A suspected fuel thief was stopped in the middle of the night with nine huge plastic drums in his boot as petrol prices soar.

Police were on patrol in the Barham area of Canterbury in the early hours of this morning when they noticed the car.

They followed it, before pulling the driver over in nearby Bridge.

A 30-year-old man from the Canterbury area was arrested on suspicion of going equipped for theft and a number of plastic containers were seized.

It comes as prices of petrol continue to soar.

Officers are investigating whether this morning's incident is linked to a report that fuel had been stolen from a lorry near Harbledown yesterday evening.