A brazen Just Eat driver has been sacked after being filmed helping herself to a takeaway’s food twice in one night. 

Andrew Girvin, the owner of Huckleberry’s Pizza and Dessert Bar, checked CCTV when staff caught a driver taking a tub of their popcorn last Monday on August 11. 

Footage shot at 8.55pm shows the woman, believed to be in her mid-30s, telling staff about an order she was due to collect before walking over to the snack counter. 

She then quickly grabs a packet of sweets and slips it into her Deliveroo-branded delivery bag before she collects the hot food order and leaves. 

The same woman returned to the takeaway in Belfast, Northern Ireland, an hour later and CCTV footage catches her swiping a tub of popcorn while waiting for her next order. 

Luckily an eagle-eyed staff member asked if she’d paid, so she was forced to hand it back when she and a man she was with said they didn’t have the money. 

Andrew, 52, said he was ‘fuming’ when he saw the footage because profits are tight and a driver trying to ‘hurt’ the business could impact the livelihoods of his six staff. 

He said: 'When I saw the footage I was fuming because business costs are so expensive. 

'The profit margin isn’t very high so whenever someone steals a few boxes of Pringles, that’s the whole profit for the case of them gone.

'I don’t even know how long this has been going on because the delivery drivers do sit beside the sweets and it would be easy for them to do.'

Andrew, who is from Belfast, added: 'I was angry because I try to support and employ local people, then people like that are coming in to try and hurt [the business].'

Despite the stolen snacks only amounting to around £10, Andrew said he is worried other drivers could have done this before and has now stopped working with Just Eat. 

Andrew realised the cheeky driver worked for Just Eat as she provided correct order numbers upon arrival - and they only worked with this company for deliveries. 

He reported the incident to Just Eat who have since ‘removed the courier from their network’ after finding their ‘high standards weren’t met’. 

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are appealing for information to help their investigation. 

Andrew posted screenshots of the footage to Facebook, explaining that ‘everyone knows everyone’ in the area and it has previously led to people apologising and paying for items in the past.

He has however had no contact from anyone so far so he believes the pair aren’t from the local area.

His Facebook post, which has more than 100 likes, shares and comments, said: 'Watch out, Just Eat delivery thieves are about.

'Thankfully we have CCTV footage and have passed it onto Just Eat. Not sure what will happen.

'This is a warning for all those other businesses out there that use these delivery drivers! Feel free to share far and wide and help protect our local businesses.

'The pictures below are to shame the waster that was caught on August 11.

'If you choose to thieve in our shops, then be prepared to be named and shamed. Old school.'

One person commented: 'One more reason not to use Just Eat or Deliveroo.'

Another said: 'Absolutely ridiculous.'

Andrew replied: 'It’s terrible having to put up with this as well as the extortionate costs of running a business, then these wasters make it even harder!'

A third added: 'That’s wild.'

Deliveroo declined to comment.

A Just Eat spokesperson said: 'We’re very proud to champion local restaurant businesses and we have zero tolerance for behaviours that negatively impact them.

'Couriers who deliver on behalf of Just Eat are independent contractors.

'We will always remove courier accounts from our network where our high standards have not been met, as we’ve done on this occasion.'