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PUTTING UP THE BARRICADES

19th February 2009
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Keywords : Siphon, Tools, Fuel Tank

Midlands haulier RK Transport found that barricading its yard was a more effective deterrent to fuel thieves than anti-siphoning devices.

The firm, based at Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, had more than £100,000-worth of diesel stolen from its trucks last summer when fuel prices were rocketing. RK even made an appearance on Sky News as an example of a haulier hard hit by the fuel theft epidemic.

Sales director Dave Barlow says the firm considered closing because losses were mounting so fast, although things have since improved.

He says: The police keep a close eye on us and we have put up a fence of 10fix8ft sheets. Basically, we have barricaded ourselves in."

The firm has also tried to ensure that trucks do not sit in the yard with full fuel tanks, but decided against anti-siphon devices.

Barlow says: We decided not to put them in because they can be bashed in. You need to stop these people getting anywhere near your vehicles in the first place."

Kenneth Howley Transport of Castleford, West Yorks, adopted a similar approach after experiencing three diesel thefts in little more than a week last year. Pallet manager Liz Howley says: We had some anti-siphon devices, but they drilled straight through the tanks. They knew exactly what they were doing."

Similar to RK Transport, Howley found that a more effective answer was to keep the thieves away from the vehicles in the first place. The company installed a tighter security system in the yard so that intruders find it much more difficult to get inside in the first place.


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