petty scam in a petrol station in england

Wine had reduced sticker on, from 8.30 GBP to 6 GBP.

Bought fuel, wine, and a couple of other bits and pieces.  Paid the total by card without doing exact calculation.  Asked for receipt.

Cashier handed me receipt.  As I walked away, I looked at it, but the receipt was only for the fuel, not the whole transaction.  I asked for one showing everything.  The wine was 8.30 GBP.  I pointed out the reduction.  He hit a couple of buttons and gave me 2.30 GBP.  No apology.

What are the odds that, if I hadn't noticed, he'd have hit the same buttons and pocketed the 2.30 GBP?

Britain has becomes an extremely low-trust society, where people engage in petty scamming by default.

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