's a bad idea for a couple of other reasons too. Firstly, in many states that pre-paid gas will be subject to all the taxes applied to other rental charges. And secondly, it's tricky returning the car completely devoid of gas, so most people end up donating some gas to the rental car company.

What I've got in the habit of doing, is noting where gas stations are located as I leave after having picked the car up. Then I'm not hunting for a non-gouging place to fill up at when I am returning to the airport.

Yorkieabroad

Most of the folk on here are victims of that.....Just the yanks getting their own back I guess.....

Yorkieabroad

Golf course I used to go to in Singapore was very up front about it.....

Locals - $50
Foreigners - $70
Japanese - $90

scrubbedexpat099

Don't they have the prices on the pump?

lansbury

Zimbabwe used to be the same. Locals paid in Zim dollars, everyone else US dollars. So a hotel which charged the locals $100 Zim for a room, charged visitors $100US.

I used to give the farm address and get local rates until they started to ask for Zim ID cards. Fortunately they were available for a price.