Police speak to the occupants of a vehicle parked at the BP petrol station in Princes St yesterday after officers had to wake them. Photo: Craig BaxterPolice drove a dozy Dunedin duo home after they fell asleep on a petrol station forecourt. A police spokeswoman said officers were called about 1.35pm yesterday to BP 2go On Princes after reports that two people were unconscious in a vehicle. When officers arrived, they checked on the two people, who were found not to be unresponsive, but simply asleep. A witness said the car the two were in was parked in front of a pump.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 13, 2026 16:02 UTC