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View synonyms for drive-off

drive-off

noun

  1. informal.
    1. the act or an instance of leaving a filling station without paying for one's fuel
    2. ( as modifier )

      a drive-off theft

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"Motorists claiming to have no means of payment account for 70% of incidents which re-emphasises a shift away from drive-off incidents," she added.

From BBC

The strange, serendipitous, 60-year saga of a historically significant but long-missing 1960 Chevrolet Corvette finally reached a measure of closure on Saturday with its sale for a somewhat disappointing $685,000 “hammer price” at a court-ordered auction in Amelia Island, Fla. A sales commission of about 10 percent made the final “drive-off” price $785,500.

Normally, Edmunds recommends that you spend only the drive-off fees, usually the first month’s payment, registration and the startup fees, to begin a new lease.

And make sure your drive-off payment is protected by gap insurance in the event of an accident in the first few months of driving.

“The worst part about a drive-off disaster is that you often don’t know you did it until you make your first stop, several hundred miles down the road,” Johnson said.

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