Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war beganImage source, PA MediaByJemma CrewBusiness reporterPublished6 minutes agoUK drivers have stolen almost £200,000 of fuel from petrol stations on average every day since the Iran war broke out and sent…
- ▪Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war beganImage source, PA MediaByJemma CrewBusiness reporterPublished6 minutes agoUK drivers have stolen almost £200,000 of fuel from petrol stations on average every da
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Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war beganImage source, PA MediaByJemma CrewBusiness reporterPublished6 minutes agoUK drivers have stolen almost £200,000 of fuel from petrol stations on average every day since the Iran war broke out and sent prices soaring, according to industry analysis.Incidents of fuel being taken from forecourts without payment have risen by a fifth in the five months since 28 February, figures from Forecourt Eye suggest.The conflict in the Middle East severely disrupted oil supplies across the region, triggering a rise in wholesale prices and subsequent increase in costs at the pump in the UK.Forecourt Eye said the value of the stolen fuel is estimated to have risen by 48% compared with the five months before the war - to reach…
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