Extra-Hell

But that's what you have to do otherwise it's theft??????
Down here in Australia, at least.

Here in the US, most gas stations have you pay at the pump, and absolutely nowhere will let you pump gas without paying for it first.

huh we go into the servo to pay after putting petrol⁄lpg⁄diesel into the car because the meter counts the dollars per litre

idk if I'm reading your comment wrong or not 🤷🏻‍♀️

Your choices in the US are generally pay with your card at the pump, or guess how much guess you're going to need in advance and go inside and pay for it before pumping. This latter is getting rarer as most everyone pays with cards these days, so I do not believe everyone parked at the pumps was doing this.