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Police investigate alleged £150 meal bill theft at Oxfordshire pub
A family allegedly left The Chequers pub in Burcot without paying a £150 bill after a meal with their young daughter.
The pub is in Burcot, near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
Staff say the man went to pay, claimed his bank card was not working and said he would get another from his car, but did not return.
The landlady followed him outside and said he became aggressive, while the woman and child had already left.
The pub’s landlord believes the incident may have been planned, saying the family parked at a nearby care home rather than in the pub’s car park.
Police are investigating the reported theft, and the pub has shared a warning with other local hospitality businesses.
The pub says staff should not feel threatened while doing their jobs.
Police are investigating an alleged theft after a family left The Chequers pub in Burcot without paying a bill of about £150.
The pub’s landlady said a man told staff his card was not working and went to his car to get another one.
She said she followed him outside, where he became aggressive, and filmed him.
The pub’s landlord said the family had parked at a nearby old people’s home rather than in the pub’s CCTV-covered car park.
The pub reported the incident to police and shared a warning with other local hospitality businesses.
- Who
- A man and a woman who ate at the pub with a young girl are alleged to have left without paying.
- What
- Police are investigating an alleged theft of a meal bill of about £150.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The Chequers pub in Burcot, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
- Why
- Not stated. The pub’s landlord said he believed the incident was pre-planned.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A man approached the bar to pay, said his card was not working and told staff he was going to his car for another card.
Landlady Madalina Sanderson followed him outside and filmed him.
The pub reported the alleged theft to police.
- Bill
- About £150
- Pub
- The Chequers, Burcot, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Landlady
- Madalina Sanderson
- Reported to police
- Wednesday
What people are saying
But it was clearly pre-planned.
This behaviour is completely unacceptable.
Don't approach him, he became very aggressive.