Whats the most Petrol you've 'Stolen'

cocoshovel · 16-06-2012 08:25PM

timewilltell wrote: »

I work in a petrol station part time. Had a drive off of 180 euro last night according to the night shift staff.

The van pulled in, began to fill up....

Never came in!

I also feel like a total sap asking every one for petrol or diesel but the amount of people who forget is crazy.

Its fine. Every petrol station asks these days. My friend works in a petrol station, and he apparently the staff get into deep shít every time someone drives off without paying. The boss sounds like the biggest cúnt going though.

flutterflye · 16-06-2012 08:30PM

Now this may seem a little crazy, but I just pay what I owe.
Ludicrous I know, but what you goina do?
That's just the way a roll.

The Davestator · 16-06-2012 08:33PM

flutterflye wrote: »

Now this may seem a little crazy, but I just pay what I owe.
Ludicrous I know, but what you goina do?
That's just the way a roll.

Sucker

fasttalkerchat · 16-06-2012 08:35PM

cocoshovel wrote: »

Its fine. Every petrol station asks these days. My friend works in a petrol station, and he apparently the staff get into deep shít every time someone drives off without paying. The boss sounds like the biggest cúnt going though.

I heard of a place that asks staff for the money when there's a drive off! My advice to the guy was to make his own rule that one his shift its prepay only.

Hal1 · 16-06-2012 08:36PM

The garage owner doesn't get much per fill up. Maybe 5 - 10c. The rest goes on tax and the fuel company. So don't resent the owner over the price.

Howjoe1 · 16-06-2012 08:40PM

Schism wrote: »

I put €20.01 in one day. The woman at the counter insisted I give her the €0.01. I had 2 20 euro notes on me at the time...

I had the same thing happen to me. I had no loose change in my pocket . I had another €50 in my pocket and thought its madness taking i cent out of it..so I went out to the car and rummaged around to find the 1 cent on the floor and brought it back into her.

A week later I was back there and put €19.99 in. I had the pleasure of asking her, where's my 1 cent change ?:D

Are we allowed name and shame the Garage on here?

General I try to keep it right, but anything over 4 cent I always offer up.

questionmark? · 16-06-2012 09:03PM

I know a guy that has a filling station and makes 3 cent per litre. The profit comes from the shop not the fuel, which is there to draw people to the shop.

cynder · 16-06-2012 09:52PM

A couple of stations in Ennis charge you if you go 1 cent over....

rxan90 · 16-06-2012 10:06PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I usually try get it spot on but it's obviously getting harder. Most garages don't charge the extra cent if I go over in my experiences.
Last time I got petrol I just left it at 19.99.
They should change the system so that we type in the amount we want and it cuts itself off really at this stage.

Yup, when I was in Greece, this is the way it is done, there are buttons marked 5, 10, 20, 50 and you press how much you want and it stop it at that amount.

Doc Ruby · 16-06-2012 10:30PM

Hal1 wrote: »

The garage owner doesn't get much per fill up. Maybe 5 - 10c. The rest goes on tax and the fuel company. So don't resent the owner over the price.

questionmark? wrote: »

I know a guy that has a filling station and makes 3 cent per litre. The profit comes from the shop not the fuel, which is there to draw people to the shop.

Would you stop. The first ever conviction for cartel behaviour price fixing in the EU was made against the garages in Galway. Those lads have no difficulty skinning their customers and staff and no shortage of foldin' money either.

runawaybishop · 16-06-2012 10:34PM

margins on fuel are about 10% - its the shop that makes the money, the fuel just gets customers in, much like cigarettes.

Doc Ruby · 16-06-2012 10:38PM

runawaybishop wrote: »

margins on fuel are about 10% - its the shop that makes the money, the fuel just gets customers in, much like cigarettes.

Which at €2 for a medium fillup is about 60 times greater than what the other two were claiming. Come on lads get the story straight in advance so ye don't get nabbed by the EU.

Again.

runawaybishop · 16-06-2012 10:42PM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Which at €2 for a medium fillup is about 60 times greater than what the other two were claiming. Come on lads get the story straight in advance so ye don't get nabbed by the EU.

Again.

I worked for a company that installed the billings and POS systems for shops and petrol stations - the margins were 9% and 11% for petrol and diesel - can't remember what was what though. That margin is just the fuel itself.

event · 16-06-2012 10:44PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

clip clop, the high horse brigade are coming for you OP

Any minute now

first time ive ever seen a thread like this, but what do ye mean "high horse"

surely no one actually thinks it would be ok to do this?
ye wouldnt go into a shop and just take 5 penny (cent??) sweets, would ye?

Doc Ruby · 16-06-2012 10:54PM

runawaybishop wrote: »

I worked for a company that installed the billings and POS systems for shops and petrol stations - the margins were 9% and 11% for petrol and diesel - can't remember what was what though. That margin is just the fuel itself.

Its such a wide variance from what the other two were claiming is my point. Besides the margins on other goods sold aren't that much higher. Retail isn't about high margins, its about selling a lot of small stuff. Big ticket items are all about the margin.

runawaybishop · 16-06-2012 10:56PM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Its such a wide variance from what the other two were claiming is my point. Besides the margins on other goods sold aren't that much higher. Retail isn't about high margins, its about selling a lot of small stuff. Big ticket items are all about the margin.

