UK: Soaring fuel costs spark a tidal wave of diesel thefts

SOARING fuel costs have led to a spate of thefts of diesel from farms and goods yards across Scotland.

Police believe relentless rises in pump prices have turned diesel into such a valuable commodity that it is being stolen and resold

Insurers say the crime wave has become an “epidemic” with claims from farmers doubling in the last three years.

More than 1,000 litres of diesel were stolen from a farm in Balquidder, Stirlingshire, last weekend when thieves siphoned off the fuel from three 5,000-litre tanks on the site.

The Scotsman