Can a franchisee pursue a gas-and-dash driver who fails to pay?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacKenzie v John Doe, 2018 BCSC 104 (CanLII):
In Nayar v. Doe, 2008 BCSC 1320, the plaintiff, who was the franchisee of a gas station was working when someone attempted to gas-and-dash, that is, to fill up the tank and leave without paying. The franchise policy under which the gas station operated was clear: there was to be no pursuit. The plaintiff assumed that the defendant, a nicely-dressed female had simply failed to pay for gas by mistake and had no intention to commit a theft. Accordingly, he approached her to remind her to pay.
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