Following Wednesday’s brazen daylight robbery in which a pump attendant was shot on Deanery Road in St Andrew, the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) is urging gas station operators to tell customers to lower their vehicle windows before being served.

Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR, JGRA President Philip Chong said the recent senseless act of violence has underscored the vulnerability of service station employees and prompted renewed calls for stricter safety measures.

“I am saying and asking all our members to do is that once a car rolls up to the pump, first the engine must be turned off. That is a standard safety feature. And ask the customer to wind the window down. It is impossible to hear them, to hear their request with the wind the window up. Much less the security not knowing who is in the car,” he said.