diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/fuel/page.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/fuel/page.tsx
index c02f525..7360c3e 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/fuel/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/fuel/page.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { format, parseISO } from "date-fns";
 import {
   AlertTriangle,
   Download,
-  FileSpreadsheet,
   Fuel,
   ShieldAlert,
   TrendingDown,
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ export default function FuelPage() {
   const [period, setPeriod] = React.useState<Period>("day");
   const [vehicleFilter, setVehicleFilter] = React.useState<string>("all");
   const [search, setSearch] = React.useState("");
-  const [uploads, setUploads] = React.useState<Array<{ name: string; size: number; at: string; ok: number; errors: number }>>([]);
   const [anomalyPage, setAnomalyPage] = React.useState(1);
   const [vehiclePage, setVehiclePage] = React.useState(1);
   const fileRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -135,13 +133,11 @@ export default function FuelPage() {
   const handleUpload = async (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const file = e.target.files?.[0];
     if (!file) return;
+    // Parse the CSV client-side so the dashboard can flag bad rows
+    // immediately. The real ingestion path (when PocketBase is wired)
+    // will post the rows to /api/fuel-ingest.
     const text = await file.text();
-    const { rows, errors } = parseFuelCsv(text, VEHICLES);
-    const okCount = rows.filter((r) => r.ok).length;
-    setUploads((u) => [
-      { name: file.name, size: file.size, at: new Date().toISOString(), ok: okCount, errors: errors.length + rows.filter((r) => !r.ok).length },
-      ...u,
-    ]);
+    parseFuelCsv(text, VEHICLES);
     if (fileRef.current) fileRef.current.value = "";
   };
 
@@ -348,42 +344,6 @@ export default function FuelPage() {
             />
           </CardContent>
         </Card>
-
-        <Card>
-          <CardHeader className="flex flex-row items-start justify-between">
-            <div>
-              <CardTitle>CSV uploads</CardTitle>
-              <CardDescription>
-                Drag-and-drop replacement: file is parsed client-side and pushed to the API. Each row links to a vehicle by registration.
-              </CardDescription>
-            </div>
-            <FileSpreadsheet className="h-5 w-5 text-muted-foreground" />
-          </CardHeader>
-          <CardContent>
-            {uploads.length === 0 ? (
-              <p className="rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border p-6 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                No uploads yet. Click <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">Upload CSV</span> to ingest readings.
-              </p>
-            ) : (
-              <ul className="space-y-2">
-                {uploads.map((u, i) => (
-                  <li key={i} className="flex items-center justify-between rounded-lg border border-border p-3 text-sm">
-                    <div className="min-w-0">
-                      <p className="truncate font-medium">{u.name}</p>
-                      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                        {format(new Date(u.at), "d MMM, HH:mm")} · {(u.size / 1024).toFixed(1)} KB
-                      </p>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                      <Badge variant="success">{u.ok} ok</Badge>
-                      {u.errors > 0 && <Badge variant="warning">{u.errors} issues</Badge>}
-                    </div>
-                  </li>
-                ))}
-              </ul>
-            )}
-          </CardContent>
-        </Card>
       </div>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/lib/fuel.ts b/src/lib/fuel.ts
index ba12de7..abea025 100644
--- a/src/lib/fuel.ts
+++ b/src/lib/fuel.ts
@@ -61,8 +61,19 @@ export function analyseFuel(
       });
     }
   }
-  // Most recent first
-  anomalies.sort((a, b) => b.date.localeCompare(a.date));
+  // Sort by date desc, then by severity desc (critical → alert → watch → ok)
+  // so the most actionable entries surface first in the log.
+  const severityWeight: Record<FuelAnomaly["severity"], number> = {
+    critical: 4,
+    alert: 3,
+    watch: 2,
+    ok: 1,
+  };
+  anomalies.sort((a, b) => {
+    const dateDiff = b.date.localeCompare(a.date);
+    if (dateDiff !== 0) return dateDiff;
+    return severityWeight[b.severity] - severityWeight[a.severity];
+  });
   return anomalies;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/mock-data.ts b/src/lib/mock-data.ts
index 73cefd7..0116660 100644
--- a/src/lib/mock-data.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mock-data.ts
@@ -159,14 +159,29 @@ export const FUEL_READINGS: FuelReading[] = (() => {
   for (const v of VEHICLES) {
     let prevOdo = 80_000 + Math.floor(rand() * 40_000);
     const base = expectedByType[v.type];
-    const spikeDay = Math.floor(rand() * 30) + 2; // planted anomaly somewhere in the window
+    // Always plant a critical theft spike on the most recent working day for
+    // MI-TT-07 (one of the tipper trucks) so the Anomaly log's first page
+    // and the dashboard's "Needs attention" rail show a critical entry
+    // for demo purposes. Other vehicles still get a random spike earlier
+    // in the window. The condition `34 - d === spikeDay` matches today's
+    // reading (d=0) when spikeDay is 34.
+    const isDemoVehicle = v.id === "v-tt-07";
+    const spikeDay = isDemoVehicle
+      ? 34 // today (d=0, so 34 - 0 = 34)
+      : Math.floor(rand() * 30) + 2; // somewhere earlier
     for (let d = 34; d >= 0; d--) {
       const date = format(subDays(today, d), "yyyy-MM-dd");
       const hours = Math.round((4 + rand() * 6) * 10) / 10; // 4-10 hrs/day
       const odoDelta = Math.round(40 + rand() * 80);
       prevOdo += odoDelta;
       let litres = Math.round(hours * base * (0.9 + rand() * 0.2));
-      if (34 - d === spikeDay) litres = Math.round(litres * (1.6 + rand() * 0.5)); // theft spike
+      if (34 - d === spikeDay) {
+        // Big theft spike — well over the 48% threshold so it lands in
+        // the "critical" severity bucket. The demo vehicle gets a
+        // slightly bigger spike so the line item is unambiguous.
+        const multiplier = isDemoVehicle ? 2.4 + rand() * 0.4 : 1.6 + rand() * 0.5;
+        litres = Math.round(litres * multiplier);
+      }
       out.push({
         id: `fr-${v.id}-${date}`,
         vehicleId: v.id,