Diesel theft

[tugboat]

If, for the sake of argument, the red diesel concession was discontinued (I know- hush ma mouth), all our boats laid up in the winter with squillions of squids-worth of fuel on board could be vulnerable. Has anyone given thought to making it secure? Locking filler caps? Armour-plated fuel lines and filler pipes? Tungsten carbide(?) fuel tanks? My boat is steel and the tanks are in the keel but I would hate to visit her one day and find a tap fitted on the side of the keel. /forums/images/icons/crazy.gif

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[Talbot]

no different to the existing problem for petrol heads, but I havent heard any reports of petrol theft from boats (yet)

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[graham]

Swap the caps over so the fuel filler is labelled water and visa versa.Make sure you remember though!

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[oldharry]

Hey! stop giving the LFB ideas....! I have actually come across fuel theft - but only in those 25 or so litre outboard fuel tanks.

I suppose one of the problems is how to transport a worthwhile quantity of diesel away, together with the time it would take to drain it off in amounts worth pinching. They usually are looking for a quick hit - not something that will take half an hour to extract. Electronics and gear are much easier to sell on. Dont think I ever saw cut price diesel at a boat jumble.....













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[andyb]

Even better, swap the fuel cap for the heads pump out cap, should make it interesting for the thief!!

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[masterofnone]

Our Romany friends in Croydon, frequently pump 500lts out of the trucks at work, whilst depositing a couple of hundred tons of rubbish on the surrounding streets. Should you however to register a vehicle in your name, you collect parking tickets, etc like they are going out of fashion, and get done for dropping a fag end. Equal application of the law ?

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