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defendant filled up the tank of his car with petrol at a garage and then drove off without paying. The prosecution failed to secure a conviction under s 15 of the Theft Act 1968 because they were unable to prove that the defendant had intended from the outset not to pay for the petrol. For s 15 to apply, the deception must occur before the property is handed over. Hence the need for s 3 of the Theft Act 1978, to cover cases where the defendant says that he formed the intention not to pay for the goods or services after he had obtained them. This section therefore has the potential to cover situations such as: • the diner who leaves the restaurant without paying; • the passenger who fails to pay his taxi fare at the end of the journey; • the motorist who fills up his petrol tank and leaves the garage without paying for the petrol. Payment on the spot
DOI link for defendant filled up the tank of his car with petrol at a garage and then drove off without paying. The prosecution failed to secure a conviction under s 15 of the Theft Act 1968 because they were unable to prove that the defendant had intended from the outset not to pay for the petrol. For s 15 to apply, the deception must occur before the property is handed over. Hence the need for s 3 of the Theft Act 1978, to cover cases where the defendant says that he formed the intention not to pay for the goods or services after he had obtained them. This section therefore has the potential to cover situations such as: • the diner who leaves the restaurant without paying; • the passenger who fails to pay his taxi fare at the end of the journey; • the motorist who fills up his petrol tank and leaves the garage without paying for the petrol. Payment on the spot
defendant filled up the tank of his car with petrol at a garage and then drove off without paying. The prosecution failed to secure a conviction under s 15 of the Theft Act 1968 because they were unable to prove that the defendant had intended from the outset not to pay for the petrol. For s 15 to apply, the deception must occur before the property is handed over. Hence the need for s 3 of the Theft Act 1978, to cover cases where the defendant says that he formed the intention not to pay for the goods or services after he had obtained them. This section therefore has the potential to cover situations such as: • the diner who leaves the restaurant without paying; • the passenger who fails to pay his taxi fare at the end of the journey; • the motorist who fills up his petrol tank and leaves the garage without paying for the petrol. Payment on the spot
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