This country’s petrol dealers and other retailers are seeing an increasing trend of customers trying to obtain goods without paying and in some cases have had to call in debt collectors and even the police.

A number of ads have been appearing in the press recently placed by collection agencies seeking to contact various people.

And unlike years past, petrol stations in Barbados are increasingly requiring customers to pay before fuel is dispensed.

President of the Petrol Dealers Association, Aldo Ho Kong King, explains why.

He says the trend forces petrol dealers to demand payment first.

President of the Petrol Dealers Association, Aldo Ho Kong King,.