Oi coppa! I got a question for you

**Scuba_Steve** · 21st February 2012, 08:04

So what's this "legal loophole" that prevents you from going after drive-offs (petrol thief's)???

**BoristheBiter** · 21st February 2012, 08:31

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

So what's this "legal loophole" that prevents you from going after drive-offs (petrol thief's)???

Too close a proximity to donuts?
No petrol in car?
tea break?
They aren't speeding.

**placidfemme** · 21st February 2012, 09:13

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

So what's this "legal loophole" that prevents you from going after drive-offs (petrol thief's)???

+1 I'm curious too

**Scuba_Steve** · 21st February 2012, 10:16

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Too close a proximity to donuts?
No petrol in car?
tea break?
They aren't speeding.

maybee that's where the complainants are going wrong? "some guy just drove off stealing petrol & donuts, & he was speeding as he left"

But I'm interested as to what this "legal loophole" is & why it exists. The latter I'm not expecting the cops to know, but if they do feel free to share

**oneofsix** · 21st February 2012, 10:21

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

So what's this "legal loophole" that prevents you from going after drive-offs (petrol thief's)???

I'm missing something here (nothing unusual then) but what is this about a legal loophole that stops them chasing thieves? Is there an article link or something? They chase shoplifters don't they, same thing

**YellowDog** · 21st February 2012, 10:26

This is all new to me

Is the new "FREE PETROL FOR ALL RULE" linked to the change to the left turn regulation?

**oneofsix** · 21st February 2012, 10:28

Originally Posted by YellowDog

This is all new to me

Is the new "FREE PETROL FOR ALL RULE" linked to the change to the left turn regulation?

What really hurts is I just paid for a tank of petrol this morning, then again there was a guy on the forecourt for a change

**Scuba_Steve** · 21st February 2012, 10:52

Originally Posted by oneofsix

I'm missing something here (nothing unusual then) but what is this about a legal loophole that stops them chasing thieves? Is there an article link or something? They chase shoplifters don't they, same thing

Well this is where my interest stemmed from

Originally Posted by Petrol station owner

I called the police after a $50 "drive-off" and got told that, because of a legal loophole, they couldn't help.

So I'm hoping some cop can enlighten all of us about this "legal loophole" that prevents them from helping with petrol theft, or if this is just another case of Police refusing to do their job.

**oneofsix** · 21st February 2012, 10:55

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Well this is where my interest stemmed from

So I'm hoping some cop can enlighten all of us about this "legal loophole" that prevents them from helping with petrol theft, or if this is just another case of Police refusing to do their job.

yep yep yep in that case I would have to say the loop was the donut and the hole the one in the middle and legal cause it was their break time under the employment law.

**slofox** · 21st February 2012, 11:16

I should stop using unmanned servos then - no run offs possible there...

**BoristheBiter** · 21st February 2012, 14:03

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Well this is where my interest stemmed from

So I'm hoping some cop can enlighten all of us about this "legal loophole" that prevents them from helping with petrol theft, or if this is just another case of Police refusing to do their job.

Can you please post the link as that just looks like you mad it up.

**placidfemme** · 21st February 2012, 14:08

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Can you please post the link as that just looks like you mad it up.

this is KB afterall... If he heard if from Bob who heard it from his mate Steve, who overheard his boss talking to a customer, who found out from his best friends wife he is shagging... then it must be true...

**Scuba_Steve** · 21st February 2012, 14:08

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

Can you please post the link as that just looks like you mad it up.

Such a skeptic you are, it was a letter to the editor in yesterdays Dominion Post

Oh turns out they're online too so here's the link - Simon Allan from GAS petrol station was the commenter

**scissorhands** · 21st February 2012, 17:39

The profit margins of customers choosing a full fill, outweigh losses from the occasional runner

I think you'll find they get most of it back plus extra via the courts. Stopping a motorist somewhere in traffic, after locating via tracking or cams, hauling his ass back to the station to watch video etc, is all really time consuming.... great for the garage owners....some runners just forget to pay.... I did once out of forgetfulness, but return 40min later when I looked in my wallet and saw the cash.

Must be a good excuse for them in court with low conviction rates

Have the coppa's jumped yet?