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Family ‘banned from more than 1,000 petrol stations’ amid fuel theft row (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Noobnarski@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, this is how it is in Germany too and in my experience travelling it is like that in a lot of Europe.

Unmanned stations are a relatively recent thing here, so the first time I wanted to fill up at one I thought the pump was broken before I realised I have to pay first lol.

[–] Humanius@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Unmanned stations have existed for quite some time here, they are just not the only way to fuel up.
Manned stations are still very common, if not the default, and if a station is manned it is usually not prepaid.