Brazen thieves stealing tons of of {dollars} value of petrol from Sydney service stations

CCTV captured a blatant assault on a Petersham service station round 11am on Friday.

A hooded man fills a jerry can with gasoline then refills it earlier than rushing up with $99 value of gasoline.

George Theodosiou of Price range Petrol Petersham stated: “It simply units you again, it is laborious.

In one other incident, a thief jumped out of the again seat of a automotive at 4 a.m. Tuesday whereas the driving force of the getaway waited.

He wore sun shades and a masks whereas filling up the tank earlier than returning to his automotive and stealing $100 of gasoline.

One other driver tried to pay, however their card was declined so that they merely walked away.

“It is small, you may get caught,” Theodosiou stated.

NRMA spokesman, Peter Khoury, acquired out with the thieves.

“It is unlawful, it is flawed. You could have a great likelihood of getting caught,” Khoury stated.

“It doesn’t matter what the worth of gasoline. You should not steal gasoline.”

Australia’s Peak Petroleum Authority says gasoline theft prices the trade $82 million a yr.

That works out to a price of $10,000 a yr for every service station within the nation.

Within the first six months of this yr, gasoline theft has elevated by 15%, pushed by skyrocketing costs.

However when the worth falls, the proportion of gasoline consumption additionally decreases.

Proper now, recommendation to Sydney drivers is to replenish with gasoline as the common worth of unleaded is presently beneath the wholesale worth.