All Security articles
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NewsCMA investigates petrol station parking fines
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the issuing of parking tickets to motorists stopping at petrol stations, with the watchdog looking into drivers who have been issued penalties when queuing for fuel or using valeting services.
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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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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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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 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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NewsWestmorland Group partners with Forecourt Eye
Top 50 Indie Westmorland Group is partnering with security firm Forecourt Eye to roll out a digital debt-recovery system following a successful pilot scheme.
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NewsPenny Petroleum trials Forecourt Eye ANPR tech
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum, which operates 99 forecourts, is trialling Forecourt Eye’s anti-drive-off tech across half a dozen sites ahead of a potential portfolio-wide rollout.
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NewsNexPlate gains police accreditation to digitally request DVLA records
Newcomer security firm NexPlate has been granted the ability to digitally request records from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency following drive-off and delinquent no-means-of-payment incidents.
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NewsHalf a million offenders flagged by facial-recognition tech in 2025
Retailers who deploy facial-recognition security systems were alerted to the presence of repeat offenders in their stores over half a million times last year.
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NewsVars Technology reassures retailers that its systems are sound
Vars Technology says its ANPR system is robust – so much so that it is the only forecourt solution that holds “police-preferred specification”.
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NewsThe Kay Group signs with Forecourt Eye ANPR… as data shows how system cuts repeat offender activity
Top 50 Indie The Kay Group is currently rolling out Forecourt Eye ANPR across its estate following a successful trial last year at Rockingham Service Station in Barnsley.
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Promotional FeatureAccelerate the fight against drive-offs
The move to accredited ANPR providers being able to request vehicle keeper details electronically from the DVLA is a powerful weapon in the forecourt sector’s fight against fuel theft. Here’s how it can work for you.
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NewsMajority of shoppers back facial-recognition tech
A survey of over 2,000 adults has found the majority of people support retail firms deploying facial-recognition systems to protect retail workers.
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NewsNew partnership syncs till-point data with CCTV and ANPR footage
A “groundbreaking” partnership between security firm Big Brother and Epos provider Madic that allows till-point data to be automatically synchronised with footage from ANPR and CCTV systems has been announced.
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NewsFormer PRA chairman Brian Madderson joins Forecourt Eye
Brian Madderson, who served as chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) for 13 years until his retirement in 2022, has been appointed chairman of Forecourt Eye, the forecourt intelligence and analytics provider.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SHOP SECURITY: Crime and punishment
Forecourt operators are finding new ways to combat shop crime, with MFG reporting a 60% reduction in theft in a two store trial using Chirp electronic tags on targeted items.
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NewsBOSS becomes first fuel debt recoverer to use speedier DVLA electronic service
A major step forward in reducing fuel theft on forecourts is how BOSS (the British Oil Security Syndicate) is describing its status as the first fuel debt recovery agency to be accredited by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI) to its scheme for fuel retailers and cost recovery agencies.
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NewsTop 50 Indies save over £8m with ANPR security tech
Fuel retailers in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies have saved an estimated £8.17m over two years following the installation of anti-drive-off systems.
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NewsMFG brings about 60% drop in shoplifting with new security system
The UK’s largest forecourt operator has drastically cut shoplifting rates after trialling a new security system at two of its forecourts. MFG installed the Chirp Protect Edge system at its sites in Loxford, East London, and Halifax, West Yorks, with both shops reporting a 60% reduction in theft incidents as a result.