{
  "id": 72927,
  "title": "Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since start of Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/almost-200-000-of-fuel-stolen-from-uk-forecourts-every-day-since",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-03T04:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/almost-200000-of-fuel-stolen-from-uk-forecourts-every-day-since-start-of-iran-war-13569296"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UK drivers have stolen an average of almost £200,000 worth of fuel from forecourts every day since the start of the Iran war. According to industry analysis from Forecourt Eye, incidents of fuel being taken from forecourts without payment have risen by a fifth in the five months since 28 February.\n\nThe value of stolen fuel is estimated to have risen by 48% compared with the five months before the war, reaching an estimated daily average of £194,000. The number of incidents recorded at forecourts equates to 2,872 daily incidents on average across the UK in the months after the war began, up from around 2,400.\n\nPetrol stations are also reporting an increase in \"abuse, intimidation and violence from frustrated customers\". The volume of stolen fuel rose by 24% following the start of the conflict. The Iran war began on 28 February, when the US and Israel launched surprise strikes against Iran.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump says new Iran talks set to start, calls off strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/trump-says-new-iran-talks-set-to-start-calls-off-strikes",
        "published": "2026-08-03T00:02:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}