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13/09/2012
Haulage Company Warn Of Fuel Theft
The owner of JML transport in Co. Donegal, John McLaughlin, has warned other driver to be vigilant after €1,500 worth of diesel was siphoned out of one of his trucks while the driver slept.
The haulage company owner said gangs of fuel thieves were targeting trucks both in Ireland and England.
The truck was emptied of almost 1,200 litres of fuel in just seven minutes as the driver slept in a lay-by in Derbyshire, England, last week.
Mr McLaughlin has an anti-theft device fitten, which alerts his phone when fuel is being emptied out of any of his vehicles very quickly, however he was at a wake at the time of the theft and his phone was on silent.
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The haulage company owner said gangs of fuel thieves were targeting trucks both in Ireland and England.
The truck was emptied of almost 1,200 litres of fuel in just seven minutes as the driver slept in a lay-by in Derbyshire, England, last week.
Mr McLaughlin has an anti-theft device fitten, which alerts his phone when fuel is being emptied out of any of his vehicles very quickly, however he was at a wake at the time of the theft and his phone was on silent.
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