At my local Morrisons petrol station

[boogieboogie]

a sign says 'Sorry for any delay your registration no is being checked' or words to that effect. What is being checked and with which authority?

[funnygirl]

Car reg. They probably got a hot line to DVLA!!!

Why, I do not know!!

[Octavius]

In case you drive off without paying.

[boogieboogie]

so it's not being 'checked' it's being 'logged' octavious? is that fact or a guess, just want to know what it entails.

[andy-hughes]

Most petrol stations these days scan your number plate so that if you drive off without paying, they have got a fighting chance of catching you - even more important now as the theft from forecourts will shoot up in tandem with fuel prices.

[Octavius]

Fact, boogie.

They don't check anything out prior to an offence committed, merely check back over the CCTV if you drive off without paying then alert the police with that information.

[kempie]

Why would this cause a delay?

[boogieboogie]

that's ok, I'll pay for the petrol.
But haven't paid for the car and wondered if they'd know..










hehehe just joking.

[RevFunk]

A station by me has been doing it for over a year

[boogieboogie]

mine's been doing it for over 10yrs.. but do you know how??? that was the question..