Almost £200K of Fuel Stolen Every Day Since Iran War Began
Higher pump prices lifted stolen fuel value by 48%, with first-time offenders driving a 23% jump in incidents, Forecourt Eye said.
- Fuel theft incidents soared 20% in the five months following the Iran War's start on February 28, with drivers stealing an average of nearly £200,000 daily from UK forecourts, according to Forecourt Eye analysis.
- Petrol prices climbed to 160p on Friday, while diesel reached 179p, driven by the conflict; this surge pushed stolen fuel's value up 48% to an estimated daily average of £194,000 across 8,359 forecourts.
- Ben Lawrence, a director at Lawrences Garages, noted that cost-of-living pressures have shifted theft patterns, as drivers mistakenly believe failing to pay at Shell-branded stations does not impact small business owners.
- Data indicates first-time perpetrators drove a 23% increase in incidents and a 26% rise in stolen fuel volume, while repeat offenders showed more moderate increases of 17% and 20% respectively.
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Drivers at British gas stations have been stealing an average of £200,000 (€233,600) worth of fuel a day since the Iran war began. According to Forecourt Eye, a fuel theft prevention company, the number of unpaid fuel cases has increased by around 20 percent in the past five months.
Since the outbreak of the war with Iran, fuel thefts at British service stations have increased by a fifth. Losses are estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds daily, according to the BBC.
Drivers steal almost £200,000 worth of fuel every day since start of Iran war as prices soar
Almost £200,000 worth of fuel has been stolen from petrol stations across the UK every day since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, fresh data shows.Analysis from Forecourt Eye suggested that incidents of fuel being taken without a motorist paying have jumped by 20 per cent in the five months since the start of the Iran war, compared to the previous five months.Petrol and diesel prices have soared across the UK since the end of February, wh…
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