Give over. That's not at all reasonable. You're not telling them that you've picked up any fuel and you know what you're doing, ergo it is theft.
I WON on a self service checkout!
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Give over. That's not at all reasonable. You're not telling them that you've picked up any fuel and you know what you're doing, ergo it is theft.
Or they have stronger morals? I've given back less than 20p when the change has been wrong, don't judge everyone by your standards.
I don't really want to get into the laws of criminal evidence, but I would suggest that the records showing payment taken of 70p and considerably more petrol taken would alter the interpretation of that CCTV evidence.
What the police and CPS choose to prosecute is a question of public resources and irrelevant to the matter of whether something is a crime or not as a matter of law. All of these are very relevant to whether you are going to be spending time in gaol, but I am purely stating what the law is.
Read the OP again (and the Fraud Act)!
I did say if the facts as the OP admitted could be proved.And as for dishonesty:
Criminal law is not my speciality, but I am fairly sure that is fraud.
LOL - moral arguments aside, I would risk getting struck off for life for £20? No chance.
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Nope we don't all suffer from questionable morals. Not only would I have not gone back a second time, as well as send back the missus for a third attempt at theft but I would have gone to the customer service till and let them know.
Sure I am somewhat paranoid about being caught on camera but the long and short of it is that it is just plain wrong.
A while ago I accidentally walked out of a shop without paying for a newspaper, when I realised I walked back 800yds to go and pay for it
True, however this happened to me:
At diesel pump, filling up a full tank ~90L pump cuts out with about 20L to go. Replace nozzle in pump, reset machine (after asking staff), fill up remaining 20L, then go to tills to pay. Different member of staff asks what pump and quotes me for 20L. I pay for the 20L, and get receipt....
a slight pause... then I ask what about the other 70L I just put in? to the horrified look on the checkout girls face lol
Sometimes it would just be sooo easy to turn to the darkside
True, however this happened to me:
At diesel pump, filling up a full tank ~90L pump cuts out with about 20L to go. Replace nozzle in pump, reset machine (after asking staff), fill up remaining 20L, then go to tills to pay. Different member of staff asks what pump and quotes me for 20L. I pay for the 20L, and get receipt....
a slight pause... then I ask what about the other 70L I just put in? to the horrified look on the checkout girls face lol
Sometimes it would just be sooo easy to turn to the darkside
Thats where the OP walks away..
Which Tesco Extra? I need to witness a good self service machine for myself!
"Please check your change immediately as mistakes cannot be rectified at a later date".
See a similar sign like that in a lot of shops. Seems like an ideal defence in this situation. All they will have is footage of a man buying his shopping and taking his change without checking it.
And then walking back to the machine and doing so again..
Someone else walked back into the shop and the same happened to them. So what?
No, he walked back and did it again, then sent someone else to do it. He did it twice.
The OP buys his food, realises the machine spits double change..
He then buys some gum and does it again...
You're both missing the point.
It doesn't matter that he did it twice. It doesn't mean a thing. He made a mistake and didn't check his change, twice. That's all he has to say, and they cant use CCTV footage to prove otherwise.
He obviously did check his damn change otherwise he wouldnt have done it again. Would have to be a pretty damn thick CCTV analyst to let that slide..
He was probably smiling and giggling to himself as he realised as well. He then went back outside to his motorhome and got his wife to do the same thing.