Should a drive-off or 'no means to pay' incident occur, the data stored is immediately matched to the DVLA registration database to locate the name and address of the vehicle keeper. A letter is then sent to the keeper, including the evidence from the forecourt, asking them to pay the outstanding charge. After a set period of time, a further stronger letter is sent detailing the offender's rights should they not pay. A final letter is then sent. This will detail the initial charge for fuel, an additional charge for Pay for Fuel, and finally will give a breakdown of charges that will be levied by a court-appointed bailiff should they not take this last opportunity to pay.
Mark Davis, manager of Pay for Fuel, says: "The full-managed system has been trialled on a few sites and losses have been reduced by 76%-85%. These figures have been calculated from one of the largest fuel retailers and a totally independent report was carried out to see what the impact could be over their group. The systems have now been linked to our new multimillion pound data house to allow sharing of hotlists of offenders. The scheme is a must for every garage with a problem of more than £35 per week."
Installation costs for Pay for Fuel are from £29.99 per week, which includes installation of the ANPR data centre, Collections department and shared access to the common database. Pay for Fuel is also offering a free two-month trial, subject to availability.
"The Police are very interested in the scheme," adds Davis. "At one of our trial sites in London the police conducted a three-day programme to see how the system could help them monitor other crimes. In that time they arrested people caught on our system for gun crime and other crimes."
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