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NewsMan avoids jail for attempted arson at petrol station
A 30-year-old man has been spared jail after admitting to trying to start a fire at an Asda forecourt in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
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NewsGarage assistant facing jail over £21,000 forecourt fraud
A former staff member of a petrol station and vehicle workshop faces jail after being convicted of defrauding her employer out of £21,000.
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NewsLoaded revolver found at forecourt sees petrol station worker jailed
A man has been given a six-year custodial sentence after a loaded revolver was found at the filling station he worked at.
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NewsPolice data shows drive-offs rising with prices
Official statistics from UK police forces show the number of drive-offs reported by fuel retailers have risen by 26% from when prices began to climb as a result of the Iranian conflict.
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NewsAttackers jailed for stabbing forecourt staff member
Two men have been given custodial sentences for beating a forecourt cashier and stabbing him five times, in an attack so severe it left the victim wanting to leave the country.
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OtherMONEY TALK: How to design out drive-offs
It is unlikely that Costco is concerned it will lose potential shop sales from operating pay-at-pump, and so why should other petrol station owners? asks industry commentator Jan Mikula.
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AnalysisExpert panel: How do you solve a problem like drive-offs?
We’ve gathered five seasoned industry specialists to offer their insights on what can be done to minimise your site’s exposure to fuel theft.
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NewsPolice appeal for help after forecourt worker assaulted and robbed
Officers from Hertfordshire Police are appealing to members of the public to help them identify two people sought in connection with an assault and robbery against a member of a forecourt team.
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Product News10 billion illegal cigarettes were smoked in the UK last year
Almost half of the cigarettes smoked in the UK last year – equivalent to 10 billion sticks – were illicit, a report has found.
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NewsHome Office fines for car washes employing illegal workers jump 35%
The latest statistical release from the Home Office reveals hand car wash businesses were fined £2.38m for employing unregistered workers in the final quarter of 2025, a 35% jump on the same period in the previous year.
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NewsPenny On The Move double robber jailed
A knife-wielding robber who held up the same Penny On The Move forecourt twice within the space of a week has been sentenced to 40 months in prison.
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NewsForecourt thief sentenced to seven days in prison
A thief who stole goods worth £155 from a petrol station in Fleet, Hants, has been given a seven-day custodial sentence.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Fuel theft is an age-old problem in need of a new solution
The other day I was interviewed on the radio (this isn’t a boast – broadcast news relies on an endless stream of talking heads) about fuel theft, which has risen by around a quarter since prices spiked following the start of the Iranian conflict.
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NewsForecourt operators “policing themselves” as officers continue to ignore fuel theft
Police across the UK are continuing to effectively ignore drive-offs from petrol stations, leaving forecourt operators to “police themselves” as they turn to private firms to enforce the law.
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NewsFuel theft continues to rise
No means of payment and drive-off incidents increased by 23% over March and April compared to the previous two months, new figures have revealed.
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NewsUnpaid fuel incidents rise again
April saw unpaid fuel incidents rise again, according to the British Oil Security Syndicate, with a 3% increase compared to the previous month, which saw an even sharper uptick.
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NewsFacebook post turns locals into fuel-theft detectives
A forecourt operator is advocating the use of social media to stamp out the rise in fuel theft which has been taking place at petrol stations across the UK since the war in Iran has inflated petrol and diesel prices.
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NewsMan jailed for attempting to set petrol station on fire
A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for holding a lighter next to a petrol pump and threatening to burn down a forecourt in Cambridge.
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NewsPolice appeal for help following Cheshire forecourt burglary
An attempted petrol-station burglary in Tarporley, Cheshire, has prompted police to appeal for witnesses, after thieves broke into the site’s shop but were disturbed before they could steal anything.
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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.