Police have demanded that Pont Abraham Services turn off its illuminated fuel prices following a string of crashes involving motorists trying to establish whether the decimal point was in the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officers say drivers approaching the roundabout have been braking sharply, swerving and removing their glasses for a second look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne gentleman went round eleven times,\u201d said a police spokesperson. \u201cInitially, we suspected he was lost. It turned out he was trying to calculate whether he had enough equity in his bungalow to get to Haverfordwest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another driver reportedly abandoned his car on the approach road and continued towards Carmarthen on foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe wasn\u2019t involved in an accident,\u201d police confirmed. \u201cHe\u2019d just seen the price of diesel and decided this was his life now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The intervention follows last week\u2019s revelation that the services had begun accepting gold and precious jewels in exchange for fuel, with motorists advised to have family heirlooms independently valued before joining the queue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scheme has reportedly proved popular, although one customer from Cross Hands said negotiations over a full tank had broken down after staff refused to accept his wedding ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey said it was only nine carat,\u201d he explained. \u201cI told them it had cost me thirty-seven years of happiness. Apparently, they don\u2019t take that into account.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Management has proposed replacing the roadside prices with a discreet message reading: \u201cPLEASE COME INSIDE. WE\u2019D RATHER TELL YOU SITTING DOWN.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n However, police say this would do little to address a second developing incident inside the shop, where Pont Abraham has unveiled what it proudly describes as Wales\u2019s first \u00a310 Mars bar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bar is understood to be the normal size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s actually slightly smaller than the old ones,\u201d said one customer. \u201cBut the woman explained that you\u2019re paying for the convenience. I asked what convenience. She said it was already here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The chocolate is being displayed on a velvet cushion beside the till, with serious buyers offered a private viewing and the opportunity to discuss part-exchanging a Twix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A spokesperson defended the price, pointing out that customers were under no obligation to purchase refreshments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re welcome to bring a packed lunch. Several families now do, particularly if they\u2019re expecting a lengthy appointment with our jewellery assessor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police have urged motorists to keep their eyes on the road and avoid looking directly at either the forecourt sign or anyone emerging from the shop holding a receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, the \u00a310 Mars bar will be promoted under a slightly revised slogan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA Mars a day helps you work, rest and remortgage.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Police have demanded that Pont Abraham Services turn off its illuminated fuel prices following a string of crashes involving motorists trying to establish whether the decimal point was in the right place. Officers say drivers approaching the roundabout have been braking sharply, swerving and removing their glasses for a second …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,21],"tags":[25,24],"class_list":["post-1707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-funny","tag-wales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1709,"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1707\/revisions\/1709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welshbollocks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}