Thieves and organised criminal gangs are targeting businesses such as takeaways, pubs, restaurants and chippies to steal the used oil to sell on to make biofuels for use in diesel vehicles or for uses as an alternative to heating oil.
Biodiesel, known as “chip shop fuel”, is mainly derived from vegetable-based cooking oil and is being utilised, through a chemical process called transesterification, as an environmentally friendly alternative to diesel. As a result, thieves and organised criminal gangs are targeting businesses such as takeaways, pubs, restaurants and chippies to steal the used oil to sell on to make biofuels for use in diesel vehicles or for uses as an alternative to heating oil. This is because the significant financial value of this asset makes used oil an attractive target for both the opportunist and determined criminal.
Find out more about this, and the simple steps you can take to improve the security of your business to reduce the chances of falling victim to this type of crime here.