Virgina Governor Allows ”Half-Pricing” on Gasoline Pumps

Look closely at the signs at the pump. You may be getting only a half-gallon of fuel.

That’s because some older gas pumps across the country were built at a time when few people imagined $4-a-gallon gas. Those pumps can only post a price as high as $3.99.

Today, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine issued an executive order allowing a temporary waiver for Virginia’s gasoline retailers to use a practice called “half-pricing” on older analog pumps unable to register the higher prices.

Recent demand for kits to update or retrofit analog pumps has created a backlog, the governor’s office said in announcing the executive order. “Many stations are unable to acquire the kits and get them installed in a timely manner,” according to a statement from Kaine’s office.

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