From: pboyall.spamblock@_nospam_.IHATESPAM.lineone.co.uk (pete boyall)
Newsgroups: uk.rec.cars.misc uk.finance
Subject: Re: Buying a car with cash - preferred method?
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:14:52 +0000 (UTC)

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 14:07:26 +0100, Tim S Kemp
 wrote:

>On 3 Aug 2003 11:22:33 GMT, Ian Johnston  wrote:
>
>> My last big cash wodge had fewer notes than you might think, because the 
>> Clydesdale bank were happy to give me it in five hundred quid notes plus 
>> a few hundred quid ones. Of course in a world where many places won't 
>> accept fifties for fear of forgeries, five hundreds are, um, rather 
>> eyebrow raising.
>
>Once walked out of a petrol station without paying, bought 44 quid ish of 
>petrol, only had a 50 on me and paid with it, or not, as they wouldn't take 
>it. My comment was you take it or I just leave, they said no, pay some 
>other way, I didn't have any cards with me, so repeated the position, they 
>said they'll call the police if I drive off - Stupid attitude. Left my name 
>and address, offered the 50 again, then left. Never heard anything from it.
>
>Idiots.

Cool!  I think we just found a way to get free fuel!

If only I could fit more than 25 quids worth in my tank ...
-- 
Pete