All Forecourt Trader articles in December 2022
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Industry FeatureONSITE: Putney brings it home
As the final award was announced, there was a whoop and a cheer as MFG’s flagship site in Putney became the latest overall victor in the industry’s most prestigious annual forecourt awards.
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Industry FeatureTALKING HEADS: Recognition time for Mr Ascona
If ever you want to hear Darren Brigg’s life story, and how he came to be voted as this year’s Special Recognition Award winner, make sure you’ve got a comfortable chair!
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NewsGrant Shapps urges ‘transparency on fuel pricing’ as PRA praises ‘competitive’ independent forecourts
The PRA has praised independent forecourts for competing well on price and undercutting supermarkets in the wake of fierce criticism that fuel retailers were overcharging at the pumps.
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NewsRAC accuses supermarkets of overcharging for fuel during cost-of-living crisis
The RAC has accused supermarkets of overcharging for fuel as the UK enters the festive period during a cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsCriminals set fire to digger on forecourt after using it to rip out cash machine
Criminals have set fire to a digger on a forecourt in Northern Ireland after using it to rip out and steal an ATM.
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NewsPark Garage Group extends supply deal with Texaco and adds four more sites
Park Garage Group (PGG) has agreed a long-term extension to its relationship with Valero, while also adding another four Texaco-branded locations to its portfolio. This brings the total number of Texaco-branded PGG sites to 44.
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NewsMaxol reopens Edenderry Service Station following a £2.3m redevelopment
Maxol has opened the doors to Edenderry Service Station on the Crumlin Road, Belfast, following a £2.3m redevelopment.
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NewsMPs report says hydrogen has limited potential and EVs have unassailable lead
A report by MPs into future use of hydrogen suggests electric cars have an “unassailable” lead in the market but it could help to decarbonise some transport applications.
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NewsMFG’s EV charging network made available through EV charging aggregator Bonnet
MFG’s EV charging network MFG EV Power is now available to access through the EV charging aggregator Bonnet.
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NewsACS urges retailers to write to their MPs about extending energy support scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has again called on the government to clarify which businesses will receive support after March 2023, and is urging retailers to write to their MP highlighting the serious impact of rising energy costs on their businesses.
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NewsMan jailed for setting another man alight at forecourt
A man has been jailed for six years for deliberately setting another man on fire at a petrol station in Dudley.
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NewsDrivers to embark on 20m getaway trips this side of Christmas
Drivers are set to make an estimated 19.6m separate trips by car to see friends and family between today and Christmas Eve, with 40% of all getaway journeys crammed into just two days, according to new predictions by the RAC and transport analytics specialists INRIX.
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NewsSpar Stornoway celebrates new look
Spar Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides has recently been the subject of an extensive refurbishment and, to celebrate, owner Allan MacDonald and his family held a launch party on December 9.
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NewsTeen jailed for forecourt attack
A teenage thief has been jailed after trashing a petrol station and assaulting a police officer.
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NewsMFG gets permission for hand car wash
MFG has been granted permission to open a hand car wash at its Royal Oak Service Station in Blackhalve Lane, Wolverhampton.
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NewsTanker drivers strike averted after pay deal is agreed
A potential threat to deliveries of fuel to Texaco sites has been averted after tanker drivers employed by Wincanton on the Valero contract agreed to a new pay deal.
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NewsJailed hand car wash owner ordered to pay back more than £150,000 of criminal gains
A man who was jailed for running an illegal butchery business from his hand car wash premises has been ordered to pay back more than £150,000 of his criminal gains.
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NewsForecourt operators urged to use technology to fight drive-offs
Following the PRA’s warning over a recent surge in forecourt drive-offs, a security industry executive has urged forecourt owners and operators to adopt what he says are readily available and demonstrable proven solutions to the problem.