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Fuel theft from commercial vehicles is a common problem over the festive period, because vehicles are left idle while firms close down for the Christmas Break. This makes them a lucrative target for thieves looking to syphon fuel from the vehicles.

Here at aide automotive we’ve found that for this reason sales of our fuel theft devices have increased in the run up to Christmas, quoted Matt Burke Sales Director,

“We always see an increase in sales of our fuel theft devices in the weeks before Christmas. Most companies want to protect their vehicles from thieves looking to syphon off fuel whilst a business is closed down and nobody is on the premises. We have a range of anti-siphon devices that have the perfect solution for this problem. Investing in one of these devices allows business owners the chance to relax and enjoy the Christmas break, safe in the knowledge that their vehicles are protected from fuel theft.”

An Truck Fuel Theft Prevention device is extremely cost effective, for a small investment it could save a company thousands in terms of stolen fuel and vehicle downtime.

Anti Fuel Theft Devices are relatively cheap to purchase and capable of withstanding regular and prolonged use.

Stop Fuel Theft.
– TP UltraPlus- the Anti Siphoning Device to:

•Give the Truck Owner Piece Of Mind
•Prevent Pipes Entering the Truck Tank
•Prevents Easy Fuel Theft
•Savings off A fuel bills
•Proven as the most effective anti-fuel theft device

Fuel theft from commercial vehicles is a common problem over the festive period

Motorists are wasting millions of pounds due to mis fuelling, costing millions per year mis fuelling due to wrong fuel being flushed out, recovery, any work that has to be performed to correct damage to the vehicle, the cost of components and finally, re-fuelling the vehicle.

aide automotive ltd are now marketing the idea wrong fuel prevention product Diesel Head.

Diesel Head is easily and securely fitted to your fuel tank inlet, you will never accidentally wrong fuel and pump petrol into your diesel tank.

The strength of the Diesel Head anti-mis fuel device is its simplicity and one size fits almost all!

Diesel Head will fit a high percentage of vans and cars on UK roads, cost effective and easy to fit, take the worry out of wrong fuelling a diesel vehicle.

With a full fuel tank costing over £50 on most cars & vans, fuel theft is something that vehicle owners should review to safeguard. Should your vehicle not have a secure flap that can only be opened from inside the vehicle cabin or via your fob, you should consider the lockable Diesel Head.

To enquire further or to receive a fleet quote click on Wrong Fuel or to go to the dedicated Diesel Head Website click on www.mis-fuelling.co.uk

Diesel Head can be purchased as a NON LOCKING cap or a Keyed Locking cap.

Happy New Year From aide automotive!

With new products entering our product range and existing products going from strength to strength. We hope the aide automotive staff can achieve the high standards we have set in customer service and product quality.

New Products Added to the range are :

aide automotive ltd have been supplying Anti Siphon products for over 12 years to the commercial vehicle market and are pleased to now offer an on site installation service.

Matthew Burke aide sales director said “Offering an installation service is just another step forward in supporting our customers and keeping our customers at the forefront of our thinking. We have recently carried out an installation of 8 trucks and vans for a transport company who had repeated scenarios of fuel theft, we also offered a weekend install which helped with fleet access and zero downtime,”

Anti Fuel Siphons can be fitted to all types of tank: bayonet, screw type & bus /coach.

Truck Manufacturers include, Volvo, MAN, DAF, Iveco, Scania, Renault, Foden, Hino & Mercedes.

Contact aide automotive to review Fuel Theft Prevention Anti Siphons for a Truck Fleet. Call 0115 8456471 or email, click on Fuel Theft Prevention.

Anti Fuel Theft Camera for Truck Diesel Tanks

Petrol In Diesel – Wrong Fuelling Costs Millions Per Year

Solo Diesel is a solution to protect your diesel vehicle from being Wrong Fuelled with petrol. Research has suggested that 150,000 plus drivers mis fuel per year in UK – 1 every 3.5 mins!

Mis fuelling is a common problem for lots of different organisations. Putting petrol in a diesel car has been a problem for the Suffolk Police Force, with over £10,000 worth of damage being caused as a consequence over the past 5 years.

“Unfortunately, even police officers and staff are prone to making mistakes such as this and it is down to human error,” said a Suffolk police spokeswoman.

Mis fuelling can cost the unfortunate victim anything in the region of £200 to over £3000, depending on how much damage is done to your vehicle. The worst case scenario is that the entire fuel system needs replacing.

Contact aide automotive by clicking on Petrol In Diesel.

Solo Diesel The Mis fuelling Device From Petrol In Diesel

aide automotive market products to prevent vehicle fuel theft.

A bus driver steels thousands of pounds of Fuel from Bakers Dolphin over a three-year period.

The accused was fired by the Weston-based coach firm after 38 years service once the theft was discovered in April.

