A full tank now is about a tenner's worth. If they strike lucky and get a full tank. Hubby is now only half filling to reduce potential loss. Not great pickings and it surprises me that the price increases have led to such a rise in this theft again.

Now, if we were to replace the bike with a car, the commute would cost the £8 congestion charge each day, and would take much longer - so the risk of losing the tenner's worth, when you put it like that, is still cheaper than a car (and public transport).