Retailers losing €2.5k a year from 'drive offs' at garage pumps

The Irish Petrol Retailers Association claim that thefts at petrol stations are on the increase 'due to the cost-of-living crisis'.

A new pilot initiative aimed at curbing “drive offs” at fuel stations where drivers leave without paying is set to be rolled out, but retailers are demanding new laws to chase debts from forecourts across the country.

The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) recently wrote to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee on the matter, claiming that such thefts at petrol stations are on the increase “due to the cost-of-living crisis and consumers ‘taking a chance’ that the retailer will not follow up and press charges”.