26/07/10

11 coaches seized in fuel fraud probe

Release to: Coach Journals
Date: July 2010
Title: 11 coaches seized in fuel fraud probe

Today, Thursday we received reports that coaches were siezed in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. Eleven coaches in all were siezed from an operator near Omagh as part of a crackdown on fuel fraud. It is reported that during a search they discovered kerosene, a fuel normally used for home heating. Kerosene costs around a third of the price of fully taxed diesel.

We have been told that this is the start of enforcement with regards to use of these fuels and in turn unfair competition within the industry.