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Bexley Wednesday, October 7, 2015 SHOCK SEE PAGE 27 COUNTRY GIRL A father-of-two claims he was refused more than £10-worth of fuel at a Shell petrol station in Sidcup after staff “thought he wasn’t going to pay”. Daniel Tredget, 24, from Sidcup, was filling up his Vauxhall Zafira with petrol at the Shell Blendon garage in Blackfen Road when he claims the pump was suddenly switched off. The Park Mead resident was driving back from the cinema just after 10pm on September 22 and wanted to fill-up with up to £70- worth of fuel, but was reportedly thwarted at £9.10 by an employee. Mr Tredget told News Shopper: “When the pump stopped, I thought it was strange. ”I looked into the store and saw the man behind the till waving his arms all over the place “So I took my keys out of my pocket to indicate that I had no intention of driving off – he just stood motionlessly and stared at me. When I went inside, the employee told me he turned off my pump because he didn’t think I was going to pay. “There were four other people in the forecourt looking at me and it was extremely embarrassing.” Despite it being just a two- minute journey from his home, Mr Tredget has vowed never to go back to the garage. He claims he will now travel an extra 15 minutes to the BP station in Bexleyheath. The insurance broker added: “I told him I was going to pay and that I always used this petrol station, exclusively, for the last four years. But he just responded say- ing ‘that’s not my problem’. “I mean do I look like some sort of scumbag who’s going to steal petrol? “I am a respectable member of society and the way I was treated was disgusting.” After being refused service, Mr Tredget stormed out of the petorl station and said he was applaud- ed by a pensioner who supported him. The following morning, he called Shell’s complaint line, but says he was stunned by the lack of help he received. He said: “I was infuriated so I rang them up and mentioned ev- erything that had happened that evening. “However, the person on the line responded bluntly telling me how I could not prove that I was there. Mr Tredget added: “It was just unbelievable.” A Shell spokesman said: “We are currently investigating Mr Tredget’s visit to the Shell Blendon service station and in the meantime apologise for any misunderstanding caused during the visit.” JAKE BACON jpalmer@ london.newsquest.co.uk REPORTER Global brand name Shell Daniel Tredget, below, who was unhappy with the treatment he received l ‘Do I look like a scumbag who won’t pay for petrol’, says angry man The Shell Blendon garage, top, where an employee stopped the pump mid-flow because he feared the driver was not going to pay for fuel NK93614

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Bexley

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

SHOCK

SEE PAGE 27

COUNTRYGIRL

A father-of-two claims he was re-fused more than £10-worth of fuelat a Shell petrol station in Sidcupafter staff “thought he wasn’tgoing to pay”.

Daniel Tredget, 24, from Sidcup,was filling up his Vauxhall Zafirawith petrol at the Shell Blendongarage in Blackfen Road when heclaims the pump was suddenlyswitched off.

The Park Mead resident wasdriving back from the cinema justafter 10pm on September 22 andwanted to fill-up with up to £70-worth of fuel, but was reportedlythwarted at £9.10 by an employee.

Mr Tredget told News Shopper: “When the pump stopped, Ithought it was strange.

”I looked into the store and sawthe man behind the till wavinghis arms all over the place

“So I took my keys out of my

pocket to indicate that I had no intention of driving off – he juststood motionlessly and stared atme. When I went inside, the em-ployee told me he turned off mypump because he didn’t think Iwas going to pay.

“There were four other peoplein the forecourt looking at me and it was extremelyembarrassing.”

Despite it being just a two-minute journey from his home,Mr Tredget has vowed never to goback to the garage.

He claims he will now travel anextra 15 minutes to the BP stationin Bexleyheath.

The insurance broker added: “Itold him I was going to pay andthat I always used this petrol sta-tion, exclusively, for the last fouryears. But he just responded say-ing ‘that’s not my problem’.

“I mean do I look like some sortof scumbag who’s going to stealpetrol?

“I am a respectable member of

society and the way I was treatedwas disgusting.”

After being refused service, MrTredget stormed out of the petorlstation and said he was applaud-ed by a pensioner who supportedhim.

The following morning, hecalled Shell’s complaint line, butsays he was stunned by the lackof help he received.

He said: “I was infuriated so Irang them up and mentioned ev-erything that had happened thatevening.

“However, the person on theline responded bluntly telling mehow I could not prove that I was there.

Mr Tredget added: “It was justunbelievable.”

A Shell spokesman said: “Weare currently investigating Mr Tredget’s visit to the ShellBlendon service station and inthe meantime apologise for anymisunderstanding caused duringthe visit.”

JAKE [email protected]

REPORTER

Global brand name Shell

Daniel Tredget, below, whowas unhappy with

the treatment hereceived

l ‘Do I look like a scumbag who won’t pay for petrol’, says angry manThe Shell Blendon garage, top, where anemployee stopped the pump mid-flowbecause he feared the driver was notgoing to pay for fuel NK93614