4 SUV Drivers Steal $8,100 of Gas - GreenHybrid

Delta Flyer · #1 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 03:45 PM

This CNN Video, shows a station attendant explaining how four SUV drivers got $8,100 of gas for free. One person pulled the plate off the pump and took it off line. No longer on the network but still able to pump gas, several have just pumped and not paid.

The police just told the attendant, to call the insurance, who also did nothing.

Don't tell me there is nothing that can be done.

Don't tell me gas stations are sharing in the windfall profits either.
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Back in the 1970's a Dallas station first tried automated gas pumps. It was simple - put in a one-dollar bill, $1 of gas pumped. Fraud was simple - photocopy a $1 bill.

AshenGrey · #2 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer

This CNN Video, shows a station attendant explaining how four SUV drivers got $8,100 of gas for free. One person pulled the plate off the pump and took it off line. No longer on the network but still able to pump gas, several have just pumped and not paid.

The police just told the attendant, to call the insurance, who also did nothing.

Don't tell me there is nothing that can be done.

Don't tell me gas stations are sharing in the windfall profits either.
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What can I say? SUV owners are morally bankrupt. I've known this for years, and this story proves it.

Delta Flyer · #3 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 03:59 PM

In addition to the gas thiefs, I also have a beef on the local police that passed on this one - would they let this go it it were ATM theft?

GeekGal · #4 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AshenGrey

What can I say? SUV owners are morally bankrupt. I've known this for years, and this story proves it.

Generalize much, AshenGrey?

Sledge · #5 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer

Back in the 1970's a Dallas station first tried automated gas pumps. It was simple - put in a one-dollar bill, $1 of gas pumped. Fraud was simple - photocopy a $1 bill.

I can't believe anyone would by dumb enough to do that. Passing off fake money is a federal offense with mucho grande jail terms. For a $1 worth of gas?

Delta Flyer · #6 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 04:25 PM

Isn't leaving without paying for gas also a federal offence, too?

bwilson4web · #7 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer

. . . One person pulled the plate off the pump and took it off line. No longer on the network but still able to pump gas, . . .

In security, we say the cost of the theft must be greater than the value derived. Obviously a flawed design but easy enough to fix.

Bob Wilson

AshenGrey · #8 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekGal

Generalize much, AshenGrey?

What? Me? Generalize?! ha ha ha ha... Well, yeah, I guess I do that sometimes.

blinkard · #9 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 09:24 PM

Okay, here's what I don't get.
The video shows him saying he lost $8144.60
He has written down 2804 gallons lost.
That means he's paying $2.90/gallon.

But that's not what's bugging me.
2804 gallons/4 SUVs = 701 gallons per SUV.
Now, I know they've got big tanks, but come on. Assuming they've got 32 gallon tanks (Suburban=31, H2=32, Escalade=26, Expedition=28), where did the other 669 gallons go? Did each of them fill up 134 five-gallon gas cans?

Did the police have him test the level of his tank? Sounds to me like either the pump was reporting false measurements or he's got a scam going.

To lose 2804 gallons, he'd have to have 88 forty-gallon SUV's fill up, not 4. Assuming it takes 5 minutes to fill your tank, there would have to be a non-stop parade of SUV's pulling up to that one tank, standing there for 5 minutes and driving off for 7.3 hours. And nobody noticed anything?

I'm not surprised the police wouldn't touch it.

Delta Flyer · #10 (**permalink**) 05-02-2006, 05:43 AM

Somehow I don't think we heard the entire story...