fueling sales for locking gas caps, according to retailers and manufacturers. Gasoline prices have soared to record-breaking prices for 22 days in a row, reaching a nationwide average of $3.952 ...

It’s called, simply enough, the Fuel Tank Lock ... tests have seen the locking cap unsuccessfully attacked by pipe wrenches, crowbars, sledge hammers, and pressure washers. As well, a truck driver has ...

Meanwhile, locking gas caps are selling fast, Duby said, because people fear that thieves will siphon their gas. "They're adding a little insurance so they don't get ripped off," she said.

Soaring gas pump prices are fueling an epidemic of gas-tank siphon thieves – and triggering a boom for locking gas caps to thwart them. With gas heading toward the $5-a-gallon mark a surge in ...

At Kragen Auto Parts, store manager Janet Ramirez said she’s seen an increase in the sale of locking gas caps at the shop at 1033 The Alameda. “We’ve had a lot of customers come in here ...