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NewsForecourts losing £1,000 a month due to unpaid-fuel incidents
Rising petrol and diesel prices correlated with a 19% increase in unpaid fuel incidents in March, with the average forecourt now losing £1,000 a month, according to the British Oil Security Syndicate.
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NewsPolice hunt men following attempted forecourt cashpoint raid
Officers from Dorset Police are appealing to members of the public for information after two men in a Transit van attempted to remove a cash machine from a filling station in Wimborne.
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NewsForecourt assault sees police appeal for witnesses
Officers from Kent Police are appealing to members of the public for information following an assault that took place at a petrol station in Ramsgate.
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NewsBen Lawrence takes to The Telegraph to highlight surging fuel theft
Independent forecourt operator Ben Lawrence has highlighted the plight of fuel retailers being hammered by drive-offs and no means of payment incidents, both of which are up significantly alongside fuel prices.
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NewsForecourt thief jailed after leaving receipt at crime scene
A thief who stole cigarettes worth £11,000 from a petrol station in Chester was caught after police found a till receipt left at the scene of the crime.
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NewsValue of fuel taken in no-means-of-payment incidents up by 65%
Rising fuel prices coupled with increasing boldness from drivers have led to the value of fuel drawn during no-means-of-payment incidents rise by 65%, while opportunism has seen motorists fill drinks bottles with fuel.
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NewsForecourt staff member at risk of permanent eye damage after assault
Officers from Merseyside Police are appealing for information following an assault that left a forecourt employee temporarily blind and facing “permanent or long-term damage” to their eye.
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NewsPenny On The Move praises staff after forecourt is held up twice in a week
Staff at a Penny On The Move forecourt in County Durham who were subject to two knifepoint robberies in the space of a week have been praised by the firm for their calm responses to the hold ups.
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NewsForecourt Eye works with police in “multi-force” operation to track down organised fuel thieves
Security technology company Forecourt Eye has taken part in a “multi-force” police operation to help apprehend a team of criminals engaging in organised fuel theft from forecourts across Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.
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NewsPump-price rises see surge in fuel theft
Rising pump prices driven by the Iranian conflict have resulted in a 10% increase in fuel-theft incidents, according to a new analysis.
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NewsForecourt staff hit with huge increase in abuse following price rises and political rhetoric
Staff working at petrol stations have been subject to a shocking 110% increase in abuse from customers amid rising fuel prices, and inflammatory comments from politicians about forecourt operators.
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NewsForecourt worker threatened and robbed in broad daylight
Officers from Leicestershire Police are asking members of the public to help track down a suspect after a forecourt cashier was threatened, and money stolen from the till, on Monday 6 April.
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NewsMan arrested after CCTV appeal
A man has been arrested following a robbery at the Morrisons petrol station on South Street in Newport, on the Isle of Wight, on Saturday, March 28.
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NewsMan jailed after threatening staff with fake gun during petrol station robbery
A man who threatened petrol station staff with a fake gun has been jailed for four years after a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court.
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NewsThieves siphon diesel out of sight at fourth Penny Petroleum forecourt
Penny Petroleum is reeling from the fourth incident of thieves siphoning diesel at its sites from an overground tank, to a vehicle parked 100s of metres away in an adjoining field.
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NewsFuel thefts spike following pump-price rises
The sharp rise in fuel prices has brought with it a significant increase in incidents of fuel theft, with data from three forecourt security firms painting a similarly worrying picture.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON ANTI-CRIME TECHNOLOGY: Operation deterrent
Last month, anti-crime technology hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when a customer at Sainsbury’s Elephant & Castle store was told to leave because facial recognition software had identified him as an offender.
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NewsForecourts lose over £400 a month from fuel loss
The average filling station in the UK has lost £827 in January and February from drive-offs and no-means-of-payment incidents, according to figures compiled by Forecourt Eye.
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NewsPolice seek man following repeated fuel thefts
Officers from Hampshire Police are appealing to members of the public for information following a series of fuel thefts.
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NewsForecourt fuel theft sees diesel contaminate drinking water
An attempted fuel theft from a petrol station in Scotland has seen locals told not to drink tap water over concerns of diesel contamination.