From: johannes 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Petrol Station rip off
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:42:06 GMT



Ronald Raygun wrote:
> 
> johannes wrote:
> 
> > * I once had a long argument in a Halfords shop, they wanted to swipe my
> > card AFTER the chip & PIN transaction had successfully completed. The
> > hapless shop assistant said it was necessary in order to open the till...
> > It was really heated with the manager who didn't want to hand over the
> > goods which I had just paid for. In the end I demonstrably walked out
> > without the goods, intending to take the matter up with the card company.
> > At that point, the manager finally give in and handed me the goods.
> 
> You should have called the police and had the manager arrested for theft,
> which is exactly what refusing to hand over goods for which had already
> paid was.
> 
> In fact, never mind the police.  You should have arrested him yourself.

LOL!

Actually, on an earlier visit to Halfords, the shop assistant snapped the
card out of my hand and swiped it, as if nothing unusual, even though I had
already done the chip & PIN. She was probably used to people willingly
handing over their card, as this was how it used to be. However, I was a
bit absent minded on that occasion, but I was determined not to let it
happen next time. Hence the palaver...