Stolen Fuel on Ebay?

[S10GTA]

Just seen this on the right hand side of ebay when browsing cars

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WHITE-DIESEL-CHEAP-DERV-...

Is this a van that goes around forecourts filling up and driving off? He has given his mobile number too.

[Mr2Mike]

S10GTA said:

Just seen this on the right hand side of ebay when browsing cars

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WHITE-DIESEL-CHEAP-DERV-...

Is this a van that goes around forecourts filling up and driving off? He has given his mobile number too.

What makes you think it's stolen from a petrol station forecourt? It looks like he has one than one 1000 Litre tank of diesel, it would take one hell of a lot of trips to petrol station to steal that lot.

[S10GTA]

This one was also for sale. friend not uncle this time.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WHITE-DIESEL-CHEAP-DERV-...

[infradig]

'I get bad phone signal where I live'

Well, pitch in a lay by away from overhead lines then!

[S10GTA]

Mr2Mike said:

What makes you think it's stolen from a petrol station forecourt? It looks like he has one than one 1000 Litre tank of diesel, it would take one hell of a lot of trips to petrol station to steal that lot.

Well it looks like it's in the back of a transit van for starters...

[tbc]

always conjurs up some dodgy scheme

although perhaps he innocently runs a business from a yard which has closed and happens to have 1000 litres of diesel going

just a shame it's not 1000 litres of Shell VPower or BP Ultimate

[Dracoro]

Came from his Uncal's (sic) transport business (shut down).

Unlikely but possible.

Then you see his eBay history and another (same) sale, this time on behalf of "a friend".

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WHITE-DIESEL-CHEAP-DERV-...

[S10GTA]

Then you look at purchase history too...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-370W-Portable-Diesel...

[big_boz]

I think i heard through the grape vine that some clever Irish country folk had worked out how to get the Dye out of Red.....could this be that?

[T16OLE]

S10GTA said:

Then you look at purchase history too...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-370W-Portable-Diesel...

Your nicked son

[SonicShadow]

S10GTA said:

Then you look at purchase history too...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-370W-Portable-Diesel...

Amazing.

[Dracoro]

Can someone forward onto the local constabulary?

[danjama]

So is he nicking diesel from lorrys parked up or what?

[Slidingpillar]

big_boz said:

I think i heard through the grape vine that some clever Irish country folk had worked out how to get the Dye out of Red.....could this be that?

AFAIK you can make the colour disappear, but the fact it was dyed is still detectable to VOSA.

[tbc]

big_boz said:

I think i heard through the grape vine that some clever Irish country folk had worked out how to get the Dye out of Red.....could this be that?

aye, down on the border areas, some IRA terrorist was up in court in Dublin for doing it last week, then two days after his court appearance they found out he was still doing it

he's clearly been paying off the plod or else he's just thick as st

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/slab-murphy-t...

[big_boz]

Slidingpillar said:

big_boz said:

I think i heard through the grape vine that some clever Irish country folk had worked out how to get the Dye out of Red.....could this be that?

AFAIK you can make the colour disappear, but the fact it was dyed is still detectable to VOSA.

Joe public E-bayer isn't going to know that though, and even if they did, how many times have you been pulled by VOSA.......

[hman]

I know of quite a few haulage yards that have had diesel stolen from the trucks tanks when parked up overnight in the yards.

They now fuel accordingly and leave very little fuel in the trucks overnight.

[Golaboots]

T16OLE said:

Your nicked son

Surely he would claim that is for dispensing said diesel.

[big_boz]

Golaboots said:

Surely he would claim that is for dispensing said diesel.

....or making a BIO processor or any number of other legal uses....

[Mr2Mike]

S10GTA said:

Well it looks like it's in the back of a transit van for starters...

I'm not saying it is legit as it sounds very dogdy, but it seems extremely unlikely that quantity of fuel was stolen from a forecourt, and it being in a Transit doesn't really provide compelling evidence.