Station has TOP TIER on pumps but isn't.

[Pete in PA]

This station is called US Fuel. Looked it up and can't find it listed on Top Tier.

On Gas Buddy it's listed as a Shell station.
It's not.

Has Top Tier stickers on all the pumps.

 

[fantastic]

This station is called US Fuel. Looked it up and can't find it listed on Top Tier.

On Gas Buddy it's listed as a Shell station.
It's not.

Has Top Tier stickers on all the pumps.

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Some stations change hands and get another name. Perhaps there is an agreement and they still purchase TT Shell fuel?

 

[Tdbo]

Yet, it has been said that stickers are important.

 

[DCDG]

I have a sinclair station near me that says top tier dinocare on the pump but they get their delivery from generic tankers so I don't know about that and also the station by address doesn't come up on the top tier site.

 

[robbobster]

I have a sinclair station near me that says top tier dinocare on the pump but they get their delivery from generic tankers so I don't know about that and also the station by address doesn't come up on the top tier site.

Costco is Top Tier gas that gets delivered by generic tankers

 

[novadude]

I've noticed that in Central PA a lot of name branded stations are getting converted to "US Fuel". It happened to a Sunoco by me. I would suspect that those stickers are leftovers from when it was a Shell station.

 

[DCDG]

Costco is Top Tier gas that gets delivered by generic tankers

That's good to know thank you. but if this Sinclair station was top tier shouldn't it be on the site with top tier stations?

Well I stand corrected they're still registered as a Marathon station***

 

[Pete in PA]

Some stations change hands and get another name. Perhaps there is an agreement and they still purchase TT Shell fuel?

Yet this stations prices are the absolute lowest in the area, which is a perfect match for a Marathon station near me.

 

[Pete in PA]

I've noticed that in Central PA a lot of name branded stations are getting converted to "US Fuel". It happened to a Sunoco by me. I would suspect that those stickers are leftovers from when it was a Shell station.

Then that's worse then Top Tier stations without stickers. You can see in the pic. it's been US for at least 2 years.

 

[Pete in PA]

Between these 2 dates is when it ceased to be a Shell station.
That's a lot of years with the stickers on the pumps.

 

[gfh77665]

Seems sketchy but it could still have TT in the tanks? Maybe the supplier has not changed, just the store signage did?

 

[nomas]

I think that life will go on and the sun will still come up tomorrow ..

 

[JohnnyG]

Why would the new owners remove the stickers? Might sell some more fuel to unsuspecting customers, and Top Tier has no enforcement authority anyway.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Why would the new owners remove the stickers? Might sell some more fuel to unsuspecting customers, and Top Tier has no enforcement authority anyway.

Top Tier can demand removal of the stickers because TopTier certification is a license.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

This station is called US Fuel. Looked it up and can't find it listed on Top Tier.

On Gas Buddy it's listed as a Shell station.
It's not.

Has Top Tier stickers on all the pumps.

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Notify Top Tier.

https://www.toptiergas.com/contact-us/

 

[CleanSump]

So report it to TT HQ. TT can sue if they want.
Otherwise, no one is making you buy gas there.

 

[Brian123]

This station is called US Fuel. Looked it up and can't find it listed on Top Tier.

Stay Away!

On Gas Buddy it's listed as a Shell station.
It's not.

Stay Away!

Has Top Tier stickers on all the pumps.

Stay Away! Is there a Shell Station nearby? Like a real Shell Station?

 

[Hall]

Why would the new owners remove the stickers? Might sell some more fuel to unsuspecting customers, and Top Tier has no enforcement authority anyway.

Also, the pumps themselves are usually "branded" so I'm very suprised that the sale didn't require them to replace the pumps completely. I don't think it's as simple as peeling off "Sunoco" and their related stickering either.