Man sentenced to stay away from all 7,111 gas stations in UK
A 60-year-old man from Kent, England has been prohibited from entering all 7,111 gas stations in England and Wales for the next two years after the Canterbury Crown Court found him guilty of stealing £3,690 ($5579.74) worth of fuel across two countries, reported Kent Online.
Paul Fagg was also given a 12-month sentence suspended for two years and ordered to wear an electronic tag for the next four months and stay at home between 9pm and 7am.
Fagg, unemployed and carless, committed thefts in 41 occasions in a four-month period to carry out a fuel-to-order scam. After refilling, he would claim that he forgot his wallet, promised to settle the bill in a week, left a fake address and would never return.
“He had gone into the stations in a Range Rover, a Daimler and at the other end of the spectrum, a Renault Scenic. They were not his vehicles and he is believed to have been used by others,” said Prosecutor Harry Hewitt.
The judge explained to him the suspended sentence: "Firstly you have pleaded guilty, secondly because of your serious health problems but finally because I believe I can prevent you from committing this particular type of offence again."
