A MAN filled up his car with petrol before driving off without bothering to pay.

Police have released a picture of a man they want to talk to about the incident, which happend at Sainsbury's petrol station, in Cricketers Way, Basildon, about 5.05pm on January 17.

The car was a purple BMW 3.

Anyone with information contact PC Michael Hillis, or his colleagues at Basildon, on 101.