Originally Posted by Finkface

Not quite true. Since 2008, you have been required to prepay for gas in BC. The law, "Grant's Law" was passed after a young Maple Ridge, BC gas station attendant was killed trying to prevent a robbery three years ago. He was dragged to his death while trying to stop a $12 'gas and dash'. Since then, all gas in BC must be prepaid, exactly the same way it is done in the US. Other provinces are looking at adopting these same laws for the safety of gas station workers and Ontario just proposed a private members bill in late 2012 mandating prepayment for gas after a gas station attendant was killed there under similar circumsatances.

In BC, it reads: "The new requirements will be effective February 1, 2008 and include:
Mandatory prepayment of fuel:
Under the amended regulations, customers must prepay for fuel sold in gas stations and other retail fuelling outlets throughout BC, 24 hours a day/seven days a week."