Petrol - Driving off without paying

Mr.T said:
Hi,

As title says I believe I did this a couple of days ago :eek: . To cut a long story short, I got petrol, went in ( to pay), and came out only paying for a drink and some chocolate. I went wrong because I assumed the guy put the petrol on the bill since he was staring at me when I was filling up, also due to the fact I was only person at station ( also I should have checked amount..). However, when I checked my statement I only had a bill for a pound, this raised alarms since 40 pounds of petrol was acquired.

Now what I am wondering is how come the police have not been round, since this occurred on the 16th. Makes me think the number plate recognition system is not working.

Anyway, I'm going to go to BP tomorrow morning and sort it out. Am I right in thinking they will just have it on computer and I can just pay it now?
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ive worked in a garage so i can tell you this for certain.

1. unlikely they have security to record your STOLEN FUEL if they havent made contact (the police that is)
2. it is down to the attendant to record yout registration if no security
3.once you have driven off and the attendant notices (he will soon after because otherwise he cant clear the system) he will have to write it up as a drive off and write a report to the manager recalling all he can about the event.

do yourself a favour 40 ISNT WORTH A CRIMINAL RECORD. go back explain you forgot to say you had petrol and own up to the mistake, this happens a lot and they will appreicate your honesty (just make sure you speak with a manager or else you could be handing £40 to the pocket of some poor attendant who may steal your money) i.e. get a reciept.
 
rcrossco_1 said:
The world is a harsh place, populated with BILLIONS of people.

People get murdered, tortured, killed, contract terrible, horrific diseases all day every day.

I would go as far to say its relatively small minded to worry about £40 at a petrol pump out of 1000's of customers, on one day of the year, at one station in 1000's, in one country out of hundreds.

Its pretty insignificant either way.

If people worried more about the really important things, then maybe this country wouldn't be such a disgrace, and we would all be a lot nicer to people on a personal level. I couldnt give the slightest about a multinational, multibillion ££ corporation responsible for the destruction of the planet.

And yes, I know im partly to blame, but if they sold Biofuel that went as well as optimax and cost the same Id stick it in no problems.

We need to take a leaf out of brazils books, and stop lazily relying on these massive oil corps taking us all for mugs.

The weathers only got to get worse and the oil cartels put the price of oil up, so worrying about £40 seems a waste of time.

I cannot belive you called them back!

You could have donated that £40 to charity if you really wanted to do some good, or settle your "consience".
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you bloody idiot. you might have good intentions but garages arent owned by the companies that supply the fuel?? do you think they'd get their hands that dirty?? fool. garages are franchises run by small businesses and individuals who are VERY reliant on the good nature of people to NOT STEAL FROM THEM! surely not much to ask? unless your a total git and would steal from anyone you know.

get the facts before you take the moral high ground ok?
 
rcrossco_1 said:
Its only £40.

Id forget all about it, and think of the small amount you have made back from all the times prior that you/we have been hideously ripped off ragged.

Its £40 from the 95 Billon or so that Shell must be making globally, somehow I think that you are going to be able to sleep at night.
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aye because if it was £50 it would be stealing? :confused:

Im quite honest, I believe in paying my way and Id be worried about the cameras catching up with me. I'd go back and pay the money and apologise.

Still, wouldnt have been in this problem to begin with because I check the price when I buy things to make sure its right. ;)
 
Guys, I know opinions are strong on this one but can we not have the namecalling and mudslinging please?
 
adwhitworth said:
Send this letter back:

"Dear Mr. Plod,

Thank you for your letter. I fancied a bit of free fuel that day and intentionally left without paying for the fuel. Please come and arrest me as soon as you are ready.

Regards,

..."

:p
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Heheheheh, "...at your earliest convenience" :D
 
Has this guy paid the money yet, then?

He got a letter from Plod, but he hasn't paid yet?

Bloody hell, £40 for a record - madness.

Just think about applying for your dream job and ticking the previous convictions box over £40.
 
jonarob said:
Has this guy paid the money yet, then?

He got a letter from Plod, but he hasn't paid yet?

Bloody hell, £40 for a record - madness.

Just think about applying for your dream job and ticking the previous convictions box over £40.
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think he did pre getting the letter tbh, couple of pages back he phoned up and payed over the phone :)
 
It's easy to take the moral high ground here. I would never intentionally steal, but, if there was no or little chance of recourse and a mistake was made, I'd probbably just let it go.

For example, I often stay in hotels and get charged for a night or so less than I should have saving me 100+ quid. Now in my opinion, this is their fu, and I don't care because they charged me wrongly - doesn't make it right tho. In this fuel case I would have definatly gone back to pay - simply because the risk of being caught is high.

Can the other do gooders genuinly say that if there was 0% chance of repocussion, you would go back??

Skidd.
 
Ghost in the Shell said:
ive worked in a garage so i can tell you this for certain.

1. unlikely they have security to record your STOLEN FUEL if they havent made contact (the police that is)
2. it is down to the attendant to record yout registration if no security
3.once you have driven off and the attendant notices (he will soon after because otherwise he cant clear the system) he will have to write it up as a drive off and write a report to the manager recalling all he can about the event.
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that's not how all garages work. at my place, you are supposed to sort the camera and write out a drive off form as soon as you realise, and if you cant sort it yourself (ie, charging the card the person bough food on, but didnt pay for fuel with, instead of an intentional drive off) you inform the police there and then.

get on the phone and sort it now.

They will chase it up
they will make a copy of the security tape showing you filling and driving without paying
they will send it to the police
the police will chase YOU.




Or, you can phone them and sort it then and there. Remember driving without paying is an offence. Dont be an idiot.
 
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Similar thing happened to me last year.

Filled up using a Tesco Pay@Pump, inserted card to start filling up, filled up, then reinserted the card (as it says on the pump), only for the pump to say that I had taken no fuel. (despite filling up with about 20L)

Spoke to the cashier about it, they took my phone number, and said they would look into it, whether the pump had charged my card or not. Never heard back from them!

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Brian
 
Ghost in the Shell said:
sorry was feeling a little heated this morning, but i have to say having had drive offs when i worked in a garage its not nice to have to deal with..
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I used to work for Texaco so I know exactly where you're coming from :)
 
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