← Back to homepage
Critical
Critical
Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts each day during Iran war
Sources
6
Coverage
Left + Centre + Right
Sentiment
+0.13
◀ Left 67%Centre 17%Right 17% ▶
How we rate bias →auto_awesome
NEWSDECK ANALYSIS
The coverage broadly agrees that fuel theft has increased in the UK since the start of the Iran war, with almost £200,000 worth of fuel stolen daily. However, the tone and emphasis vary across outlets, with right-leaning sources like GB News and Mirror News using more alarming language, while centre-leaning sources like Evening Standard and Independent Business maintain a serious or negative tone. The focus remains largely on the rise in fuel theft during the Iran war, with no notable divergence in the facts presented.
NewsDeck Poll
Do you think this story is being covered fairly across the political spectrum?
Loading…
Left
(4)
Independent Business
UK drivers steal almost £200,000 of fuel from petrol stations every day during Iran war
First-time offenders accounted for a 23 per cent rise in incidents and a 26 per cent increase in the volume of fuel stolen
3 Aug, 08:23
Evening Standard
Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts each day during Iran war
For first-time offenders, there was a 23% increase in the number of incidents.
3 Aug, 06:45
BBC News
Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.
3 Aug, 01:04
Mirror News
Drivers have stolen nearly £200,000 of fuel from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
An estimated daily average of £194,000-worth of petrol is stolen across Britain every day following the Iran war price surge, new data shows - that's 20 per cent more than before
2 Aug, 23:01
Centre
(1)
Sky Business
Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since start of Iran war
Drivers have stolen an average of almost £200,000 worth of fuel from UK forecourts every day since the start of the Iran oil crisis, analysis shows.
3 Aug, 04:54
Right
(1)
GB News
Drivers steal almost £200,000 worth of fuel every day since start of Iran war as prices soar
Almost £200,000 worth of fuel has been stolen from petrol stations across the UK every day since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, fresh data shows.
Analysis from Forecourt Eye suggested that incidents of fuel being taken without a motorist paying have jumped by 20 per cent in the five months since the start of the Iran war, compared to the previous five months.
Petrol and diesel prices have soared across the…
3 Aug, 09:02