Malfroy Rd's Challenge Rotorua manager Surjit Singh said his service station had also been targeted by fuel thieves "I was told in Rotorua, there are 15 to 20 petrol drive-offs per day."
Rotorua police area commander Phil Taikato said a large number of thefts could have been prevented by the use of pre-paid systems at service stations. "I would say that the onus is on the petrol stations, really."