Vigilance urged as thieves cash in on black fuel market

A growing black market for stolen diesel and heating oil due to rising fuel prices has renewed calls for farmers to be vigilant against ‘opportunist’ thieves this Christmas. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Vigilance urged as thieves cash in on black fuel market

A growing black market for stolen diesel and heating oil due to rising fuel prices has renewed calls for farmers to be vigilant against ‘opportunist’ thieves this Christmas. According to rural insurer...

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