Be cautious of petrol pump scams, always ask for a bill

Not all, but sometimes, petrol pump attendants might try to scam you. Be cautious, and always ask for a bill, so you can rattle the scamsters.

BHPian callmeneo recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Scam attempted: Failed.

Location: Sukhwani Petroleum(Indian Oil Petrol Pump), Wakad, Pune

Was at the above mentioned pump to tank up.

The car in front had filled for 500 and had left. I had pulled the lever and was walking towards the lid when the attendant acted as if he had filled some fuel and was waiting for my input. I ignored it and then asked him to do a tankful until auto cut off. 

Once the cut off happened, he coolly took out his calculator and added the full tank amount and 500 and i immediately asked if he was adding 500 as tips?

He said "nahi sir ,aapke diesel ka hai". 

I said "itna diesel tho gaadi mein bhi nahi hai".

But he kept on saying its mine . And i said "andar se bill leke ayiye" so that i can have a look at the time and that is when he cracked and said "haan sir pehle gaadi ka hai".

I did not pursue the matter further and left it there as it was late in the night.

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