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Evening Standard
Neil Lancefield

Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts each day during Iran war

The average price of a litre of petrol climbed to 160p on Friday (PA) - (PA Archive)

Drivers have stolen an average of nearly £200,000 worth of fuel from UK forecourts every day since the start of the Iran oil crisis, according to analysis.

Fuel theft prevention company Forecourt Eye said incidents of fuel taken without payment soared by 20% in the five months after the conflict began on February 28, compared with the preceding five months.

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