DPS: New Texas Shaped Sticker Combats Skimmers on Gas Pumps

 

AUSTIN, TX – Gas pumps across Texas will soon display new consumer information stickers to reflect the Fuel Metering and Quality Program’s new home: the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The new design has a Texas shape and includes information about the amount of state and federal taxes charged for every gallon of fuel sold, as well as a telephone number and a QR code that consumers can use to file a complaint with TDLR regarding the quality or quantity of fuel that was sold. Consumers can also use the contact information to report possible credit card skimmer activity to TDLR.

The design also includes a cue to look for possible tampering with a pump that could indicate that a credit card skimmer may have been placed on the device – as well as a reminder to “Drive Friendly – the Texas way.”

“The new stickers reflect our agency’s commitment to consumer protection and safety. We hope that this reminder that consumers, vendors and TDLR are partners in protecting fuel pumps will resonate with everyone,” said TDLR Executive Director Brian Francis. “Motor fuels make the Texas economy prosper. We want to make the process as safe and secure as possible.”

The new stickers are available for fueling stations and licensed service companies to order online from TDLR starting today (https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/fmq/fmq…).

Senate Bill 2119 in the 86th Legislature moved oversight of the Fuel Metering and Quality program to TDLR from the Texas Department of Agriculture as of Sept. 1, 2019

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