Man broke Smethwick petrol station's chip-and-pin machine after 'go back to Romania' jibe

The 39-year-old was asked to pay before filling up05:42, 11 Aug 2026A man destroyed a petrol station's chip-and-pin machine after a cashier allegedly made a 'go back to Romania' jibe.Adrian-Costinel Rotaru said he'd been using Texaco Garage in Smethwick for around 16 years prior to the incident on November 15, 2025.The 39-year-old had gone to fill up at around 9.30am, but became 'quite unhappy' when he was asked to make a payment first.READ MORE: Man, 21, 'drowned after vanishing from Twitch event during trip'‌Rotaru claimed when he questioned why other customers hadn't been asked to do the same, he was told 'If you don't like it, go back to Romania'.Dudley Magistrates' Court heard Rotaru had picked up the chip and pin machine and ‘threw it on the floor’.After breaking the machine, which w