Calls for range of options to combat fuel laundering

The Government has been urged to allow state agencies introduce a range of options to combat fuel laundering which is costing the exchequer some €150 million in lost revenue each year.

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport has recommended the introduction of a common marker to be added to rebated diesel in Ireland and Britain to prevent the fuel being laundered.

It has also called for a more proactive media campaign to highlight and raise public awareness of the detrimental effects of laundered fuel.