Motorists filling up in Sydney’s southwest will now have to pre-pay for their fuel because of more than 500 bowser thefts in the Bankstown area alone knowledge_base year. In a move to combat the growing problem linked to rising fuel prices, police have teamed up with fuel retailers in Liverpool and Bankstown to trial the scheme which will run for about six months and involve 59 out of the 70 service stations in the area. In the past four months, the average number of motorists failing to pay for petrol each day in New South Wales is 30, up from 13 over the same period in 2004. (August 31, 2006)
