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Forecourts face up to three attempted fuel thefts a day
as petrol prices soar
Rising petrol prices have led to an increase in the number of drivers trying to
drive off without paying, with forecourts facing up to three attempted thefts a
day on average, figures from industry experts show.
As the cost of filling up has soared in recent weeks, so has the number of
incidents where motorists have either driven away without paying or claimed to
have no means of payment.
Figures from Forecourt Eye, a company that collects payments on behalf of about
1,000 garages around the UK, show there was a 39% increase in reports of
non-payment between January and May this year.
The company’s chief executive, Nick Fisher, said there were up to 3,000
attempted thefts a day at the sites where it works.
The British Oil Security Syndicate (Boss), another organisation that pursues
debts for petrol retailers, said attempted thefts soared by 22% in the first
week of June, compared with the same period in May.
Claire Nichol, the executive director of Boss, said: “There is no doubt that
there is a link between rising fuel prices and increased incidents of forecourt
fuel crime.”
Luke Bosdet, a spokesperson for the AA, said: “When pump prices reach record
levels, stealing fuel from cars and forecourts draws two types of thief: the
desperate and the organised.
“Some fuel is stolen because the thief is someone who relies on their car,
motorbike or scooter to get to or go about their work but their finances have
been broken by the cost of living crisis. Stealing fuel then becomes an act of
desperation. And then you have the organised thieves who see the high price of
an essential item as highly lucrative and easily sold on.”
Forecourt Eye and Boss said more drivers were claiming to have forgotten their
wallets than just driving off without paying, a shift away from what was
previously a roughly 50-50 split.
The average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol hit more than £100
for the first time this week, on what experts called a “truly dark day” for UK
drivers. Figures from the RAC showed the average price of a litre of petrol
reached a record 183.16p on Thursday, taking the average cost of filling a
55-litre family car to £101.06.
Alongside soaring fuel prices, consumers are facing a wider cost of living
crisis, with rising energy and food bills also putting pressure on budgets.
Rishi Sunak introduced a 5p fuel duty cut in March’s spring statement to help
bring costs down, but some campaigners have claimed the reduction is not being
passed on at the pumps.
The RAC’s fuel spokesperson, Simon Williams, accused the government of being
“fixated on ensuring retailers are passing on March’s 5p duty cut fully”,
claiming this was “ignoring the fact that wholesale costs of fuel have
absolutely rocketed since then”.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/jun/11/forecourts-attempted-fuel-thefts-petrol-prices-soar