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Shell Garage "held me hostage"

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  • dfh
    dfh Posts: 1,073 Forumite
    I had a problem once when I filled up and realised I had forgotten my wallet at home ! The person at the counter filled up a form with all my details including my reg number.She then said that I needed to come back and make the payment within seven days or the police would be contacted.
  • Amanita_2
    Amanita_2 Posts: 1,299 Forumite
    DebtHater wrote: »
    I worked in a petrol station some years ago and if anyone didnt pay, their car details were written in a folder and basically were left. Nothing got done about them.

    Many years ago in the days when petrol stations still took cheques I inadvertantly forgot to sign one. Neither I nor the cashier noticed and as I am not terribly good at bothering to check bank statements I never noticed that it didn't clear.

    It wasn't a petrol station I visited often so my next visit was some 3 YEARS later.... Again I paid by cheque ( remembering to sign it this time). The cashier did a visible double take, rooted in a drawer beside her and pulled out my original unsigned cheque!

    I just hope the girl got a reward from her boss for matching me but it was a mighty expensive tank of petrol for me on that second visit!
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