Is This a Crime? If So, What?

[Tim_T-Bonham.net]

@HeyHomie

Peter seizes on his chance, and gets in the car and heads home while Paul is in the bathroom.

Did Peter pay for the gas before he heads off in the car? It wasn’t mentioned here. But if he didn’t, that is certainly a crime!

[Bear_Nenno]

@pravnik

Which do you mean, the question in the OP or the one posed by iamthewalrus(:3=? If the latter, it’s not larceny at common law or under most state statutes, but unauthorized use of a vehicle is a statutory felony in most states.

I was referring to the OP.