Commercial Motor highlighted a feature on Fuel Theft from commercial vehicles

HGV Fuel Theft Advert In Commercial Motor The July edition of Commercial Motor highlighted a feature on Fuel Theft from commercial vehicles, titled "An Inside Job?" The feature advised that fuel theft doesn’t just take place in laybys, its likely to happen much closer to home. Commercial motors article explained on how to spot & deal with internal HGV fuel pilfering. Below are some reported incidents of Commercial Vehicle Diesel Theft in the UK. Anti Siphon Devices, Truck Fuel Tank Alarms & Tank Sender Cover Protection aide automotive advertised the range of Truck Fuel Protection Products: ....................................................... Fuming Over Stolen Truck Diesel? Hauliers have been advised to be on their guard after a load worth £18,000 was stolen from a truck in Northamptonshire last week. Thieves broke into the lorry, which was parked in an A14 lay-by overnight on Wednesday 19 February, and took around 1,000 bottles of Bombay Sapphire gin. The thieves are believed to have used a van in the raid, which occurred between 8pm on Wednesday and 5am on Thursday 20 February. ....................................................... North Yorkshire Police are urging hauliers to keep their vehicles properly secured overnight after a truck was stolen in Leyburn earlier this week. The Scania truck with a curtainsided trailer was taken from Moor Road, sometime overnight between Monday 12 August and Tuesday 13 August. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police was unable to confirm which company operated the truck and hauliers in the area seemed unaware that the theft had taken place. Police have advised that vehicles are kept in locked compounds when not in use and are fitted with GPS or tracking devices, enabling operators to locate vehicles if they are stolen.