Fuel station fined OMR 2000 for overcharging customers in Oman

Business Tuesday 31/May/2016 14:13 PM
By: Times News Service
Fuel station fined OMR 2000 for overcharging customers in Oman

Muscat: Haima Primary Court issued a court order fining a gas station with OMR 2000 for charging higher than the administered petrol and diesel rates. The Public Authority for Consumer Protection PACP has clarified that that such act is violating the provisions of Article (40) of the Consumer Protection Law.
The consumer protection Directorate received a complaint from a consumer on the high price of fuel in one of the gas stations. The investigation team found that the fuel rate is an old one.