"Chris Whelan" wrote in message
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Nick Finnigan wrote:

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Nobody has to be in attendance at a petrol / diesel station.

When was the law changed regarding that then?

It was always a legal requirement that an attendant had to be present, and
have full view of filling operations, at all times.

There are plenty of filling stations (eg the one at the Asda near me) which
are open 24/7 as long as you use pay-at-pump, but are only staffed during
daylight hours. Maybe they are monitored remotely by CCTV when the payment
booths are unstaffed.