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Essar announced as new principal sponsor for Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards 2019
· 15 February, 2019Essar Oil (UK) has been revealed as the new principal sponsor of this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards – the industry’s most prestigious awards programme.
New forecourt adopts Southern Co-op franchise
· 20 February, 2019Forecourt owner Visvanathan Ragunathan has partnered with Southern Co-op in the opening of his new site at Southwater in West Sussex.
CMA warns Sainsbury's/Asda merger could inflate fuel prices
· 20 February, 2019Prices could rise at a large number of Sainsbury’s and Asda petrol stations if the proposed merger of the two companies goes ahead, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned.
Drive-off criminal hit same forecourt 16 times
· 20 February, 2019A crook has been convicted of stealing almost £1,800 of fuel in drive-offs from forecourts and selling it on to other motorists.
ACS protests about proposals for shops to be recycling points
· 20 February, 2019The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has protested that proposed recycling regulations could be extremely problematic for its members.
Rusdene Group trials new Vapestore concepts
· 15 February, 2019Forecourt group Rusdene has launched a new partnership with a vaping company, trialling new retail offers across all of its five sites.
Valero appoints new sales manager for Northern Ireland
· 15 February, 2019Valero has appointed a new sales manager for Northern Ireland, Samantha Passi.
Report claims electric cars are cheapest to run
· 15 February, 2019Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel alternatives in the UK, according to The Guardian.
Diesel sales hold up in used car market
· 15 February, 2019The used car market in the UK finished the year slightly down on the previous 12 months, dropping 2.1% to 7,945,040 transactions in 2018, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
| Region | Diesel | LPG | Super UL | UL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 129.22 | 57.90 | 129.92 | 120.18 |
| East Midlands | 128.85 | 81.15 | 131.08 | 119.59 |
| London | 129.43 | 65.90 | 132.55 | 119.95 |
| North East | 127.76 | 131.63 | 117.87 | |
| North West | 128.63 | 57.70 | 132.07 | 118.91 |
| Northern Ireland | 127.32 | 125.70 | 118.52 | |
| Scotland | 128.94 | 129.47 | 118.93 | |
| South East | 129.72 | 57.70 | 130.97 | 120.45 |
| South West | 129.10 | 67.90 | 129.70 | 120.06 |
| Wales | 128.23 | 130.05 | 118.68 | |
| West Midlands | 128.68 | 132.84 | 119.37 | |
| Yorkshire & Humber | 128.22 | 130.47 | 118.63 |
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