I'VE BEEN A FUEL
EastEnders’ Danny Dyer mortified after being caught stealing £109 of PETROL
EASTENDERS star Danny Dyer has spoken about his horror after accidentally stealing more than £100 worth of petrol.
The Mick Carter actor, 44, was in shock when he got a letter saying he'd driven off a forecourt without paying.
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Refusing to believe he'd done anything wrong, he called the police and the fraud squad - and even marched round to the petrol station.
However, he was later told he'd paid for his shopping - including a microwave spaghetti bolognese and some sweets - but not the massive fuel bill.
Speaking on the podcast he records with daughter Dani, he said he got a letter from a firm threatening to cart away his belongings if he didn't pay.
He explained: "I received a letter in the post and it was from a bailiff company saying they were going to come round and start taking things from my house because I haven't paid my petrol bill.
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"I thought: 'Oh hold on a minute what do you mean?' Apparently I drove onto a petrol forecourt and I filled my car up and then said I haven't got the money to pay for it."
Dismissing the idea, he added: "I'm lucky, I've got readies - there's no way in the world I would do that."
Scared someone was pretending to be him, he called the firm that sent the letter as well as the fraud investigation squad - before going over to the petrol station in person.
He went on: "I took the letter - queued up in the petrol garage. Interestingly, the Old Bill walked in. There was a copper in there.
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"I said: 'I'm glad you're here because someone's been pretending to be me and I want to find out what's going on.'"
Danny added: "I went up and said: 'Where's the manager, what the f**king hell is this? Listen I come in here often, I can't believe you're accusing me of not paying my petrol.'
"She said: 'One second' and went to the back. I was standing there f**king fuming.
"She comes out with pictures of me filling up my car on the exact date. She then pulled out a receipt and showed me everything I'd bought that day other than the petrol. It was me, ladies and gentlemen."
He said the man at the checkout on the day he drove off didn't ask if he had any fuel to buy that day.
Danny explained: "What happened is there's a cashier in there, who's a bit of a fan of mine.
"That day I bought myself a spaghetti bolognese to microwave at work, some fizzy sweets and a chocolate orange roll. I had a little shopping bag with me.
"He's forgot to ask me if I'd bought petrol - so I drive off without paying £109 to fill up my car."
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He went on: "Now I didn't sign this declaration form because I didn't have to - but when they send it to the bailiffs they treat it in that way that I promised to pay.
"They know who I am and I go in there often. They're not saying I'm a wrong'un. They're saying he'll probably be back."
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He added: "I paid for it, I cleared it all up. I walked out of that f***ing petrol garage with my tail between my legs clutching that letter.
"I don't think I'll be going back which is a shame as it's a good petrol garage."
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