Cars Cloned To Steal Fuel

Tuesday, 7. October 2008

Most car cloning has been carried out to avoid parking tickets and speeding tickets but insurer Direct Line has warned of another reason for cars being cloned, to carry out a crime. The most common, according to Direct Line is forecourt petrol theft. According to the British Oil Security Syndicate, thieves are stealing a significant amount of fuel with the average offender escaping with fuel worth £35. I was shocked to see that the cost to retailers of forecourt theft in 2007 was £32.5 million, up 13% on the 2006 figures. According to Direct Line it has been estimated that 40,000 sets of number plates are stolen every year and these plates are often stolen to disguise the identity of cars that are going to be used for criminal activities. By Graham Hill