I've never unwittingly driven away without paying, but twice I've found myself without my wallet patting my pockets in a futile way.
One, some 50 odd miles from home, was very pleasant about it. Took my name and address and allowed me to post a cheque the next day, which of course I did.
The second, was about 2 miles from my home when I was on my way to work early in the morning. I went in and confessed, as one does, and said I'd pop home and be right back, as I'd forgotten my jacket with everything in it.
The guy was a total a*** about it, threatening me with everything under the sun and insisting he was going to call the police and have me arrested, and was abusive. I gave him my name and address and said I would pay at my own convenience and only when I had received an invoice from him.
Though way back in the 70s when I worked in a petrol station serving, we learned that nobody *ever* came back to pay unless we had retained something of value. Absolutely nobody.
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