Old Gas Pumps, New Prices
Here's a problem we haven't seen in a while: old mechanical gas pumps can't reflect a price over $3.99 a gallon, meaning that by summer, prices may have exceeded the capacity of the pumps.
I remember when gas prices crossed the $1 a gallon threshhold: older pumps weren't made to charge that high a price. For a while, it was common to see "half pricing," in which a price of $1.10 per gallon was reflected on the pump as $0.55, and the total was doubled at the cash register.
According to AP, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington are already preparing to allow smaller stations to "half price" their fuel, while Minnesota requires station owners to cover up the incorrect price and figure the total with a calculator.
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