tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post8540550612205870889..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: "Make drivers pay for fuel in advance, says police chief"Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-41562531775883620732018-11-08T07:37:37.122+00:002018-11-08T07:37:37.122+00:00Kj, sending the bill in the mail, that seems a goo...Kj, sending the bill in the mail, that seems a good solution Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-37747400765174311752018-11-05T21:40:27.153+00:002018-11-05T21:40:27.153+00:00=number plate recognition=number plate recognitionKjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530243002915410700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-88564061902268666632018-11-05T21:38:31.543+00:002018-11-05T21:38:31.543+00:00I've forgot to pay around two times as a drive...I've forgot to pay around two times as a driver for 20 years, unintentionally. One of the times was just being distracted, the other time I thought I'd register my debit card, but hadn't waited long enough. Ofcourse the station has nummer plate recognises, so a week later in both cases I got a bill in the mail, with an extra charged tacked on, which is fair enough. Problem solved.Kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530243002915410700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-20254769967008122022018-11-05T17:47:22.813+00:002018-11-05T17:47:22.813+00:00GC, that's their business decision.
BJ, no id...GC, that's their business decision.<br /><br />BJ, no idea, I've never done it afaiac.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-63504387589539571612018-11-05T12:04:07.544+00:002018-11-05T12:04:07.544+00:00Given the small number, I wonder how many of those...Given the small number, I wonder how many of those are genuine forgot to pay? Apparently, its 75%. <br /><br />https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3666075/UK-motorists-committed-25-500-pump-run-petrol-thefts-2015.html<br /><br />I also wonder how many forgot their wallet, filled up, but didn't have time to explain things, thus just drove off. benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-88517377402227033892018-11-05T11:44:43.638+00:002018-11-05T11:44:43.638+00:00I wonder how many sales ASDA lose at their unatten...I wonder how many sales ASDA lose at their unattended petrol stations due to the lack of a pay-by-cash option?George Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170378024031141482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-105078282711817672018-11-05T11:42:08.522+00:002018-11-05T11:42:08.522+00:00L, he does seem a bit whiny.
JM, clearly not.
OT...L, he does seem a bit whiny.<br /><br />JM, clearly not.<br /><br />OTOH, I'd go to the ASDA petrol station (usually the cheapest).<br /><br />No VAT paid, I don't think. But the percentage not paid for is so low it's not worth worrying about.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-10324438017507547852018-11-05T11:05:55.758+00:002018-11-05T11:05:55.758+00:00Since the retailer's gross margin is about 5%,...Since the retailer's gross margin is about 5%, they lose about 20 cars' worth of margin if 1 does a runner. The government/police benefit from about 60% of the pump price. I assume they get the fuel duty, but not the VAT if the product is stolen? On a 60l theft they get around £30 no matter what?<br /><br /><br />ontheotherhandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912527435489023299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-10649465813226905992018-11-05T10:57:44.645+00:002018-11-05T10:57:44.645+00:00I have an entirely unattended ASDA petrol station ...I have an entirely unattended ASDA petrol station near me where one pays up front, and it is normally the cheapest. Next cheapest is Sainsbury where they give you the choice to pay up front or in the kiosk. I guess that if we were forced to pay up front there, the footfall into the shop would reduce and they would either have to shut it to go the ASDA model, or raise their prices.ontheotherhandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912527435489023299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-54745392487233863072018-11-05T10:45:35.230+00:002018-11-05T10:45:35.230+00:00StuffStuffdustyblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032381020404935256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-68902689415137986862018-11-05T10:44:43.483+00:002018-11-05T10:44:43.483+00:00Given his jurisdiction, I'd have thought he wo...Given his jurisdiction, I'd have thought he would want his boys and girls busy investigating this sort of crime so he could plead that they were too busy to investigate the inconvenient stiff.dustyblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032381020404935256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-80003180160459494852018-11-05T10:27:18.730+00:002018-11-05T10:27:18.730+00:00I read that article. It's bollocks. Just Plo...I read that article. It's bollocks. Just Plod bleatingLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com