These scam artists look for victims at the gas station who may be good-natured or appear to be physically weak to offer to pump their gas or to hang the nozzle for them.

Here's also how to spot and avoid gas pump switching and other gas station schemes.

Police warn drivers of 'pump switching' scam at gas stations Police are offering some tips to protect yourself from this growing trend.

It's long been thought using your phone while pumping gas can cause an explosion. Yet research shows it has never reportedly happened.

The local gas station is suffering a major money loss, as the pumps cannot distribute gas until the buttons are replaced.

But exactly how do gas stations pump without electricity? As it turns out, gas stations that pump while the power is out rely entirely on transfer switches and generators.

But exactly how do gas stations pump without electricity? As it turns out, gas stations that pump while the power is out rely entirely on transfer switches and generators.

For decades, they have been banned by state law from pumping their own fuel at gas stations, a throwback to the days when it was universal for gas-station attendants to fill Americans’ tanks.

Florida officials arrested four men this week, accusing them of using a device on gas pumps that allowed them to pump fuel for pennies on the dollar.

What is ‘pump switching’? In the early days of automobile travel—as well as in present-day New Jersey —gas station employees, known as “attendants,” pumped gas for customers.