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New York - The state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, is asking the state Thruway Authority to post online details of gas prices at every rest stop along the highway.
Mr. DiNapoli is auditing Thruway gas prices to determine if fueling stations are overcharging motorists.
He says he wants to be sure the Thruway stations aren't jacking up prices to make up for decreased traffic after fuel prices spiked and tolls were increased this year.
Under the contract for Thruway services, gas prices are limited to 2 cents more than the average regional price or 1 cent lower than a region's highest price, whichever is lower.
Regional prices are determined by weekly surveys of communities around Thruway service stations.
Thruway officials say they'll post fuel prices as soon as possible.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 09:41 AM Anonymous Says:
Free market economy vs. politician wanting gain some attention by investigating 2 cent discrepancy. What a waste of tax payers money.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 11:49 AM Choizik Says:
How about investigating the one gas station on the Pallisades Parkway, in New York State, that is always charging double the national average!
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Aug 29, 2008 at 01:57 PM Lock & Load Says:
Chozik;
If your crazy enough to stop there for gas...
No one should take gase in that station for 1 week he will have to drop his price...
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Aug 31, 2008 at 04:36 AM Anonymous Says:
That station in the middle of the Palisades is taking advantage of the fact that he's the only gas station on the Palisades and if you happen to run out of gas in the middle you have no choice but to pay his outrageously high prices. A real highway robbery.