A DRIVER has made off with a large amount of diesel from a County Durham garage.

The theft happened at the NISA service station in Shildon on Sunday, August 5, at 7.30pm.

The driver drove into the station in a gold Ford Mondeo, which was fitted with false number plates.

He then filled the car and left without paying.

If you recognise the man in the pictures, contact PC 2788 David Brawn on 101, quoting incident number 403 of August 5.