Two Newark Gas Stations Accused of Price Gouging
Lawsuit claims McCarter Highway Lukoil and Wilson Avenue Sunoco raised gas prices during Hurricane Sandy state of emergency
Two Newark gas stations have been hit with a civil lawsuit accusing it of price gouging in wake of Hurricane Sandy. The Lukoil at 335 McCarter Hwy. and Sunoco at 69 Wilson Ave. allegedly raised regular and premium-grade gas prices during the Oct. 27 state of emergency. The station is accused of raising the price of regular gas by 25 percent, from $3.60 to $4.50, premium-grade gas by 25 percent, plus-grade gas by 26 percent and diesel fuel by 31 percent, to $5.45 per gallon. New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs received 21 complaints about the station. Meanwhile, the Newark Sunoco is accused or raising prices of regular fuel by 17 percent, from $3.80 to $4.46, and increasing plus-, premium- and ultra-grade fuel by 11 percent. The gas …
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Common Carl
8:40 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
They should legalize the practice. It would create incentives for the market to be flooded. Instead we got gas lines. If a trucker in Maryland or Central PA knew they could make more coming here vs delivering in those markets the shortage would have been over much faster. Since the trucker incurred extra expenses and would make less money none came. The law is bad for NJ and this situation is … more ›