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NewsATM supplier steps up security measures
The world’s largest independent ATM operator, Cardtronics, has announced it is ramping up measures at its machines in the UK to counter the increasing number of attacks on its machines. The announcement follows reports of ATM attacks moving from urban centres into suburban and rural locations. Data from the European ...
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Security firm says rise in drive-offs results in more interest in unmanned fuel stations
A recent spike in drive-offs from forecourts has prompted renewed interest in unmanned fuel stations, according to Metro Security, which provides technology that integrates CCTV and ANPR for both kiosk-driven and pay-at-pump service areas. "We have seen a lot of interest in the pay-at-pump solutions where we monitor re-fuelling, and ...
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Metro Security sees rise in interest from unmanned stations
A recent spike in drive-offs from forecourts has prompted renewed interest in unmanned fuel stations, according to Metro Security, which provides technology that integrates CCTV and ANPR for both kiosk-driven and ‘pay-at-the-pump’ service areas. The BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) crime index recorded its biggest ever rate of non-payment in ...
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Making them pay
At a time when fuel theft is not always taken that seriously by the police, it was interesting to read a report in last month’s Sunderland Echo which said police deployed a helicopter in their hunt for fuel thieves. Northumbria Police said a fuel theft was reported by a forecourt ...
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NewsForecourt Eye launches new subscription structure
Fuel loss recovery expert Forecourt Eye has unveiled a new subscription structure which aims to match different service options to evolving customer needs. A new entry-level £15 monthly option has been created for forecourt customers wanting a more effective way of addressing No Means of Payment (NMoP) incidents. The announcement ...
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ADT launches smart business security
ADT has launched a new smart business solution as it claims the total average cost of burglaries across the lifespan of a business has reached £13,570.More than half (51%) of small and medium sized businesses in the UK have been targeted by crime, costing owners up to £25m – or ...
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NewsCo-op cuts ATM crime with Smartwater
A programme to splash the cash and criminals if ATMs come under attack is being rolled-out UK-wide after slashing crime by more than 90%. The Co-op has teamed-up with award-winning forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out the new deterrent, which links criminals back to the scene of a crime. SmartWater ...
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Cracking down on crime
Crime has long been the scourge of the forecourt sector with criminals driving off without paying for fuel, and robbers preying on sites open late at night, but the recent terrorist attacks in Manchester and London have highlighted a threat the sector faces in common with all other businesses. Brian ...
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Fighting back
Forecourt crime is a major drain on the sector’s finances. Previous surveys have put the cost at more than £30m a year and BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) is finalising the results of its latest forecourt crime survey and intends to publish them later in the summer. BOSS chief executive ...
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Eye in the sky
Over the past year there has been a steady stream of reports ranging from burglary and armed robbery through to overnight theft of entire tanks of diesel, ram raids and even, incredibly, criminals attempting to blow up cash tills a few metres from the fuel pumps. But while this type ...
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Security matters
The forecourt can be a tempting place for all the wrong reasons: valuable fuel; a big supply on-shelf of fast-moving easy-to-pinch goods, like cigarettes; a till full of money; an ATM with even more moneyAnd so you face drive-offs, people with no means to pay, bulk fuel theft, hold-ups, break-ins, ...
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Stop... thief
When it comes to forecourt security, the most expensive and vulnerable commodity is the fuel itself.Gareth Jenkins, business account manager at Fairbanks, comments: "In an age of soaring fuel prices and recession-weary customers, wet-stock theft is alive and well, yet there are seldom any services that can warn you of ...
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Focus on Security: Close protection
It would be logical to place the blame for a rise in forecourt crime on soaring fuel prices, but according to the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS), there are wider factors at work. BOSS carries out quarterly surveys of its members to monitor the scale of financial losses incurred ...
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Crime wave
When the BBC screened a Panorama investigation into the highly organised and growing blackmarket in road fuels last month, it brought to attention the lengths to which criminals will go to get their hands on this high-value product. From drive-offs and the illegal trade in red diesel to full-scale fuel ...
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Crime under cover
Whatever retailers do to protect their businesses against crime, thieves always seem to be one step ahead with different tactics to beat them, and this summer saw a new crime come to the fore fuel thefts direct from storage tanks. In August a Morrisons forecourt fell victim ...
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Cutting crime
The run up to Christmas is usually far from a holiday for retailers. These are the busiest few weeks of the year for sales but the festive season also means an increase in some negative aspects of the business such as crime.Peter Camilletti, security advisor at Total, says retailers ...
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Daylight robbery
Rising fuel prices can cause headaches for retailers, not least because they make forecourts a more attractive target for crime.The cost of drive-offs at UK forecourts is growing, representing 82% of industry financial losses in 2006, according to the latest figures by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS). And with ...
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NewsProtect your assets
Crime on the Forecourt has long been a huge headache for the petrol retailing fraternity, as was confirmed by a recent survey which showed that safety and security at work concerned nearly half of all forecourt staff questioned. The survey - by research company HIM, as part of its Convenience ...
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Secure your future
Latest figures released by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS), show that in 2004 forecourts lost £16.3m through drive-offs and a further £5.1m thanks to drivers who claimed they had ‘no means of payment’ for their fuel. Add in robbery, burglary and other thefts and the total losses rise to ...
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Fighting back
Security has always been a big issue for forecourts and retailers today must contend with an ever-widening range of crimes – from drive-offs and theft to credit-card fraud and, even, staff fraud. The good news is that solutions to forecourt crime are constantly being developed and data from the British ...