UK Drivers Take To Fuel Theft amid War-Driven Price Surge

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In the United Kingdom, fuel theft has increased sharply amid a surge in fuel prices caused by supply disruptions linked to the ongoing war in the Middle East. Drivers have been driving off without paying or claiming inability to pay, resulting in significant losses estimated at nearly $270,000 daily since the conflict between the U.S. and Middle East countries escalated.

Drivers in the United Kingdom have started filling up their tanks without paying for the fuel as driving costs surge on the fuel supply crunch driven by the war in the Middle East. The crimes include people driving off after filling up without paying and people claiming they cannot pay for the fuel they had acquired. According to data from fuel crime prevention platform Forecourt Eye, drivers in the country have been stealing fuel worth the equivalent of almost $270,000 every day since the war between the United States and Israel and Iran began…