All Forecourt Trader articles in August 2024
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NewsStockport’s largest ultra-rapid charging hub opens Sunday
Stockport’s largest ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hub will go live this Sunday at a store owned by sporting goods retailer Decathlon minutes from the M60.
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OtherMONEY TALK: Accounting for theft and making the figures stack up
Shoplifting is said to cost the retail industry £1.8 billion a year. But how has that figure come about in an era when many retailers have consigned the practice of stocktaking to history, and any value given therefore for retail theft being little more than a guess, argues industry commentator Jan Mikula.
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NewsForecourts see double digit jump in drive-offs
Drive-off failure to pay for fuel incidents rose by 12.8% between April and June this year compared with the three months before, representing the largest rise in these cases in 12 months, according to the latest Forecourt Crime Index.
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NewsMoto plans twin site service area for the M25
Moto has submitted plans for a 24-hour dual-site motorway service area on the M25 near Brentwood, including rapid charging for HGVs, green living roofs, and solar panels.
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NewsZuber opens his third site in Scotland
Zuber Issa has this week opened his third site in Scotland under his EG On The Move banner, a new to industry forecourt on the A1 Gladsmuir junction in East Lothian.
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NewsOperators hit back at RAC assertion that the Chancellor “has no option” but to remove 5p duty cut
Petrol retailers are exasperated by the RAC’s latest assertion that the Chancellor has no option but to get rid of the 5p per litre fuel duty cut because many are failing to pass it on to motorists.
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NewsEET Fuels appoints Adrian Curry chief decarbonisation officer
EET Fuels, the trading name of Essar Oil (UK), has appointed Adrian Curry chief decarbonisation officer.
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NewsDozens of charging points installed across East Sussex
Lewes District Council has completed a programme with electric vehicle infrastructure contractor Connected Kerb to install 64 public charging points across 11 of its car parks.
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NewsGovernment urged to tackle growing vape ‘epidemic’
The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the government to ban the sale of disposable vape products following what it says has been a sixfold increase in vape use among young people in the past decade.
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NewsRAC says supermarkets should follow lead of price-cutting independents
The RAC has praised a number of independent forecourts for setting an example by cutting fuel prices in line with reductions in wholesale costs, but argues that petrol and diesel in most of the UK remains too expensive.
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NewsMidcounties Co-operative puts two forecourts on the market
Midcounties Co-operative is selling two of its petrol forecourts in central England, at Ludlow and Wombourne.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON BRAND ALLIANCES: Dealer’s choice
We’ve all driven down the motorway thinking we need to stop at a service area but wait just in case the next but one will have an M&S Simply Food or a Leon or a McDonald’s. Likewise, with non-motorway petrol stations, most drivers have a choice but the one they favour may be due to the fuel brand, the loyalty programme or the shop fascia.
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NewsFairFuel UK warns of 10ppl rise in fuel duty
FairFuel UK expects Labour’s first Budget to hit the motorist hard – with fuel duty increasing by 10ppl.
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News MFG opts for jet washes instead of EV charging at Halstead site
Top 50 Indie MFG has submitted a revised planning application for its Halstead service station in which it replaces its original request to install electric vehicle chargepoints at the Essex site, with three jet wash bays and customer parking.
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NewsTECH TALK: Big Brother is watching four Pricewatch Group forecourts
Pricewatch Group is investing £28,000 in installing the Big Brother Watch-it anti fuel theft security system at four of its 10 Sussex forecourts, in a bid to clamp down on drive-offs, which have been costing the operator as much as £50,000 a year.
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OtherUNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 Questions for independent forecourt operator Goran Raven
Fitness fanatic and forecourt operator Goran Raven likes to multi-task. He fondly remembers agreeing a Shell fuel deal with the late Steve Hamer while out training on their bikes for his next triathlon. But Goran’s favourite thing is a walk in Scotland’s Cairngorms with his family and dogs.
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NewsPRA is making progress with DVLA initiative which “could save forecourts thousands of pounds a year”
The PRA is making progress with plans for a scheme which will speed up receiving vehicle keeper details after a forecourt fuel theft, which the association believes could save operators thousands of pounds a year.
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NewsSolar power to fuel EV charging superhub
Clean energy solutions company Enviromena has been appointed to deliver on-site solar power to InstaVolt’s EV charging superhub in Winchester.
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NewsChargePlace Scotland chargers now accessible through Octopus Energy’s Electroverse app
ChargePlace Scotland, Scotland’s national charging network funded by the Scottish government, is plugging into Octopus Energy’s EV charging platform.
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NewsBalfour Beatty retrofits heavy vehicles with hybrid hydrogen system
Balfour Beatty is retrofitting part of its heavy vehicle fleet with a hybrid hydrogen system.