Selling Liquid Fuels
When selling petrol, diesel or LPG there are a number of trade measurement requirements that you must comply with, including:
· all volume must be displayed in litres (L)
· indicators showing unit price ($ per L) and total price ($) must be clearly displayed
· LPG dispensers must be accurate within the specified tolerances
· all other fuel dispensers must be accurate within ± 0.3%
· all hoses, nozzles, lights and displays must be in good working order
· all fuel dispensers used for the wholesale and retail sale of petrol, diesel and LPG must be verified and their calibration points sealed by a servicing licensee or trade measurement inspector
· in the case of multi-product fuel dispensers, each delivery hose is a measuring instrument
· control systems attached to fuel dispensers are a measuring instrument and must be verified by a servicing licensee or trade measurement inspector
For information relating to the trade measurement laws involved when selling liquid fuels, who is responsible for the fuel dispenser and regulating the sale of liquid fuels, click here to view the Guide to the Sale of Petrol, Diesel and LPG, by the National Measurement Institute.
To better understand the changes to the National Trade Measurement Regulations 2009, click here to view the Guide to the New Trade Measurement Regulations by the National Measurement Institute of Trade Measurement.
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