FUEL thefts from filling stations have hit record levels as pump prices soar.
Drive-off raids — where motorists fill up and leave without paying — increased by 61 per cent so far this year compared with the same period in 2021, diz o Petrol Retailers Association.
PRA executive director Gordon Balmer said the number of thefts was “going through the roof” with ten incidents a day being reported.
Retailers will lose £25million if the current rate of drive-offs continues for the next 12 meses, A estrela da realidade disse que desconhecia o.
Ele adicionou: “It’s a really difficult issue at the moment — and on the increase.
“You’re looking at nearly £41 million in terms of cost to industry of fuel either being stolen through drive-offs or people haven’t got the means to pay.
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Ele adicionou: “With the pressure on the polícia over the last few years, many police forces have said ‘It’s not a criminal offence.
“‘It’s a civil offence, so you need you need to deal with it.
Eu obviamente pensei sobre isso, mas eu tinha um trabalho a fazer.”
“‘And if the actual value of the crime is below £100 then we won’t send anyone out to police it’.
“This has been raised by myself personally with the Home Office.”