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Two vans were seized and a driver arrested after trying to get away without paying for fuel at a North Yorkshire petrol station.

Diesel thief faces fuel bill and loss of vans, North Yorkshire Police, News

Diesel thief faces fuel bill and loss of vans

Just after 7am on Thursday 1 December 2022, police received a report that a vehicle had made off from the Coneygarth services, off the A1(M).

Two Ford Transit vans had entered the forecourt together, and one had left without paying for more than £122 of diesel.

Using ANPR technology, North Yorkshire Police officers began searching for the two vehicles, and at 10.30am they were spotted heading south on the A1(M), and brought to a stop on the A168 just outside Wetherby.

One of the drivers, a 24-year-old man, was arrested, and both vans were recovered by police - one for having no insurance, the other for no tax.

The driver was taken to custody, and issued with a police caution, including a requirement to pay back the fuel bill in full.

North Yorkshire Police, News

 

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