Police have issued advice after the recent theft of fuel from a tank at a rural property in our area.
Wellington Neighbourhood Policing team say the following:
With the recent rise in fuel costs we are reminding our farming communities to consider taking some extra steps to prevent fuel thefts.
- Is your fuel tank located where there is good surveillance?
- Have you installed security lighting around the storage area?
- Have you considered erecting a metal cage around the tank with a secondary lockable access to the filler cap?
- Is the tank protected with an alarm/fuel level gauge?
- Have you considered protecting the fuel tank with defensive planting?
- Do you check the fuel levels on a regular basis?
- Do you try to avoid unnecessarily large amounts of fuel in vehicles?
- Do all your vehicles have lockable fuel outlets?
- Do you lock away containers which could be used to transport and steal fuel?
If you need to report a theft, go to the Avon and Somerset Police website by CLICKING HERE.