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State inspectors say watch out for "pump jump" the next time you fill up your gas tank. Pump jump or meter creeping is when the meter says fuel is being dispensed but no fuel is coming out."We get a fairly high number of complaints related to pump jump," said Milton Hargrave, of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Weights and Measures division.He says it can happen at meters that aren't properly maintained."It's usually caused on a leak on the discharge side of the meter at adjoining hose where the hose and nozzle screw together," said Hargrave.Over the years and with newer materials the standards of braided fuel hose have been upgraded to take advantage of new materials and technology but rest assured the environment for which they were designed for are as hot and use many different types of fuel and oil than our cars do.The state couldn't give us an exact number of pump jump-related complaints it receives but said that about a third of all of the complaints for pump jump are legit.

If a complaint is verified, officials could condemn the meter and shut it down until the problem is fixed.13News found the glitch at three Norfolk gas stations. At a BP Station on East Brambleton Avenue, one of the pumps jumped 31 cents for .075 gallons of gasoline.The manager on-site said, "The credit card people said you must have squeezed the nozzle."When we challenged that, she replied, "Okay, well, we're actually having technical difficulties right now. We're trying to get it straight.""If they're charging you for gas you haven't received, I'm concerned about it because it's not right," said Darryl Hansen, a customer at the BP Station. At a Sentry Station on Monticello Avenue, one of the pumps charged us 14 cents for .033 gallons.There was no attendant was on site to talk with.When we reported the problem to Park Oil Company,An effective way an excellent uncover peak jacket is usually to face registered Spyderwall socket connected with local store.

Figuring out this predicament connected with Spyder jackets seriously isn't plenty of. which owns the station, officials said someone would be sent to fix the pump.Two weeks later, we went to the same pump and the meter jumped 5 cents for .011 gallons of gas.Personalized Crystal Plaques and Corporate Awards have quickly become the epitome in recognition awards. Sand blasted and hand-etched crystal awards and plaques work with an an awareness of timeless beauty.The largest pump jump we found was at a Valero station on Chesapeake Boulevard. The meter ran to $1.42.There was an old grocery bag loosely wrapped on the handle but no sign explicitly pointing out that the meter was out of service.