Mad Max - Petrol Wars
09 May 2006, 08:16 AM
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Mad Max - Petrol Wars
Are we entering the age where petrol theft will become the norm?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4751395.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/4751395.stm
09 May 2006, 08:27 AM
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Filled up the car yesterday - 60 litres 59.90p
If you where to syphon the tank and Bobs you uncle £50+ for five mins work.
Trucks have big boy tanks with 200lt+ and more and more cars now run on diesel so this is going to be an issue for the future.
I suppose tank syphoning is going increase as the price does, if you cannot afford it and driving off without paying is getting more difficult with then it is the next step i suppose.
If you where to syphon the tank and Bobs you uncle £50+ for five mins work.
Trucks have big boy tanks with 200lt+ and more and more cars now run on diesel so this is going to be an issue for the future.
I suppose tank syphoning is going increase as the price does, if you cannot afford it and driving off without paying is getting more difficult with then it is the next step i suppose.
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09 May 2006, 08:29 AM
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Yeah, and you'd probably only get a slap on the wrist for doing it. The less scrupulous amongst us will just get fake plates and get away with it.
I mean, when my car was nicked, the first thing they did was drive off from a petrol station! What happened? Nothing!
I mean, when my car was nicked, the first thing they did was drive off from a petrol station! What happened? Nothing!
09 May 2006, 09:08 AM
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Im sure its more common that you'd think.
HGV's must be able to fit 200litres in their tanks, so thats £200's worth.
Loads of garages seem to have "we are tracking your number plate, dont forget to pay for your fuel" signs up - suggests a lot of people are filling up, and driving off - probably in cars with false plates.
Fuel is a neccessity for most people, and its simply too expensive.
HGV's must be able to fit 200litres in their tanks, so thats £200's worth.
Loads of garages seem to have "we are tracking your number plate, dont forget to pay for your fuel" signs up - suggests a lot of people are filling up, and driving off - probably in cars with false plates.
Fuel is a neccessity for most people, and its simply too expensive.
09 May 2006, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Petem95
Im sure its more common that you'd think.
HGV's must be able to fit 200litres in their tanks, so thats £200's worth.
Loads of garages seem to have "we are tracking your number plate, dont forget to pay for your fuel" signs up - suggests a lot of people are filling up, and driving off - probably in cars with false plates.
Fuel is a neccessity for most people, and its simply too expensive.
HGV's must be able to fit 200litres in their tanks, so thats £200's worth.
Loads of garages seem to have "we are tracking your number plate, dont forget to pay for your fuel" signs up - suggests a lot of people are filling up, and driving off - probably in cars with false plates.
Fuel is a neccessity for most people, and its simply too expensive.
Add to that 9 mpg fuel returns and road tax of over £1500 and can anybody work out why the haulage industry get upset when fuel prices go up?
09 May 2006, 09:39 AM
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30-50 quids worth of diesel stolen is hardly a title worthy of Mad Max Petrol Wars. As far as I can remember fuel in people's tanks have been siphoned off, by no means a recent thing.
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