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NewsTop 50 Indies see sites run dry with no indication of when next delivery will arrive
Top 50 Indies have seen multiple sites run dry with no indication when they will next get a delivery.
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Competition laws suspended as industry works to address fuels crisis
Competition laws have been suspended to enable fuel suppliers to work together as a full-blown fuels crisis erupted over the weekend with reports suggesting that up to 90% of forecourts have run dry following two days of appalling panic buying.
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Panic buying and queues develop at forecourts after reports of shortages
There has been panic buying and queues of traffic at forecourts after reports that a number of sites across the country ran out of fuel due to a shortage of tanker drivers.
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Police rescue forecourt staff unharmed after knifeman’s two-hour siege
Members of staff at a petrol station in Bristol have been rescued by police unharmed following a two-hour siege.
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Esso launches ‘always on’ 5ppl fuel discount with new Nectar redemption scheme
Esso has officially launched its new national Nectar redemption scheme today, enabling motorists to swap 300 Nectar points for a 5ppl fuel discount on a fill of between 10 to 60 litres.
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CID officers investigating armed robbery at forecourt shop in Swindon
CID officers from Wiltshire Police are investigating an armed robbery at an Esso petrol station in Swindon.
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Greenergy expands its offer to dealers through partnership agreement with CDG
Fuel supplier Greenergy has expanded its dealer offer agreed with Convenience Distribution Group (CDG), distributors of branded products to independent forecourts and the convenience market.
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Esso’s Nectar loyalty scheme partners with British Airways’ Avios
Nectar, the loyalty scheme used by Esso, has partnered with British Airways, enabling members to convert Nectar points into Avios. From 25 January, existing balances and future points collected with Nectar can be converted into Avios, which can be redeemed through the British Airways Executive Club on flights, upgrades, hotel stays and other options.
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Scottish forecourt owner converts a second store to Spar
Scottish forecourt owner Shyam Karthikeyan has converted a second store to Spar.
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Hoyer Petrolog dismisses disruption claims as Stanlow drivers vote to strike
Forecourt operators and oil companies are set to suffer disruption due to a tanker drivers strike, according to the Unite union, although the transport company involved says the impact will be “negligible”.
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Esso launches high-octane premium fuel - Synergy Supreme+ 99
Esso has announced the launch of its first 99 Octane fuel – Synergy Supreme+ 99. The new premium fuel will be available on forecourts nationwide from October 14, with the exception of 140 sites in the north west, which won’t have supply until next year. The high-spec fuel fills a gap at the top end of Esso’s forecourt fuel line-up and gives retailers a product to challenge Shell’s V-Power unleaded. Currently the highest-spec Esso fuel available to the motorist is 97 RON.
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Knife-wielding robbers strike at Esso petrol station in Leeds
West Yorkshire Police is appealing for information following an armed robbery at a petrol station in Leeds. At 8.38pm on Tuesday March 24, officers were called to the incident at the Esso station, in Wetherby Road. Two men threatened staff with a knife before taking cash and filling a builders ...
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Man with iron bar robs Esso service station near Oxford
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a robbery at the Esso Service Station on Oxford Road, Bodicote. At 11.50 pm on Sunday March 1 a member of staff was working alone when a man entered carrying an iron bar and demanded money from the safe. The man walked ...
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Esso predicted to overtake BP’s total of branded sites
Esso is set to overtake BP as the most numerous brand on UK forecourts, according to Arthur Renshaw, major account manager, Experian Catalist. Speaking at Forecourt Trader’s inaugural Summit last week, he explained: “In terms of supplier brands BP has the most sites in the UK with 1,223, but ...
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Westmorland extends Esso supply deal with Greenergy
Top 50 Indie Westmorland has signed a new agreement with Greenergy for Esso fuel supply to its Gloucester Services North site on the M5, and renewed contracts for five of its other six sites. The deal means Gloucester Services North will switch from Texaco, and that five of its sites ...
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Advertising watchdog rejects challenges by Esso and Shell
BP has won a victory over Shell and Esso after they challenged claims in the advertising for BP Ultimate fuel. Shell and Esso made a total of three complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority about adverts that ran in April and July 2016, but they were all rejected. ...
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Esso Nectar has 2m users
Esso’s Nectar promotion has reached nearly two million users since its nationwide launch on June 1. At a celebration to mark its launch, Pat Rutherford, Esso’s UK retail sales manager (pictured left with Nectar md James Moir), thanked everyone involved for the "tremendous effort that’s taken place throughout the Esso ...
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Esso Nectar reaches nearly two million users since June 1 launch
Esso’s Nectar promotion has reached nearly two million users since its nationwide launch on June 1. At a celebration to mark its launch, Pat Rutherford, Esso’s UK retail sales manager, thanked everyone involved in its delivery, and the “tremendous effort that’s taken place throughout the Esso network in a ...
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Esso site crowned store of the year by CollectPlus
An Esso service station in Solihull has been named the UK’s best CollectPlus store in the brand’s annual awards. The ‘Store of the Year’ award recognises excellent service from across the CollectPlus network of more than 7,000 newsagents, convenience stores, petrol stations and supermarkets. The Esso service station, on Shirley ...
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Esso predicts positive boost as dealers welcome Nectar scheme
Esso UK is expecting a boost in fuel volumes following the launch of its Nectar loyalty programme on June 1, which generated positive comments from several Esso retailers. Phil Miller from Cuff Miller (Littlehampton, West Sussex) said: “It’s still early days, but our move to Nectar has already been ...
