The now-locked thread in which someone who has no idea what they're talking about said that all you need to prevent drive offs is a security camera system reminded me of this:
It was a few years ago, when I was working at a site that did pre-pay at night. People would steal a car in the city, steal some petrol on their way down south (they didn't care about the camera system because it wasn't their car), joyride for a bit, then push the car over a cliff into the sea.
Anyway, I had this conversation more than once (with the same SC)
(at the end of the transaction)
SC: "How come you treat people like criminals?"
Me: "We've moved to a pre-pay system because of a few thieves ruining it for everyone else."
SC: "Well that's not good enough. You should get the government to act on your behalf." (indignantly stomps out to his car, and drives away without getting the fuel he just paid for)
The thieves near my work have started using the pre-sets on the pumps so they look more like legitimate customers. They use fake or stolen number plates to avoid detection.
It was a few years ago, when I was working at a site that did pre-pay at night. People would steal a car in the city, steal some petrol on their way down south (they didn't care about the camera system because it wasn't their car), joyride for a bit, then push the car over a cliff into the sea.
Anyway, I had this conversation more than once (with the same SC)
(at the end of the transaction)
SC: "How come you treat people like criminals?"
Me: "We've moved to a pre-pay system because of a few thieves ruining it for everyone else."
SC: "Well that's not good enough. You should get the government to act on your behalf." (indignantly stomps out to his car, and drives away without getting the fuel he just paid for)
The thieves near my work have started using the pre-sets on the pumps so they look more like legitimate customers. They use fake or stolen number plates to avoid detection.
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