Aviation fuel being nicked!!!!

[Mozzy]

Just seen this on the local news. Aviation fuel is being stolen and sold as heating oil! In addition advice is to ensure a good quality lock is used on heating oil tanks as theft of heating oil is huge. Who the heck to they sell it to?

 

[Flying Dodo]

Jet A1 is virtually the same formulation as diesel. I'm surprised no-one has cut into one of the pipelines running to Heathrow such as the one from Buncefield, Hemel Hempstead. It can't be too far underground. Bung a pop up filling station above, and start selling top grade diesel.

 

[vernon]

Who the heck to they sell it to?

People who buy heating oil at heavily discounted prices without asking questions.

 

[Headgardener]

A picture of a dodgy looking bloke with a bit of hose and a fuel can in his hand standing under the wing of a 747 looking for the filler cap has just come to mind.

 

[Globalti]

It's very common in Africa; people puncture pipes then fill buckets and washing up bowls with fuel then walk away with them open, on their heads. It usually ends badly:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ipeline-explosion-kills-up-to-250-707498.html

 

[asterix]

It's when heating fuel is nicked to fly aeroplanes we really need to worry!

 

[pubrunner]

In addition advice is to ensure a good quality lock is used on heating oil tanks as theft of heating oil is huge. Who the heck to they sell it to?

Quite a few people locally, are no longer using locks. There were some thefts recently, in which the thieves merely drill a large hole in the top of the plastic tanks, through which they could then siphon the oil. Very quick and easy to do - no need to even bother with the lock. Buying a new tank and having it fitted is more expensive than losing the oil.

Probably the best option would be to install a CCTV camera; fit a trellis around the tank and grow a large plant on it - in the hope that it can't be seen from the road.

 

[Fab Foodie]

It's when heating fuel is nicked to fly aeroplanes we really need to worry!

I'd check-out Ryan-Air if I were you ....

 

[Archie_tect]

Ryan-Air's aviation fuel surcharge offset against Tesco Club points.

 

[Arch]

Where there's a will....

Someone will nick it.

At least when they nick potentially dangerous stuff, there's a risk they'll injure themselves, I suppose.

 

[Aperitif]

Probably some 'fly-by-night' is responsible...

 

[Night Train]

The problem with securing oil tanks, IIRC, is that there are certain regulations regarding location and access so it isn't as simple as to hiding it or making it difficult to access.

When the price of fire wood rockets I will start to worry.

 

[Archie_tect]

You can make rockets from fire wood?

 

[jonathanw]

Logs here, no oil.

Much harder/less desirable to nick.......for now

 

[Night Train]

Well, you only need to convert the wood to charcoal, add potassium nitrate and sulfur and you have the beginings of a roman candle.