ROMULUS – A BP gas station near Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus is under investigation by the state for allegedly price gouging motorists, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Wednesday.
According to a petition filed by Nessel’s office in Wayne County’s 3rd Circuit Court, the AG received a "volume of complaints" from consumers in recent years about inflated prices at the BP station operated by William Bazzi of M-Twelve Fuels, LLC.
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The June 4 court filing alleges that the gas station, located in the 9200 block of Middlebelt Road across the street from a cluster of rental car company return lots at Detroit Metro Airport, takes advantage of travelers returning rental cars before a departure by inflating gas prices.
Nessel’s office received more than 16 complaints about the gas station in 2025 and 2026, with one consumer writing in February 2026 that the BP station was “charging over $4 per gallon for gas when surrounding gas stations are averaging $2.80-$3.”
Additionally, an investigator from the Michigan Department of Attorney General purchased fuel from the gas station on April 9 for $5.24 per gallon when data from online gasoline pricing compiler GasBuddy reportedly showed nearby stations charging between $3.79 and $3.99 per gallon.
The Department has continued to compare the business’ rates to other gas stations in recent weeks and reported a “gross disparity ranging from 22% to 72% more than its competitors for similar gasoline.”
“With the price of everything already squeezing families, the last thing Michiganders and our visitors who are rushing to return a rental car need is to be taken advantage of at the pump,” Nessel said in a news release. “Allegations of marking up prices, here by as much as 72% over the average, call for a vigorous investigation.”
The court granted Nessel’s request to investigate and the Attorney General’s office is in the process of issuing Civil Investigative Subpoenas related to the matter.
Nessel previously conducted an investigation into the same gas station in December 2023, though it was believed to be under different ownership.