Cape Town fuel theft has sparked online concern after a black Ford Fiesta allegedly left a petrol station near Gatesville in Athlone without paying for R800 worth of fuel, reports Cape {town} Etc.
Yusuf Abramjee shared the footage on X and wrote: ‘Be on the lookout for a black Ford Fiesta’, adding the registration.
Cape Town Fuel Theft: Be on the lookout for a black Ford Fiesta, registration CAA 387-388, after the driver put in R800 worth of fuel and drove off without paying.
The attendant reportedly smashed the vehicle’s back window as it sped away. pic.twitter.com/XtA4gqRyXw
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) May 4, 2026
The video was time-stamped at around 3:30pm on 3 May and showed a petrol attendant filling the tank, removing the nozzle and walking back with a card machine before the motorist sped away.
The Citizen reports that the station owner confirmed the incident and that Western Cape police could not share more detail without a case number.
Abramjee footage shows the attendant smashing the back window as the vehicle drives off. A separate community-safety alert repeated the warning and urged the public to ‘report it to the nearest police station’.
The clip has circulated widely as fuel costs remain a pressure point for drivers, and the incident has prompted fresh calls for vigilance at forecourts across the city.
For now, the registration number and the video remain the main public leads shared online.
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Picture: Screenshot, @Abramjee / X
