Couldn't pay for fuel...

Couldn't pay for fuel...

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IntriguedUser

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Saturday 13th June 2015
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On the 21st of May, forgot my card. I said I'd go back and pay later that day, however I completely forgot, I just got a letter yesterday, which was dated the 05/06/15, saying I need to pay at the garage within seven days, get a receipt and fill out a form.

It has Southwark Police Station and the address at the top left, but the logo is "Boss fighting forecourt crime"

I have every intention of paying, but I only just got the letter yesterday, which means seven days has gone already, what will happen?

IntriguedUser

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989 posts

123 months

Saturday 13th June 2015
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I'm going to pay, but I don't want to get stopped for flashing up on police computers and such or police turning up at my house and so on... do they tell the police I have paid or what? Just wondering

IntriguedUser

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989 posts

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Saturday 13th June 2015
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Just went to pay it cash in hand, and letter in other! The bloke had no idea what to do, he said I had to pay at the police station, even though the letter clearly states I should pay the GARAGE! Waste of time. He told me to come back tomorrow when the manager is there, as all their documents are locked away...

Looks like I'll be over there tomorrow.

BTW - I genuinely forgot, I saw the letter on top of the microwave where my mum put it, and wondered what it could be!

If I was going to fill and run, I'd do a lot more than £10, and I'd use different plates, and I wouldn't have wrote down my details on a special form! Numpties

IntriguedUser

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989 posts

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Saturday 13th June 2015
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Mate, that's bollicks. You don't forget something like that.
You can, otherwise I'd have not went a while ago to try and pay. I wouldn't have made this thread, I'd have not given my details to the garage!


IntriguedUser

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Saturday 13th June 2015
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Mr2Mike said:
Do you even need to ask? frown

I forgot to renew the VED on my car for a week this year, so as soon as I remembered the first thing I did was to go onto the internet and ask random people what I should do. Oh wait, no, I just paid it.
I'm not really asking what I should DO as such, I'm wondering what the Behind The Scenes process is, in terms of uploading my details to some kind of database and so on...

Thickso knob jamie dodger!

IntriguedUser

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Saturday 13th June 2015
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Not paid yet, I went there earlier with a £10 note, but the guy said come back tomorrow when the garage manager is around so he can provide me with a receipt and sort out the paperwork, his words...

bks to you all, you can forget, I forgot, there was no embarrassment as it wasn't busy!

Genuine mistake is genuine, calm down too guys, you're all acting like excited animals with your silly PH "Insert stupid phrase about the demise of the forum" lines...


IntriguedUser

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Sunday 14th June 2015
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Payed...

Got a receipt, although the receipt is dated 14/06/2015, the actual transaction was found using his EPOS system and found it from the 21st May.

I'm not too shocked at the replies on PH tbh, as I usually take part in roasting the OP in such cases anyway, I'm more concerned that everyone has perfect memory lmao!

IntriguedUser

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Thursday 18th June 2015
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soad said:
It does happen, I forgot to pay at a self-service checkout yesterday (other things on my mind at the time).

People (females?) forget their cards at the Chip and PIN machines/points too...
Ha,

This happened to me me (Sikessss) I went to the post office to get a tenner out, I got to the ATM and my mind went blank completely, I couldn't even guess which number it had in it for a few minutes, I called up customer service and the bloke said he's reset yoru card and you have 2 more attempts, Got it on the last one.