Today the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has launched a one-month SMS and email trial targeting vehicles involved in a suspected fuel drive-off.
The message will prompt owners of vehicles involved in fuel drive-offs to return to the station to pay for the fuel which will reduce the need for Police intervention.
The QPS will identify itself in messages issued, which will also contain the registration number of the vehicle involved, the date and time of the incident and a prompt to contact the service station. Text messages will not include attachments or hyperlinks.
The message will give owners of vehicles involved in fuel drive-offs the benefit of the doubt by asking them to return to the fuel station to resolve the matter.
Acting Superintendent Sharee Cumming, Organisational Capability Command, said people leaving service stations and failing to pay for fuel was a significant concern for the QPS.
“Driving off without paying for fuel is a
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