"An Evil Act": SA Petrol Attendant Seeks Help After Truck Driver Leaves Without Paying Over R60k

• A South African petrol attendant shared a distressing TikTok video appealing for help after a truck driver filled up thousands of litres of fuel and drove off
• CCTV screenshots from the petrol station captured the incident, showing two men the attendant is trying to identify
• Viewers flooded the comments with advice on how to track down the driver using the truck's registration number

A South African petrol attendant is desperately searching for two men after a truck driver pulled out of a city truck stop without paying for thousands of rands worth of diesel. The incident, filmed in a selfie-style TikTok video posted by @newsnexussa on 9 October 2026, showed CCTV screenshots from the petrol station alongside an emotional appeal for help identifying the two men involved.

The truck filled up 2,000 litres of fuel before leaving without settling the bill. The attendant appeared visibly shaken and anxious throughout the clip, urging viewers to share any information about the two men captured on CCTV.

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With limited options available to her at the time, the attendant reached out directly to social media, hoping someone might recognise the truck or the men involved. The petrol attendant said she lost her job after the incident and has a child depending on her. She described one of the individuals as light-skinned and appealed to anyone in the area who might have seen something.

The post by @newsnexussa quickly drew attention, with many viewers pointing her toward practical steps she may not have considered in the moment. Watch the full video and CCTV screenshots here:

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Commenters were quick to rally with advice and support:

@Sihle Cebekhulu said:

"Do you have the car registration number? Go make an affidavit at the police station then. Go to the Traffic dept. Tell them the whole story; they will verify the registration, and they will pick all the owners' information, name, surname, physical address and phone numbers."

@Fakazi_1 asked:

"Didn't the camera take the car registration?"

@zet Zungu wrote:

"Cameras and reg numbers? You managed to get it, sis."

@Ntsika Mazomba said:

"I keep saying running away from paying your petrol is an evil act."

@1985 reacted:

"How is that even possible? Are you mad? R66k, you watch a big truck drive away?"

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@Mandy Mshengu suggested:

"Guys at the garage, they should make people pay first. What's hard? Then a person will only get petrol after receiving the customer's copy."

Other Briefly News stories about petrol attendants

• A compassionate filling station worker moved social media users after halting his routine duties to tend to a limping stray dog that wandered onto the forecourt.
• Shell Flamingo petrol attendant Tebogo Mokoena experienced an unexpected surprise during a night shift when motorist Rob Retief asked him to pick a number between one and 800 to determine his tip.
• Chevaan Abrahams, a 21-year-old Kuils River petrol attendant, went viral after stepping in to assist a pregnant woman in labour who arrived at his filling station in the early hours of the morning.

Source: Briefly News