ReimsEvo

At 4:50 this afternoon a black Subaru with clear indicators and gold wheels(trying to post a pic to compare....?) nicked £50 of fuel from me at Shell in Uckfield, East Sussex.

Unfortunately my member of staff authorised fuel to him even though he had no registration plates, although most of the time the plates are fake anyhow...

Anyone had theirs stolen from around here?

ReimsEvo

I've been told it's a MY93-97...

chockymonster

ReimsEvo

Cheers Paul, identical to that above but with spotlights showing

sosobad.com

Well first of all - deduct your staffs wages as im sure the protocol these days is to pay first!

2ndly - if the cars nicked aint nobody going to benefit from you posting that as its probably been ragged and burnt.

3rdly a car with no plates?? check if your staff knew the geezer!

chockymonster

Fantastic advice, just what chris needs......

Anyway, anyone lost a scoob around uckfield way?

InsBro

Was it Optimax?

corradoboy

On the increase apparantly. When I filled up at my local recently there was a sign on the pump saying that if you weren't a regular customer you may be asked to prepay. I enquired as to how they identify the regulars, and was told that I was regular as I wasn't 17, wearing a baseball cap with a scarf around my face and driving a 12 year old Nova. Cashier also said the last one they'd had was a blobeye Scooby Apparantly it was rife in Bradford, but police there now have APNR cameras on all main routes around the town and have managed to catch many of the main offenders. Rest of them now come to Leeds for their fuel

Good luck in finding the scum.

*Sonic*

On Regent Road in Manchester they have mini Gatsos in front of all the pumps

You should shoot your staff for letting someone have 50 quid of petrol without number plates on

Pittsey

I thought all garages had ANPR. I may see a gap in the market I can exploit!!

Anyone for a cheap ANPR system?

easyrider

It may be local(ish)-i was working up the road from you this morning(next to police station) and heard a scoob ragging around a few times within the 3 hours i was there.

Dazza01

Bloody hell £50

i can just about manage to squeeze £45 of opti in mine let alone £50


smells of a possible inside job

andypugh2000

£50 is a hell of a lot to get in a scoob, mine only takes 42 quid with the light on for miles too!!

dlynch

i had 48 quids worth of optimax yesterday but i was on empty for a good few miles. couldnt find a station anywhere

ReimsEvo

Hi guys,

Just to clarify - the sales assistant involved knows his mistake but that really isn't the issue hereand is not why I posted the thread...

Just an off chance that someone on here might have seen it or had it stolen.

It was £47.71 worth - 53 litres. He sneaked off quietly under our eyes as we were working in the shop.

Easyrider - I have my head out of the curtain everytime I hear one now, but there are a few guys local who own Subarus.

sosobad.com

LOL trust the ****** to nick a scooby, with a full tank which fookin supercop is gonna catch him?

lesson for your staff - anyone wearing burberry - dont sell it to them evevn if they pay - make em walk it! ROFLMAO!

mart360

whats optimax???





Mart

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

Still, I'm sure all those speed cameras will solve this problem

F

ScoobywagonGl

Thieving tossers! good luck in finding the scum! its people like them who give other scoob drivers a bad name!

although I'm with Mart360 on this one what is OPTIMAX £35-£40 of normal unleaded and I'm away
the joys of a non turbo

ScoobyK

Sorry to hear this mate - my wife mentioned that she saw this exact car at 4:50 at the bottom of uckfield going up the high street (no plates - not to be confused with another black scoob that's in Uckfield most days (reg ETC)).

I guess CCTV wouldn't even help as no plates !

Will keep eyes peeled.

ReimsEvo

Hi, small world eh - that's very interesting to hear as we didn't know if it went up through town or left at the lights.

Shame I don't drive the Evo to work

yoza

Thieving scum, with blag velco number plates, filling up with baseball caps covering their faces from your CCTV, even de-badging their cars and filling up at night so the flouresent forecourt lighting confuses the cashiers...

"What colour was it ?"

"It was red, or greenish, bluey, yellow."

"What make and model ?"

"I dont know, it didnt say."

Hate them, ******* hate them.....they are stealing 80 odd pence in every pound from the government in Tax, now thats not on.

And the poor petrol station owner loses out, that is if he is stupid enough not to be insured against the "fill and burn" brigade.

I hope they catch them soon..

MGJohn

For some years now this has become a common practice. My Student son earns some pocket money serving at a local supermarket filling station. "Drive Offs" as they're called, are a frequent occurence even in this quiet backwater ....

Extremely busy station, with about 20 pumps and three petrol pump guns at each. With customer choice of either paying at pump or at kiosk, along with only two counter staff to cater for a continuous and incessant stream of cars filling up, it would be impossible to monitor every activity with so few staff. Maybe total 'drive offs' losses does not exceed the cost of additional staff to cover this crooked behaviour so they run the risk ...(bean counters have got much to answer for!). Why do soo many establishments fit inadequate CCTV which only give a very poor picture resolution which is often of little help when trying to identify those responsible for more serious crimes. Despite huge numbers being deployed, CCTV cameras are NOT a deterent. More widespread use of effective picture resolution would have an impact on and deter those who currently get away with these criminal acts, irrespective of whether they're on camera or not..they are aware of this and take advantage. Being caught is THE only effective deterent!

ScoobyK

Was definately going UP the hill towards the old cinema, wife was sitting at lights having just come down hill to turn right for the 22.

Fingers crossed.

TDT

Drive offs (or bilking) ceases to be an arrestable offence once the vehicle has left the PFS.

Doesn't stop a little information marker going on PNC for the next time the vehicle comes across an ANPR set

We don't have to go to the *******.....they come to us

Cold Turkey

I find this incredible. If the ******* have stolen a vehicle for the night or change the plates you're never gonna catch them. Pathetic.

thecirsch

So, making off without payment (Sec 3 Theft Act 1973) is no longer an arrestable offence, even though it was made one last year?

You'd best get back to your books

Sonic_Danny

Fair play to him! Shell make enough money as it is

chockymonster

Where's the tw*t emoticon?

Err, it's not shell he's robbing though is it?
Chris has to find the money to replace it and when you make about 1p for every litre of fuel you sell it takes a while.

Queripel

To re-iterate Chockymonster...****!