<p>After being contacted by officers, politician says, he paid bill and is ‘grateful for the team at the servo for their understanding’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>On Tuesday night, Ben Carroll received a phone call: police were looking for him.</p><p>The Victorian premier had met with the state’s police commissioner earlier that morning – so he wasn’t exactly hard to find.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/21/i-forgot-to-pay-victorian-premier-ben-carroll-drove-off-with-paying-for-petrol-sparking-police-inquiries-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>