Oily criminals thieving fuel

Some people desperate to lower the costs of motoring have been thieving from takeaways and restaurants.

How could that save money car-wise, you may wonder.

Well, these thieves have converted their cars so that they run on cooking oil – and where else would you find cooking oil but in various hard-working premises which sell deep-fried foods?

Erm – the supermarket maybe?

It seems like a lot of bother to break or sneak into a building and risk a prison or community service sentence when you could just buy oil honestly in the local shops. It’s still much cheaper than buying petrol or diesel!

Apparently these types of crimes have been going on in America and Canada for a while, but now the illegal money-saving idea has crossed the pond and arrived in the UK.

I’m guessing that these motorists are the ones that are least likely to have bothered getting their vehicles insured too…

Labels: car, converted, cooking oil, crime, insured, motoring, restaurant, takeaway, thieves