Petrol station chip-and-pin fraud

Other BP garages have reported similar credit and debit card fraud

A petrol station in Surrey is involved in a police probe after customers reported fraudulent bank transactions following chip-and-pin payments.

The inquiry relates to the BP garage in Brighton Road, Redhill.

A statement said: "BP Retail is working closely with the police to try to find out how the fraud has happened."

Police said they were investigating similar chip-and-pin fraud at a Shell garage in Leatherhead and a Total garage at Tattenham Corner, Epsom.

The BP investigation relates to fraudulent activity between 20 and 25 November last year, police said.

A company spokeswoman said: "BP Retail apologises to its customers for the inconvenience caused, but can assure them that the company is doing all it can to try to make card payments as safe as possible.

"BP Retail, other oil companies and the police have set up a working group to see what can be done about fraud on the forecourts."