So who else has done it before?

I did once at a Gulf station they really were going to phone the police haha. Then fortunately my misses arrived with my card and all was sorted.
 
nipnosis said:
I did once at a Gulf station they really were going to phone the police haha. Then fortunately my misses arrived with my card and all was sorted.
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This doesn't surprise me when they want to call the police there and then as in the past when I deal with this at work the vast majority of people say they will be back within the hour or back to pay later in the day don't.

Unfortunately in a lot of cases it usually takes the police to get involved to get people to return to pay. One customer denied even having fuel from us even though he was on CCTV and only returned after we provided the footage to the police. Another made an complaint to the store because she was embarrsed that the police went round to her house, what do you expect when there was multiple calls made to your house and you still ignored them .:rolleyes:
 
My card had been cancelled because someone was fraudulently using the details. The replacement hadn't yet arrived. I forgot about this and filled up as normal. Oops. Filled in some paperwork and left.

Got home and the new card was waiting for me on the doormat. Signed the back and then went straight back to pay for the fuel.
 
I did this once.
Actually remembered my card but the bank had decided to block it because I paid a large deposit earlier in the day - some sort of security feature!
Fill up, go to pay,
'card isn't working'
'try it again? *obvious issue with machine I thought*'
'still not working'
'err...'
*five people behind me in the queue looking on disapprovingly*
 
I have a problem where I leave my wallet at the petrol station.

The first time I used pay at pump was when I went to rescue a friend (now girlfriend) at 1am when she was having trouble on a night out but due to the weather taxis weren't playing ball. Most of the roads were sheet ice and I was driving my little GayMobile, crabbing down the roads for 20 miles then realised I needed to fill up. I paid at pump, got home, then realised I didn't have my wallet. Another 16 mile round trip in the same conditions later and about 5am I asked someone just about to set off if they had seen my blank and pink wallet (unique) and they were like "oh, yeah, I have that, was gonna hand it in" (yeah right!).

Was a cool drive though, RWD and literally the only car on the road for about 3 hours just controlling slides and playing a little. I think it was my 1337 driving skills that persuaded her to be my other half ;) :D

I once forgot money when I had my motorbike. Back when it cost £5 to fill or something silly. They told me to pay it next time I was in, no worries. Would probably get held to ransom if that was today.


I also had an issue with Barclays automatic fraud prevention. Used my card to brim my tank, did silly miles in silly time then topped up. It decided I couldn't be in those two different locations so quickly and blocked the transaction. Thankfully I have a credit card handy for such situations.
 
I've only done this once, though one time I did forget my PIN (my very first debit card, only had it 3 days). The time I forgot my PIN, the very friendly and attractive girl behind the counter had no problem with me leaving my wallet with them whilst I drove home to pick up the cash I conveniently had lying around in my room - why said cash wasn't in my wallet, I have no idea. The time I forgot my card, I wandered into the station, made a very quick and quiet phone call in the corner, and pretended to be very interested in anything that was on sale - oil, magazines, crisps - until my mum arrived with my card to save the day. Luckily I only live a mile from my closest petrol station, however I no longer use that place because I always ended up being served by the same friendly, attractive person and the embarrassment was too much.
 
I've done it once years ago (1999) when I first started driving and had to walk home (which was only a 15 minute walk there) to get my wallet. :o

Never done it again.
 
PMKeates said:
Law seems to say:I would offer that if you leave with intent to collect the means to pay, so you aren't acting dihonestly and you do not have intent to avoid payment, you aren't guilty of an offence.
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I read it in the same way. If you were to be reported for this, your defense, i imagine, would be what you said, which you'd prove by showing them that you came back 20 minutes later and paid off the total amount outstanding.

Don't think it'd ever get to that though. Most of the time, luckily, common sense prevails.
 
Haven't done it yet *touchwood*. Have filled up, then realised there was a sign saying "Card Reader out of order". Had to walk 5 mins to the bank to get some cash. (Was following a large number of people who were also doing that).
 
I have arrived at the petrol station, gone to pay at pump and realised I didn't have my wallet, so a lucky save.

I went to drive to Scotland for work and got about 10 miles from home (half a tank of petrol) and realised I didn't have my wallet which I would have needed at some point when I got down to fumes.

Looking back I have no idea how I would have got around that, stuck in Scotland with no petrol and no wallet.
 
No but I was waiting in the pub other week having a brew and heard the barman ask who's keys are these? I remember saying to my wife who would have done that idiot. Needless to say they were mine!
 
Black Dynamite said:
I have arrived at the petrol station, gone to pay at pump and realised I didn't have my wallet, so a lucky save.

I went to drive to Scotland for work and got about 10 miles from home (half a tank of petrol) and realised I didn't have my wallet which I would have needed at some point when I got down to fumes.

Looking back I have no idea how I would have got around that, stuck in Scotland with no petrol and no wallet.
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Phone someone and have them pay over the phone like the old fashion way?

Not the same but like when I was in Rome and someone stole my wallet with no money to check out with all my cards cancelled (they need a card tk swipe again) I had to call my sister and she paid for me with her card over the phone.
 
ManLoveRulesOK said:
Yep, 2am. Brimmed my tank from practically empty, £74 and realised I had got the days mixed up and hadn't yet been paid. Wouldnt let me leave the forecourt so I rang a friend who kindly came to pay it till I got paid the following day.
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This is why we have credit cards and overdrafts.
 
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