This scam may have been around for ages, but I’ve not heard of it so it’s new to me.
Had to stop for petrol in Lee (S E London) this afternoon.
While I’m in the queue in the shop waiting to pay, a two up shabby Honda rolls in and stops between the cars at the pumps behind my bike. The pillion gets off, walks straight over to my bike and looks at the dash.
Having looked, he turns, shakes his head to the Honda rider, walks back and climbs back on the bike that then drives off without buying any petrol.
Funny, I thought. Then it occurred to me that they were probably looking to steal.
So, remember, take your keys out of the ignition before going to pay in a filling station.
Sounds dodgy to me. Had a scooter pull up alongside me at lights on the way home through Streatham last week. I thought he was admiring my bike (as you would) but when I turned round he was TRYING TO UNBUCKLE MY TAILPACK!!! Can you believe it? Of course as soon as he realised I’d noticed he rode off. I didn’t give chase as I was in fits of laughter. Not really funny I know but it was just so bizarre.
I’ve never done it while filling up, but I’ll make sure I never do. but I have to take my keys out to do the fuel cap anyway, so it wouldn’t make much sense to put the keys back in the ignitions
lewisham has been quite bad with vehicle theft/break ins lately, had two guys run up on me trying to open the driver side door 3 months ago… only reason why the were locked was because i was joking about with my girlfried talking about how if she didnt shut up i was going to jump out the car so the pressed the button on the fob :w00t:
welcome to South Africa…its called hi-jacking. Only back home theyre really friendly n shoot you. If you are in a car please lock the door. If you are on your bike keep an eye out as traffic light bolts are becoming more and more common now as our lil ped riding scrotes are growing up and learning how to ride bikes. I was in uniform standing at the lights waiting to cross on my way back to the police staion in the middle of the day…guy on a bmw ‘fugly duckling type’ stops at the lights and a two up ped pulls up next to him, the pillion gets off and trys to grab the rider on the bm, he drops the clutch jumping the lights the dude trying to grab him goes flying and the other guy on the ped spins it round and takes off only to nail it strait into a truck. This happened in front of me and a PC! got the lil scrotes ones still in hospital.
lewisham has been quite bad with vehicle theft/break ins lately, had two guys run up on me trying to open the driver side door 3 months ago… only reason why the were locked was because i was joking about with my girlfried talking about how if she didnt shut up i was going to jump out the car so the pressed the button on the fob [w00t]
was this in the bp in lee oldguy?
**Yup.
The supermarket that sells petrol, so you can queue for ages behind the people doing their weeks shopping or ordering a skinny latte, what ever one of those is. (Thin milk?)**
