drive-off

drive-off
 n.— «Motorists who drive away from a gas station without paying are called “drive offs” or “run-outs,” in industry jargon. Police report the crime as a theft of service or theft of labor.» —“‘Drive-off’ thieves plague self-service gas stations” by Bill Grady Chicago Tribune Nov. 26, 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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