All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2012 – Page 2

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Parliamentary debate on fuel duty expected next month

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Robert Halfon MP is to lead a cross-party Parliamentary debate on fuel duty next month. Supported by 65 MPs from all three main political parties, Halfon will press for an Office of Fair Trading enquiry into the oil market, as well no further tax on fuel. Brian Madderson, chairman of ...
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Costcutter posts strong growth and retailer recruitment

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Costcutter Supermarkets Group has posted a 4% year-on-year increase in sales in the first six months of 2012 and added another 112 new accounts from January to July.In addition, the symbol group has a further 41 pending accounts, which will begin trading imminently. Supply deals with several large groups are ...
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Blazing car on forecourt

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

A driver, who suddenly found that his car was on fire, drove it onto a forecourt. According to the Medway Messenger, the man drove the Renault on to the Co-op forecourt on the A2 in Strood, Kent on Sunday night.As he drove in, smoke was coming out of the car ...
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Raid on ATM in Stoke-on-Trent

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Police are investigating an attempted theft of an ATM at the BP forecourt in Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent. At approximately 1.55am on August 20, attempts were made to remove the free-standing cash machine, but the raiders failed and fled the scene. Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the incident.
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Madderson and Sinclair applauded for tax campaign

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) chairman Brian Madderson and the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) campaign manager Matt Sinclair have been hailed ‘Campaigners of the Week’ by PetrolPromise.com, the independent campaign for cheaper petrol and diesel. PetrolPromise.com, founded by Robert Halfon MP, has praised the TPA and PRA’s launch of ‘fuel tax stands’ ...
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Camelot calls for urgent government action to close legal loophole

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Camelot is disappointed by today’s judgment rejecting its claim for a judicial review of the Health Lottery, and intends to lodge papers with the Court of Appeal against what it believes to be a legally-flawed and unfair decision by the court. Despite this, it warmly welcomes the fact that the ...
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MPs rally in support of ACS Fair Energy campaign

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Members of Parliament from all major parties have rallied together to call on the government to take action and stop unfair practices by energy companies.A dozen MPs have already spoken out in favour of the campaign. The latest MP to add her support, Liberal Democrat MP Lorely Burt, said: “Energy ...
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Forecourt campaign highlights true cost of fuel duty

2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has launched a major new campaign with the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) highlighting the burden of excessive fuel taxes in a bid to raise pressure on the Treasury to cut fuel duty. More than 5,000 ‘fuel tax stands’ (pictured) will be going to independent forecourts across ...
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BOSS guide helps drive down drive-offs

2012-08-20T00:00:00Z

A guide produced by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) is supporting a successful crime reduction training initiative in Rossendale, Lancashire.Bob Ormerod, a community volunteer with Lancashire Constabulary, developed the drive-off prevention training which he has been delivering at local service stations during 2012.“The training is based on the practical ...
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Spar UK and Oakland shortlisted for IGD’s Supply Chain Excellence Award

2012-08-20T00:00:00Z

Spar UK and Oakland International have announced that the Spar UK National Consolidation Scheme, a partnership between the two companies, has been selected as a finalist in the Ian MacLaurin Award for Supply Chain Excellence Award, as part of the 2012 IGD food industry awards.The Spar UK and Oakland collaboration ...
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Electric cars charge through Lake District

2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

A Lake District hotel has become one of the first in the UK to hire out electric cars to its guests, as an eco-friendly alternative to enjoying the local area. The Langdale Hotel and Spa recently became the first location in the Lake District National Park to install electric car ...
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Pump prices head back towards record highs

2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

A 2.5% increase in UK pump prices over the past month risks putting road fuel costs back on the path that led to six weeks of record fuel prices earlier this year, warns the AA.In the past month, average petrol prices have risen 3.34ppl, from 132.18ppl in mid July to ...
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Youngsters alienated by ID checking process, reveals Market Force survey

2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

A survey of 1,506 UK consumers aged 18 to 21 by customer Intelligence company Market Force Information has found that one in five young customers feel embarrassed and intimated when they are asked for ID while purchasing age restricted products or visiting age restricted locations.The insight has prompted Market Force ...
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Diesel thief gets 19 months

2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

A 30-year-old man, who has been convicted 41 times for driving while disqualified and six times for driving dangerously, has now been jailed for 19 months for drive-offs.According to the This is Bristol website, Christopher Warburton twice filled up his Ford Escort van with diesel without paying.When police spotted him ...
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Drive-off man jailed for 12 months

2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

Camberwell Green Magistrates Court has sentenced a man to a 12-month prison sentence for stealing fuel from petrol stations and driving off. The court heard that on four occasions Garkan Sacir used his father’s car to drive to petrol stations, fill the tank and then drive away without his father’s ...
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OFT to investigate Shell, Greenergy and Vopak’s proposed purchase of Coryton

2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today opened its enquiry into the anticipated acquisition of Coryton refinery by a consortium comprising Shell, Greenergy and Vopak. The three companies confirmed at the end of June that they plan to develop and invest in a state-of-the-art import and distribution terminal to ...
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Vipster creates white-label mobile loyalty card for small businesses

2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

Vipster.me has launched to give small business owners the ability to create their own branded mobile loyalty cards. Companies can design an HTML5-powered card with their logo, locations and offers which can then be embedded as a website widget or hosted at their vipster.me page.Cards work on any smartphone and ...
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Olympics focus takes gaze away from rise of oil prices, says PRA

2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has warned road users of an impending increase in the cost of fuel due to a huge rise in the price of oil. The price of Brent Crude oil increased 10% in the past two weeks to US$116 a barrel, and while the UK has ...
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Sponsored slim nets cancer charity £12K

2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

A Northern Ireland forecourt and convenience retailer has raised £12,000 for charity in a weight-loss fundraising effort that saw five men lose 15-and-a-half stone between them.Brothers Pearce and Sean Kelly, who operate Eurospar, Spar and VivoXtra stores including two forecourts in the Mid Ulster area, enlisted three employees to join ...
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Spar move pays off for forecourt store

2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

A New Forest forecourt store has seen a 17% uplift in sales in the first few weeks of trading after transferring its business to Spar.Sean Denman, who owns Hordle Garage near New Milton, chose Spar when he decided to modernise his forecourt store to create a better convenience offer for ...