by The Music Roob Ninja on August 12th, 2009

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Fuel is often sold at rates that are not limited to whole numbers (eg 109.9p per litre). When the total price is calculated, is this routinely rounded up, down or to the nearest penny? Seems petty but if they always round up they must make a fortune.

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by qwerty on August 12th, 2009
I have alweay wanted to sue in the US because this borders on fraud
I can't go into a station and buy exactly 1 gallon of fuel
since they can't change a penny
but to answer ur Q
This is a mental game, most ppl don't see the 3.999 almost $4.00 in their mind they think it is $3.99
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- But still, if you buy 9 gallons of fuel that had a .9 then you would end up with a price something .1
  
  Surely they can't charge you the whole extra penny? But then I can't see them rounding it down. I assume if you buy 10 gallons you do get the whole penny off.
  
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