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Message: <blockquote data-quote="okow" data-source="post: 226314" data-attributes="member: 14">...but looking at this constructively and soley from a business perspective...what if the reasons these chaps cited are valid for wanting to close early. If I remember correctly some of the reasons were:- not enough business (especially from 10.00 pm till 7.00 am) to sustain operating cost  - danger of being robbed and they cited that (I may be wrong here) EVERY or almost every Petrol station in the Country has been robbed, at least once.  I also read that although the station would 'close' one could still use the pump via credit card payment....one could be courting for trouble in this case, what with the raise of the crime in our country nowadays.Hmmm, interesting....if I were to operate one of these stations caught in this delima, I would probably get my association to ask Govt to fund this. Would this be fair? After all I am running a business and if you dont allow me to operate efficiently and I loose because of this, shouldt you at least, subsidise?  So, taxpayers $$$ will be used or let them close and lets safe us some $$$. Probably those who should stay open 24/7 are stations situated along all major highways and trunk roads.</blockquote>