WATCH: Fight over petrol bill at Caltex

Tensions ran high when the petrol attended refused to let the client leave without paying the full amount.


A video has surfaced showing how a physical fight erupted after a dispute about how much petrol the client wanted at a Caltex garage in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, the Middelburg Observer reports.

The petrol attendant said he made sure about the amount the client wanted by repeating it back to him.

After the client confirmed he wanted R200 worth of petrol, he only offered R100 to the attendant.

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The petrol attendant refused for the client to leave the premises before paying his petrol bill in full, whereafter the client became aggressive.

Bystanders intervened to stop the fight.

The client, who was detained on the scene, went to his employers accompanied by police to fetch the outstanding money.

Caxton News Service

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