WHEN a KZN man failed to pay for an entire night with sex workers, trouble followed.
The two sex workers decided to take his bike as compensation.
They pushed his Dimentro electric motorcycle around the Verulam CBD, seeking someone to ride it and help them track him down.
However, their plan fell apart when the actual owner of the motorcycle located it and took it back.
The women suffered a loss as they didn't receive payment for their services.
Officers from Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) were alerted by a resident about two women behaving suspiciously on Todd Street.
On investigation, officers found the women with the scooter near Verulam Train Station.
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The women explained that the incident started when they were approached by a man on Thursday, 7 August.
"He requested their services and offered to purchase alcohol for them before booking a room. The client utilised the services of all three women throughout the night, but only had R100 to pay one woman. The two unpaid women withheld the keys to his scooter as security while he made arrangements to obtain the remaining R300 to pay for services they rendered," he said.
Balran said the women waited several hours, but the customer did not return with the cash.
"They decided to push the bike from Wick Street to the Verulam Train Station with the intention of locating someone who could assist in riding the motorcycle and searching for the customer."
He said the reaction officers tracked the registered owner of the motorcycle and established that it belongs to a business, and a representative arrived shortly thereafter and uplifted the bike.
Unfortunately, the man who used the services of the women was not traced, and the women were left with egg on their faces.
No case was recorded with the police, as the women said they wanted nothing else but their money from the man.
Sisonke National Movement media liaison officer in KZN, Ntombikhona Mlondo said they always advise sex workers to collect the money first before they start doing business to avoid this situation.
"As for the client, I assume they booked a place for that night to enjoy themselves and paid for that room. They can ask for the name of the client at reception, collect his name and number and go to his workplace and demand their money," she said.
