Pinching petrol, common hands up...

[number33]

If you steal, you need your f***en hands pulped to splinters by steel pipe. Bring in public drownings A.S.A.P.

[pritch]

Surely a service station employee isn't legally obliged to carry the cost of a drive-off?

Probably not, but some employers will rely on the fact that spotty faced kids probably don't know that...

[Brains]

If you steal, you need your f***en hands pulped to splinters by steel pipe. Bring in public drownings A.S.A.P.

Ahh, the old public drowning ploy aye? Let me guess, if they drown they're guilty?

[Skyryder]

I once worked at a servo and the employer tried this trick on me ( putting a clause into my contract that said that I was liable for the cost of drive offs). When I questioned him on this he took the clause out but from what I have heard it is quite common pracitse.

Yes I have heard of similar clauses in employment contracts. Even if the employee agrees to this the managment would be in breach of the 'good faith' clauses in the Act. In this instance, an act of good faith would require mangnment to convey to the employee that they are not liable in law for loss of revinue due to customers not paying. Since the employee has been informed of his rights in respect of the subject under discussion, he or she is not likely to sighn any agreement where they are liable for this loss. Hope that makes sense.

Skyryder

[Ixion]

Ahh, the old public drowning ploy aye? Let me guess, if they drown they're guilty?

No. If they drown they're NOT guilty. If they float it's because the water is rejecting them, and you either chop their heads off or burn them at the stake/

I like these good old ways.

[idb]

No. If they drown they're NOT guilty. If they float it's because the water is rejecting them, and you either chop their heads off or burn them at the stake/

I like these good old ways.

It means you always get a result.....no hung juries or re-trials.

[idb]

THEFT CANT BE JUSTIFIED IN THIS INSTANCE

But...it's all so confusing!
What are the justifiable instances?

[WINJA]

But...it's all so confusing!
What are the justifiable instances?

I STOLE FROM SOMEONE WHO STOLE FROM MY FRIEND

[scumdog]

I STOLE FROM SOMEONE WHO STOLE FROM MY FRIEND

And your friend stole from you?

[John]

And your friend stole from you?

no, no, no! his friend stole from that friends friend, to which that friend had taken from his cousins fathers friend, WHICH was the friends grandpa's third childs....friend...

[WINJA]

And your friend stole from you?

IT WAS GOOD FUN SCUM , ID LOVE TO GIVE THE DETAILS ....... BUT.
LETS JUST SAY SOME PRICK LEARNT A LESSON

[geoffm]

The margin on petrol is pretty small. Auntiie Helen makes the most of it, and the Seve Sisters the rest. Petrol station margins are around 4-4.5c/litre. That is pretty thin, and you have to sell a lot of gas to pay for the $100 that just drove down the road. In addition, a lot of people pay with credit cards or eftpos. Off that margin comes the visa commission of (IIRC) 3%ish, so if you pay by credit card, they make no money at all.
if the garage owner wanted me to pay for drive-offs, they could take their job and I would go flip some burgers instead.
Geoff

[strayjuliet]

When I was living in Auckland, I went to the petrol station on a payday, filled up, got back in the car and waited for my partner to come out. He got in the car and we drove to Hamilton. Along the way I asked ''did you pay for the gas?'' He replied ''no, did you?'' I said ''no'' and we both looked at each other said ''oops'' and continued on our way. The next day I went in to the same petrol station that I had gone into the day before and told the guy ''I came in yesterday and filled my car but forgot to pay.'' I knew it cost me $70 to fill (from previous times) so I paid the guy $70 and left.

[Brains]

IT WAS GOOD FUN SCUM , ID LOVE TO GIVE THE DETAILS ....... BUT.
LETS JUST SAY SOME PRICK LEARNT A LESSON

Stealing your friends pet poodles virginity is not what I would call 'good fun', however I can believe that your prick has more ability to retain new information that your brain (using that term very loosely with regards to winja).

[DevoDave]

on a scale, worldwide, we still pay bugger all to fill, me about $35 from reserve. but see what it is doing to the price of littlies 250cc or less, they have gone up on average of $500 in the last month