Britain's Great Petrol Station Getaway.
UK petrol theft, fuel drive-offs, rising petrol prices, shoplifting, retail crime and the cost-of-living squeeze are at the heart of this episode of Mark and Pete. Drivers are leaving filling stations without paying in growing numbers, retailers are reporting increasing theft across the board, and the obvious question is beginning to look rather difficult to avoid: why do so many petrol stations still let us take the fuel first and pay afterwards?
Industry figures suggest fuel theft is now costing UK forecourts enormous sums, with incidents rising sharply as petrol and diesel prices have…
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