From: a on
"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote

> That's all well and good, but what it *won't* stop is the guy who walks in on the busy console operator after filling his car and
> paying for a packet of twisties. Net result is a short till with no idea who didn't pay.

I doubt you've ever worked in a servo. Cameras show all, and are timestamped,
and can match the time/date of the so-called Twisties transaction. It's easy
to know who didn't pay. Joe Average is filmed filling up, walking in, making
a $2.50 transaction, and driving off from the pump. Nuff said?


From: Noddy on

"a" <b(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:4b6171e5$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au...

> I doubt you've ever worked in a servo.

I've *never* worked as a console operator in a servo. Why would anyone
*want* to?

> Cameras show all, and are timestamped,
> and can match the time/date of the so-called Twisties transaction. It's
> easy
> to know who didn't pay. Joe Average is filmed filling up, walking in,
> making
> a $2.50 transaction, and driving off from the pump. Nuff said?

I guess I must be lucky then :)

--
Regards,
Noddy.


From: David on
In article <4b5e560b$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au>, "a" <b(a)invalid.com> wrote:

> "Sylvia Else" <sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote
>
> > You mean those signs warning that the police would be called in such a
> > situation were just a bluff?
>
> Back then when I worked there, yes. Who knows what they'd do now, but
> I still doubt they would call the cops, especially in a busy station.

I dont know what they do in the city, but here in the bush the SS makes
a report to police and they go after the offender

David
From: a on
"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote

> I've *never* worked as a console operator in a servo.

Then you are NOT qualified to discuss this topic at all.

> Why would anyone *want* to?

Don't know. Ask someone who wants to. A job is a job?

> I guess I must be lucky then :)

Probably. Sometimes investigations can take years.


From: George W Frost on

"David" <postings(a)REMOVE-TO-REPLYconfidential-counselling.com> wrote in
message news:postings-49A4D9.22512728012010(a)news.bigpond.com...
> In article <4b5e560b$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au>, "a" <b(a)invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> "Sylvia Else" <sylvia(a)not.at.this.address> wrote
>>
>> > You mean those signs warning that the police would be called in such a
>> > situation were just a bluff?
>>
>> Back then when I worked there, yes. Who knows what they'd do now, but
>> I still doubt they would call the cops, especially in a busy station.
>
> I dont know what they do in the city, but here in the bush the SS makes
> a report to police and they go after the offender
>
> David

Same in Brisbane B.P. as of last night
The console operator is responsible for the takings and if there is a
drive-off, then that operator MUST report it to the manager, then report it
to the Police, taking down all relevant information.
The Police then act on it and the manager will usually decide that the
operator does not have to pay the money lost.
Otherwise, if these directions are not followed, the operator is responsible
for any lost money, petrol and goods.

Sometimes though, those darned pesky cameras, are not working to their best
capability, so, you can never rely on them.