Their prices may have a pump jockey involved. I'm 100% sure on this though, i set up a fair few systems back in the day.

jefreywithonef · 17-06-2012 12:08AM

I remember my first petrol pumping experience. Right from the get go I immersed myself into the procedure: I adopted the customary leaning position, one arse cheek gently placed against the exterior of the car, the other exposed to the evening air, before pressing the petrol trigger with such confidence and gusto that any observer would be led to believe that I was an experienced practitioner of petrol pumps. As I waited for the measure to hit the €30.00 mark I exchanged a knowing look with a fellow petrol user as if to say "yes, that's right, I, too, am a man filling up his vehicle with petrol". However, this brief distraction proved costly as it led me over the thirty euro mark - I was two cent over. I remained calm though, registered my debt with solemnity, and made my way over to the shopkeep. Predictably, the shopkeep did not mention the two cent, but keen to pay my debt I coughed up the two cent, thus alleviating myself of any possible crisis of conscience. I basked in the fulfilment of my duty as a consumer, smiled at a passing baldman and returned to my car, completely satisfied with myself. Later on I realised the irrelevance of it all and went through an existential crisis.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 17-06-2012 12:13AM

I worked in a petrol station in college and the owner used to take the difference out of my wage packet if the petrol sheet didn't match up at the end of the night. For that reason I'd never steal petrol, its the poor shop assistant who could suffer. If I go over my intended total by accident I pay up the extra few cents without question.

Duiske · 17-06-2012 12:27AM

timewilltell wrote: »

I work in a petrol station part time. Had a drive off of 180 euro last night according to the night shift staff.

The van pulled in, began to fill up....

Never came in!

I also feel like a total sap asking every one for petrol or diesel but the amount of people who forget is crazy.

Stopped at a filling station in New Ross today and noticed they have an automated recording that says "Any petrol or diesel ?" every time the till is opened.

actuallylike · 17-06-2012 12:42AM

event wrote: »

first time ive ever seen a thread like this, but what do ye mean "high horse"

surely no one actually thinks it would be ok to do this?
ye wouldnt go into a shop and just take 5 penny (cent??) sweets, would ye?

Completely different situation. first of all in your scenario you're not paying for anything. If I was paying €20 in a place I wouldn't mind a 5c sweet on the house?

But the above is open to debate. The reality that if you put €20.05 into your tank, it's assumed you didn't mean to, therefore the shop might be a bit sound and let you off. To use your sweet analogy, if you went into a shop and dropped €20 on something, then on your way out you bumped into a stand and a 5c sweet fell off and you stood on it. How would you feel about the shop hounding you for that 5c? You, like every sensible person in this world would probably tell them to hit the bricks.

o1s1n · 17-06-2012 12:45AM

My mam was filling the car up the other day and put €40.00 worth in. Went up to the counter to pay and the guy goes -

'That'll be €67.00 please'

The feckin eejit had been looking at the wrong dial on the pump.

Well that's her story, I'd rather think she was trying to steal €17.00 worth of petrol. :pac:

Rabies · 17-06-2012 01:40AM

Duiske wrote: »

Stopped at a filling station in New Ross today and noticed they have an automated recording that says "Any petrol or diesel ?" every time the till is opened.

That would get very annoying for the staff.

I've only once driven off and for to fill up. Went back the next day and paid.

Armin_Tamzarian · 17-06-2012 01:45AM

I typically pay by credit card but if I pay by cash and I go a cent or two over then I'll hand that it with the notes.
They're doing me a favour.
It's hard to get rid of 1 and 2 cent coins.
They seem to remain in the ashtray forever.

FFS, if you filled up twice a week and scammed 2 cent a go you'd manage to rake in a cool €1 a year from your nefarious activities.

Rabies · 17-06-2012 01:47AM

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

I typically pay by credit card but if I pay by cash and I go a cent or two over then I'll hand that it with the notes.
They're doing me a favour.
It's hard to get rid of 1 and 2 cent coins.
They seem to remain in the ashtray forever.

FFS, if you filled up twice a week and scammed 2 cent a go you'd manage to rake in a cool €1 a year from your nefarious activities.

But over 10,000 years or so there is savings to be made. Can get that deposit for a house.

Scanlas The 2nd · 17-06-2012 10:35AM

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

I typically pay by credit card but if I pay by cash and I go a cent or two over then I'll hand that it with the notes.
They're doing me a favour.
It's hard to get rid of 1 and 2 cent coins.
They seem to remain in the ashtray forever.

FFS, if you filled up twice a week and scammed 2 cent a go you'd manage to rake in a cool €1 a year from your nefarious activities.

How hard is throwing them in the bin.

Nothingbetter2d · 17-06-2012 11:04AM

Peetrik wrote: »

Carrying €50 worth of petrol? Rookie mistake. Wait untill you've stripped out the heavy carpet and excess seats, then'll you'll really see some weight-milage savings.

switch to a horse and sulky and save a fortune.... just leave the horse to refuel on your neighbour's lawn

mfceiling · 17-06-2012 11:17AM

o1s1n wrote: »

My mam was filling the car up the other day and put €40.00 worth in. Went up to the counter to pay and the guy goes -

'That'll be €67.00 please'

The feckin eejit had been looking at the wrong dial on the pump.

Well that's her story, I'd rather think she was trying to steal €17.00 worth of petrol. :pac:

€40 + €17 = €67???????

Nothingbetter2d · 17-06-2012 11:22AM

mfceiling wrote: »

€40 + €17 = €67???????

ah leave him alone... maths was never his strong point at school

mconigol · 17-06-2012 12:34PM

What about poorly calibrated pumps? I highly doubt they all distribute the exact amount of fuel, very possible that punters get scammed out of 1c or 2c in some places

dan185 · 17-06-2012 01:20PM

my girlfriend was filling her car once and as she took the pump out someone startled her by asking for the time, pump gets thrown upwards, soaks girlfriend and stranger in petrol. ha.

Whats the most Petrol you've 'Stolen'

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