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Some welcome news for motorists: unleaded has dropped to 157.57p per litre in the UK, down from 158.31p last week, according to figures from the RAC. Diesel is now at 190.13p, down from a peak of 191.54p last week.
But prices are still much higher than usual – and the BBC reported today that fuel thefts have surged by 62% compared with a year ago due to higher prices at the pump.
The fuel theft recovery company Pay My Fuel reported that the average weekly rate of drive-offs per forecourt increased from 2.1 in March 2025 to 3.4 in the same month this year.
The business said the average value of fuel stolen per incident rose by 46% over the same period.
