Daylight robbery of fork lift batteries

Fork lift truck batteries worth many thousands of pounds are being brazenly stolen right under companies' noses, often in broad daylight, the Fork Lift Truck Association has warned.

Incidents are being reported across the UK, as the scrap value of the heavy traction batteries - weighing up to 2500kg each - approaches £500/t.

David Ellison, chief executive of the FLTA, comments: "All users of electric fork lift trucks must be vigilant.Many of the victims have been easy prey for criminals because they simply didn't realise they were targets. Quite simply, if you use an electric truck, you are.

"Our advice is to carefully check the identification and authority of any engineer visiting your site and to ensure batteries are kept very secure when not attended."