About four weeks ago I called in to my local PS to put some petrol in my car, I rarely use this PS as it's very expensive. I normally fill up at my local Asda.
I bought £10 worth of petrol - just to see me through till I could get to my normal filling up place. I also bought a packet of crisps.
Came up to £10.39, I paid on my card.
The following day I went in to asda and half filled the tank up.
My Dh used the car and didn't bother to replace the petrol so one week later when I got in the car it was basically running off fumes so I called in local PS and put another £10 in. When I went in to the PS shop the owner went in to the back and came out with a receipt of my last transaction. He said that last time I was in the card machine was broke for one hour and did not register the petrol amount/cost and I only paid for the crisps. The recept he had shown 0.39p he was quite relaxed and said he was just showing me. I offered to pay it back. I only had £10 note on me so said I will Bob in soon and pay it. He never once asked for it. Seemed relaxed about it.
Went home checked my online banking - yep the 39p from the PS was there.
I totally forgot to go to the PS the next day or for the rest of the week. It's not in the direction I normally go and I'd been asda and put petrol in so I didn't need to go local PS.
Anyway - today I went in as me and Dh have been sharing again and not replaced so had to call in local PS to put a little in just to get me out of the village. When I went to the pump it wasn't working. I went in to the PS shop and Bobbed my head in and said ' is the pump not working?'
The owner said 'I turned it off as you owe me £10'
I said ' oh god yes, I'll pay it now'
He said ' yes but you let me down. You said you would pay next day' (I never)
I said ' Ok, I forgot, but will pay now'
He carried on saying "yes but let me down, where was my money'
I said " hang on, I tried paying buy your machine was broke, I never stole it, like I said I'll pay now'
He said ' but you let me down, you said you would pay ...
At which point I walked out of the shop.
There were people in the shop and I felt he was trying to act as if I had purposely stole petrol or tried to get out of paying.
Not sure what to do know tbh.
Should I expect the police to come? 
AIBU?
Or is the petrol station owner?
Cloudstasteofmash · 23/04/2016 14:21
If you only had a tenner on you, why not put it on card
Because I only had a £10 note fgs ! 
Christ there's some grumpy, argumentative fuckers on this thread
Here and others READ THE FUCKING THREAD PROPERLY.
Sorry for shouting, I'm off before I explode.
Eeh bakeofcake, we both must be fucking idiots then. Good innit?
join me 
Because I only had a £10 note fgs
Excuse us for not being psychic. To me, this just means "I only had £10 in cash". It doesn't automatically mean to me that you didn't have your purse/cards on you. Maybe you could, you know, have just clarified that tiny point 
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I suspect he wanted to hear the magic word, not just be given the cash to shut him up. I suspect he also doesn't make much money out of the petrol station, works long hours, doesn't appreciate the extra hassle of payments going awol, thought you had abused his gentle approach the first time round, had started to think you may be a chancer, was having a bad day, and resents you only putting £10 in at his PS when your dh has been a lazy sod, particularly when he doesn't even get the £10! Maybe you were unlucky with your timing and got him after a bad day with the accountant, or you weren't the first person who had "forgotten" something, so you were the one who ended up getting it in the neck.... He certainly shouldn't have behaved as he did, but I think you would have pissed me off, tbh,me cause I'm not the sort of person who forgets my debts!
Interesting, franklyshankly. I shall remember only to check receipts in future when they are not in my favour!
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