£1.2m of Fuel Is Stolen Every Week — Inside Britain’s Drive-Off Crisis

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Why rising drive-offs, weak enforcement, and higher fuel prices are hitting UK petrol stations

The £1.2m Weekly Loss Is a Nationwide Estimate

Recorded Incidents Jumped Within Two Months

One Birmingham Operator Lost More Than £40,000

A Stolen Tank Is Becoming More Valuable

Intent Separates Theft From Unpaid Debt

Convictions Can Carry a Two-Year Sentence

Most Investigations End Without a Suspect

Many Thefts May Never Reach Police Figures

Offenders Are Becoming Harder to Predict

Security Measures Create New Problems

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A routine visit to a petrol station has become increasingly difficult for the people operating Britain’s forecourts. What once looked like an occasional offence is now testing security systems, staff and law enforcement.

The scale of the problem becomes clearer through the experiences behind the statistics. Rising losses, legal complications and increasingly confident offenders explain why retailers believe the existing response is failing.

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