On Wednesday, July 23 at approximately 21:00 this red vehicle pulled up at a well known petrol station for fuel.
The passenger allegedly asked the petrol attendant to fill up the car.
Once the petrol attendant had finished, he placed the fuel cap back on and closed the petrol cover.
At this station petrol worth R798 was put into the car.
On Thursday, July 24 at another petrol station in Klipfontein, petrol worth R820 was put into the vehicle.
The passenger asked the petrol attendant to fetch oil. When the petrol attendant walked away to fetch the oil, the driver took off without paying for the transaction.
“This car has no number plates and it looks like a Hyundai Tiburon Coupe or a Hyundai Elantra, not too sure,” said the manager of the petrol station.
This is not the first incident of its kind. Since Wednesday a car fitting the same description has done this at three other petrol stations around eMalahleni.
“It is not right what they are doing, as this is not a drive through fill up station. It’s really ridiculous,” continued the manager.
“I further heard speculation that these culprits are involved in motor racing,” said a member of Witbank Fuel Retailers Association.
If these men think the petrol price is high at the moment, then they are in for a surprise as the petrol price could rise again.
On July 15 a press release was issued stating that the petrol price could rise by 26 cents per litre at the end of the month.
“There has been a slow, but steady up tick in the Rand/US dollar exchange rate since the start of July,” said the Automobile Association.
Earlier this month the petrol price increased by 29 cents per litre.
But the burning question on everyone’s lips is why petrol is so pricey?
In a comparison of gasoline (petrol) prices per country, South Africans might think that they are paying exorbitant prices.
According to the Department of Energy, the price is directly linked to the price of petrol quoted in US dollars at petroleum export-orientated refining centres in the Mediterranean area, the Arab Gulf and Singapore.
In other words, the basic fuel price (BFP) is based on what it would cost a South African importer of petrol to buy the petrol from an international refinery, transport the product from that refinery, insure the product against losses at sea and land the product on South African shores.
If anyone can provide any information about these men, please contact 013 656 1881.
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I am sorry – Why do these garages fill cars with no numberplates ? The easiest thing is to say NO – besides not having a numberplate is illegal. Garages deserve it if they are being so dim about this.
Ek hoop huLle kry hom mens maak nie so nie daar is baie arm mense wat betaal vir hulle brandstof en hy steel dit as hulle hom kry moet hulle n voorbeeld van hom maak
It’s not right what he’s doing but neither is ripping off the public with crazy fuel prices, or paying the attendants below minimum wage.
Their day will cam,crime does not pay.