Owners say this year has been worst for drivers not paying with 50 incidents in past six months.
Owners of a family run petrol station said people driving off without paying is causing “huge losses” to their business.
The force said it had received multiple reports of drivers leaving the garage without paying, had "considered the evidential opportunities for investigation" and offered advice on civil recovery of the debt. Gordon Balmer, the executive director at the Petrol Retailers Association, whose members run 65% of UK forecourts, said the two combined issues were costing more than £100m a year – about £9,000 per forecourt.
Other measures included using CCTV systems to identify cars involved in crime and prevent the pumps from being used.
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