All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2015 – Page 3
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NewsPRA slams RAC price claims
The wholesale price of petrol has risen by over 1.3ppl since the start of this week, making the RAC’s claims that prices of £1 per litre will be commonplace by Christmas increasingly unlikely. This was the message from the PRA, which said the supermarkets cutting their prices to 99.9ppl for ...
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Floods close filling stations
A number of filling stations have been forced to close by the flooding that has occurred in Cumbria and Lancashire. There were reports that Shell Hardwick Circus, Sainsbury’s and Tesco in Carlisle had all been flooded, while a site owned by Top 50 Indie Hills Group and AUK’s Prizet Services ...
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product news: Ginsters introduces limited edition duo
Ginsters is launching two new limited editions – Chicken Balti Pasty and Spicy Meatball Slice – from 30 December. Tapping into the growing trend for new flavours from around the world, Chicken Balti Pasty contains 100% British Chicken marinated in a spicy balti sauce with potato, onion and peppers wrapped ...
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product news: New energy product launches
FireStar is a new energy product that is small enough to fit in a wallet, only contains 10 calories, and is claimed to offer a sustained energy boost that improves mental and physical performance for up to four hours. Andrew Guise, who devised Firestar, comments: “FireStar represents the smart choice ...
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Esso switch sparks volume growth
A County Durham dealer says moving his site to supply from Greenergy with Esso branding has helped to increase sales volumes by 22%. In January 2015, Ian Atkinson’s Ouston Service Station moved fuel supply from Jet after being with the group for more than 15 years. He said ...
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product news: Mars extends price-marked range
Mars Chocolate is extending its portfolio of price-marked packs (PMPs) to include an additional six products to its current offering which includes Maltesers and M&M’S treat bags, and Galaxy sharing blocks. The new additions to Mars’ range of PMPs includes Mars, Snickers, Twix, Bounty and Maltesers singles - all of ...
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Westomatic launches hot food vending solution
Westomatic believes it has cracked the problem of producing a vending machine that offers hot food of sufficient quality to satisfy today’s demanding consumers. The new hot food vending system stocks the Pot Stuff and Westlers product line from The Big Kitchen, which offers a wide range of meals such ...
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product news: Turtle Wax packaging revamped
Turtle Wax Europe has revamped the packaging design and advertising for over 600 products in the biggest re-launch of the brand in 15 years. Turtle Wax recognised that most car care products were designed for men, yet women counted for 40% of sales. With a desire to make the brand ...
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Certas launches California holiday promotion
Certas Energy has launched a promotion for customers at Gulf service stations offering them the chance to win a holiday in California. Customers buying £25 worth of fuel at a participating Gulf forecourt until 31 January 2016 can enter by sending transaction details online or via text. Ramsay MacDonald, retail ...
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NewsRAC calls for diesel price cuts
The RAC is urging supermarkets to cut their diesel prices to those of petrol, or even below, because wholesale prices of diesel are 3ppl less than petrol. It warns that if they don’t “they are in danger of being seen to take the country’s 11m diesel car drivers and Britain’s ...
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Congestion charge waived for hydrogen van
ULEMCo, a company championing the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen fuelled vehicles, has won a 100% Congestion Charge discount for a Ford Transit it converted to dual fuel. A converted 2.2L Ford Transit was tested and found to meet Transport for London (TfL) requirements for a 100% discount based on ...
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Derbyshire Police clampdown on drive-offs
Police in South Derbyshire are clamping down on the theft of fuel and warning motorists that they could face prosecution if they drive off without paying for fuel. The warnings came after a rise in drive-offs across the district. Officers from the Safer Neighbourhood teams are visiting forecourts in the ...
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EU emission relaxation rejected by MEPs
The European Parliament’s environment committee has rejected proposed new EU standards for diesel car emissions, arguing that they are not strict enough. The MEPs approved a resolution saying that the proposal to raise diesel car emission limits for nitrogen oxides (NOx) by up to 110% as part of the introduction ...
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Morrisons pilot on MFG site opens
The first Morrisons convenience store on a Motor Fuel Group (MFG) site has been launched in Crewe. The store is the first of five pilot stores which are planned for MFG sites. The shop will be branded with a new fascia, ‘Morrisons Daily’ using a logo that has been trialled ...
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NewsAA accuses refiners of profiteering
Refiners and commodity market players are being accused of profiting at the expense of retailers and consumers by not passing on the full benefits of lower oil prices. According to the AA, over the past three weeks the average weekly oil price has fallen 11.8%, from $44.1 a barrel to ...
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Autogas welcomes new clean air zones
Autogas has welcomed plans announced by the Government for the introduction of five Clean Air Zones in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton. The zones are designed to help improve air quality and bring the UK into line with EU nitrogen oxide targets, and the proposals will not affect private ...
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New App fights forecourt crime
A new App and on-line service has been launched that enables forecourt retailers and members of the public to monitor forecourt crime - both the criminal offence of “drive offs” (also known as bilking) as well as the civil offence of “no means of payment”, which are a significant source ...
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Wilcomatic highlights bigger wash oppportunity
Vehicle wash supplier Wilcomatic is encouraging forecourt owners to install larger washes to cater for the large unmet market of commercial vans with units such as its new wider and higher Centus rollover machine. Wilcomatic business development manager Richard Morrison said: “We have had enquiries from commercial van drivers who ...
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Inquiry into business rates changes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the announcement of a Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into the Government’s proposals to devolve rate setting powers to local authorities. The inquiry will examine the Government’s proposals to allow local authorities to retain 100% of the full stock of ...
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product news: Cadbury Creme Egg launches retailer competition
Cadbury Creme Egg is giving retailers a chance to win prizes worth £250 in the lead-up to the spring season with its ‘shelfie’ competition. For the chance to win up to £250 in stock or Love to Shop Vouchers, retailers simply need to upload a photo of their Gooless Cadbury ...
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