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NewsOver £14m worth of fuel stolen from petrol stations last year
Fuel thieves made off with more than £14m worth of petrol and diesel from UK forecourts in the last financial year, data released by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has revealed.
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NewsKnifepoint forecourt robber jailed
A man who held up a Northumbrian petrol station at knifepoint has been jailed for three and a half years.
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NewsPolice officer nominated for bravery award after stopping forecourt fire threat
A Warwickshire police officer has been nominated for an award for stopping a man setting fire to himself on a Tesco forecourt.
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NewsForecourt Eye in spat with fleet body over drive-off PCN accusations
Security-tech firm Forecourt Eye has issued a robust denial after the Association of Fleet Professions (AFP) accused it of issuing Penalty Charge Notices to fleet drivers who fail to pay for fuel.
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NewsArsonists attack petrol stations at least 80 times in under five years
Police have received reports of arson attacks at petrol stations at least 80 times since 2022, meaning a fire is started at a UK forecourt more than once a month on average.
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NewsFacewatch to introduce instant police alerts when known offenders enter shops
Security-tech firm Facewatch is launching a new feature that will use facial-recognition to automatically alert police when “high-risk” offenders enter shops monitored by the company’s systems.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SECURITY: Progress report
Fuel prices might not be as high as they were earlier this year but drive-offs and failure to pay remain a scourge across the petrol retailing industry.
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NewsThief jailed for stealing from the same forecourt nine times
A thief who targeted the same Peterborough forecourt nine times within the space of a month has been jailed.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Legislation is all well and good, but enforcement is essential to protect retail workers
Figures uncovered by Forecourt Trader show there have been almost 12,000 assaults on shop staff in Scotland since a law making this a specific offence was introduced in 2021. But with English and Welsh police set to enforce a similar law imminently, one must ask how effectively the offence will be policed.
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NewsShopworker assaults increase despite new law
A new law making it a specific offence to assault a retail worker comes into force in England and Wales imminently. But police figures from Scotland, where a similar offence has been on statute books since 2021, indicate the law may not have its intended outcomes, with 12,000 shop-staff assaults recorded in five years, and numbers growing.
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NewsAppeal following ATM ram raid at Asda Express site
Cambridgeshire Police are appealing for information after an ATM was stolen during a ram raid at an Asda Express site in Burwell.
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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.