Comment on How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?
sonovebitch@lemmy.world 4 months agoIn the EU the nozzle handle also has a lock-in mechanism. But it looks like the main difference is that in the EU we can’t pay until the nozzle is placed back on the support. That’s what stops the pumping. Until then you’re still paying.
AyuTsukasa@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Now I wonder what stops people from just driving off without paying. Is there a camera or something?
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah cameras, but also pay at pump systems that preauthorise a card payment then dispense the fuel, then charge whatever it cost (after the pump is placed back in the holder).