I negotiated a surprising number of broken down/crashed vehicles on the journey.
I had just exited a roundabout when a man flagged me down. It looked like he had broken down on the hard-shoulder.
He asked me in German if I spoke German. I shook my head no and then he asked if I spoke French.
I told him (in French) I speak a little so he spoke to me in fairly rapid French. He explained that he needed some diesel and his credit card had been blocked.
I explained that my car is petrol fuelled so I couldn't help him.
He then asked me for enough cash to get to Dover ( about 45 miles away.)
I took the decision to give him the money.
He started taking of his rings as if to give them to me and I explained that I did not want them.
He seemed very grateful, I drove off.
It was on the way home I started wondering if I had done the right thing.
On the one hand if the man was genuine I am happy I could help him in his hour of need.
On the other hand he may not have been.
I took a risk, I realise than now. There is no harm done to me and I may have helped someone in genuine need and so I will leave it there.
I don't suppose I will ever know the reality of the situation. All I know is I acted in the way I thought was right at the time.
What would you have done?
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