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Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
Every day, people in the UK take almost £200,000 of fuel without paying. This started after the war in Iran began. More people are stealing fuel now. In five months, these incidents have gone up by 20%.
This means that more people are not paying for fuel. It is a big problem for fuel stations. They lose a lot of money. The industry is trying to understand why this is happening.
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