Michael Collins, prosecuting, told magistrates at North Somerset Courthouse on Monday that the bus driver had prompted suspicion by turning up to work regularly 30 minutes before he was due to start at 5.30am.

He would fill jerry cans with diesel before driving them back in his bus to his home in Highbridge. Having dropped them off, he would then start working and his criminal activity was not spotted because the early start meant he was never late.

He was caught after the firm installed extra CCTV cameras to his vehicle and checked vehicle logging records.

Upon arrest, he admitted taking an estimated £9,000 worth of diesel.

To reduce Fuel Theft Contact aide automotive Limited on 0115 845 6471 or email: info@aideautomotive.com

Mis fuelling a trucks AdBlue Tank with diesel could have catastrophic effects, it only takes 5ml of Diesel to 20 litres of AdBlue in the AdBlue tank to turn it into a harmful paste.

It only takes a small amount of contamination which can put a truck in limp mode requiring a full reset. AdBlue Contamination leads to vehicle repairs, vehicle recovery, driver downtime and damage to a company’s image from dissatisfied customers.

Bedford Fire Service had a AdBlue contamination issue which resulted in a £8000 repair bill, following this incident of contamination Bedford Fire decided to reduce the risk of further issues and fitted the AdBlue Cap to Volvo Fire Truck Appliances.

AdBlue Cap is an Anti Contamination Cap of diesel for a Truck or Agricultural tractors AdBlue Tank.

The AdBlue Cap is supplied in two sizes, 58 (Mercedes, DAF, MAN) and 77mm (Volvo, Scania (requires an adaptor), Renault, Iveco).

Contact aide automotive on 0115 845 6471 or email: info@aideautomotive.com for further details

Nearly a quarter of motor breakdown policies do not cover misfuelling, according to new research by financial research company Defaqto.

The analysis of 288 policies showed that 23 per cent exclude cover if you fill your car up with the wrong fuel.

According to the AA, more than 100,000 motorists put the wrong fuel in their car every year.

Meanwhile, it was found that 14 per cent of motor breakdown policies do not provide cover if you run out of fuel.

Mike Powell, Insight Analyst for General Insurance at Defaqto, said: “Drivers putting the wrong fuel into a vehicle not only face a huge repair bill but may also find that their breakdown policy doesn’t provide cover for their vehicle to be towed to a garage.

“Even those motor breakdown policies that do cover such an eventuality will tend to find that the extent of the coverage is limited to towing the car to a garage or to their destination.”

 

Solo Diesel is a Mis Fuelling prevention Device, this product stops wrong fuelling.

Contact aide automotive on 0115 8456471 or go to www.petrol-in-diesel.com if you do not want to risk a Mis Fuel.

Solo Diesel Mis Fuelling Protection

Following a successful retro fit to in use Ginster delivery vans, Ginsters Pasties have now made the Solo Diesel Mis Fuelling device a standard fit to all new vans.

Mis-fuelling takes place when you put petrol in a diesel vehicle. The number of diesel cars on the road has increased, and therefore so have the problems and associated costs of misfueling. Putting petrol in your diesel car is easily done as the nozzle on a diesel pump has a larger diameter than an Unleaded fuel nozzle, so the Unleaded fits into the filler neck of the Diesel vehicle without any problems.

Putting Petrol in a diesel car has become more popular over the last few years and is easily done. The nozzle of a petrol pump is smaller than a Diesel nozzle, and therefore fits into the fuel tank without resistance. All you need is for something to catch your attention and you have an expensive repair bill on your hands (and sometimes an insurance claim!)

The Solo Diesel was installed on production, the new Ginsters vans were supplied by Solomon Commercials with a Mercedes Sprinter chassis.

Solo Diesel will fit a high percentage of vans and cars on UK roads, cost effective and easy to fit, take the worry out of wrong fuelling a diesel vehicle.

To enquire further or to receive a fleet quote click on Wrong Fuel or to go to the dedicated Solo Diesel Website click on Wrong Fuel.

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Fuel Theft Accounted for Nearly Two-Thirds Of All Thefts In 2011.

Article Taken from Commercial Motor – dated 06.06.12

Some 4,417 freight crimes were reported to TruckPol in 2011, of which load theft (including fuel) and attempted load theft accounted for the majority (69%). Vehicle thefts represented 29% of the total, with the remainder made up of robbery, deception, warehouse robberies and hijacks Fuel theft accounted for nearly two-thirds (64%) of all thefts from LGVs last year with police recording 1,605 separate incidents in 2011. In its final set of freight crime statistics, compiled before its closure in March, TruckPol revealed the second most common theft was vehicle parts stolen from lorries (233 incidents), attributed to the high price of metal found inside components such as catalytic converters and batteries.

aide automotive’s CatGuard Alarm can also alarm batteries or spare wheels!

www.catalytic-converter-theft.co