More than 30 motorists miss out on 'bad gas' compensation

 

Thirty-one motorists whose vehicles were damaged during the 2015 'bad gas' saga, have missed out on getting compensation following numerous appeals by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC).

 

The CAC had received 478 complaints in the aftermath of the crisis which drove fear into the motoring public, but 55 were ignored because they did not have all the requisite information such as proof of purchase and mechanical reports.

 

The motorists were asked to contact the Consumer Affairs Commission before March 31. Of the 31 names listed, two are deceased.

 

CAC's Chief Excutive Officer Dolsie Allen told Radio Jamaica News on Thursday afternoon that more than $25 million in compensation has been paid.

 

Ms. Allen said $2.7 million will return to Petrojam Ethanol Limited (PEL).

 

The CEO also disclosed that one of the motorists missed out on collecting almost $1 million.

 

Ms. Allen explained that the CAC was awaiting documents from the Administrator's General Department with regards to the two deceased motorists.

 

The Petroleum Trade Reform Committee, established by former Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell in 2016 to conduct a thorough investigation into alleged contaminated petrol, found that there was "no definitive conclusion" about a "specific contaminant" in the petrol sold to the public between November 2015 and March 2016.