All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2014 – Page 4
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Shop Talk with Tracy West
What have Quaker Oat So Simple breakfast biscuits, Maltesers Merryteaser, Mars Minis, Persil Small & Mighty and Tropicana Trop 50 all got in common? They’re all winners of 2014 Product of the Year you know, you’ve probably seen those red and white ’Voted Product of the Year’ stamps on adverts. ...
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Spate of buglaries targeting petrol stations
Police are seeking witnesses after a series of burglaries in Warwickshire where cigarettes worth more than £30,000 have been stolen. In each case the burglars entered through the roof of the petrol station store, giving them direct access to the cigarette cabinets. Due to the similar method of entry to ...
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Government pledges relief for flood-hit businesses
The government has announced that all businesses affected by flooding will be given 100% rate relief. During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, David Cameron said: “We will be introducing a grant for all affected homeowners and businesses to build in better flood protection as they repair their properties. “That will ...
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NewsFloods close Hampshire forecourt
Flooding has affected forecourts in several areas of the south with one forced to close after a nearby river burst its banks and road closures blockading business at another site. The worst affected site was an Esso-owned service station at Romsey in Hampshire. Pictures of its forecourt under floodwater were ...
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Morrisons petrol station evacuated
Police had to evacuate a Morrisons petrol forecourt and adjacent McDonalds restaurant in Yeovil, Somerset, after a car crashed into a trolley of liquefied petroleum gas bottles. Police and the fire service attended the incident, which occurred at about 11.30pm on February 9. Two fire appliances and a rescue tender ...
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UNITI expo welcomes exhibitors to pre-launch event
Four months before the new international trade fair UNITI expo opens its doors to a worldwide audience of visitors from the retail petroleum and fuel handling sectors, exhibitors attended a pre-launch event to see the venue for themselves. UNITI expo is the new European convention for the petrol retailing industry; ...
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Keyfuels expands UK network
Keyfuels, the provider of commercial fuel cards and fuel management solutions, has added a further 279 fuel sites to its wholesale-priced fuel network in the UK. The increase means customers now have access to more than 1,790 sites nationwide. The network expansion includes 57 new sites suitable for both HGVs ...
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Lincolnshire forecourts pass LPG tests
Petrol stations serving LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) across Lincolnshire were all well within required limits after a swoop by the county’s trading standards officers. The tests were carried out by specialist weights and measures officers, and all 10 pumps at the seven tested premises were found to be selling accurate ...
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HMRC raids stores in Southwark
Alcohol and shisha tobacco have been seized from two independent stores in Southwark, London, during a series of raids by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), working in partnership with Southwark council trading standards. Officers found 500 litres wine, 200 litres of spirits and 3.5kgs of shisha tobacco. The revenue loss ...
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NewsMP calls for fairer competition and planning for independent forecourts
The PRA has welcomed an initiative by Conservative MP and fuel tax campaigner Robert Halfon to draw attention to the ongoing loss of independent petrol stations and the pressures they are under from unfair competition and legislation. He has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons ...
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Government consults on cost of drinks licences
The Association of Convenience Stores has responded to the Home Office’s announcement of a consultation on locally set fees for drinks licences, calling for clarity on the level of the cap for cost recovery. The consultation proposes that licensing authorities will be able to recover costs incurred through the licensing ...
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Rates review to investigate fairness
A review into the way business rates are administered, led by the Treasury and Department for Communities and Local Government, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The review will look at the application of reliefs, communication with ratepayers, changes to the valuation process and frequency of ...
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New marker launched to tackle fuel fraud
The UK and Ireland governments are to bring in a new product to mark rebated fuels, including off-road diesel commonly known in the UK as ‘red diesel’, in a bid to fight illegal fuel laundering. The marker is designed to help HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Irish ...
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Fuel promotion so successful it has to be rationed
A promotion run by a petrol station in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, was so popular that it sold 80,000 litres of unleaded petrol in one day and it had to limit the amount customers could buy to avoid running out The Total garage, in Ashby Road, which is owned by ...
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Rontec to open site in Northumberland
Rontec has leased a site at Alnwick, Northumberland, which has been vacant for more than a year, and will reopen it tomorrow. The Northumberland Estates developed the site at Cawledge and it first opened in June 2012, but the initial tenant suffered a number of problems and it closed six ...
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Rural indies would be disadvantaged by E10, says PRA
Rural independent fuel retailers could be severely disadvantaged by the introduction of E10 fuel, claimed PRA chairman Brian Madderson in Friday’s edition of Radio 4’s You & Yours. He was responding to the news that transport minister Baroness Cramer had said the introduction of E10 would not be pushed through ...
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Moto buys motorway service area
A motorway service area (MSA) on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire has been sold to Moto Hospitality in a deal brokered by Colliers International. The sale of the family-run Leeming Bar Services at Bedale will result in investment in the site and generate additional jobs for the area, according to ...
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Move to Gulf boosts John Darke sales
John Darke Ltd is about to celebrate its first anniversary as a Gulf service station having previously been the largest site in the Total dealer network. The family owned business on the A16 Grimsby Road in Louth, Lincolnshire, switched to Gulf in March 2013, and has been rewarded with increased ...
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Burglars strike twice at Sheffield petrol station
Police are appealing for witnesses to two burglaries at a petrol station in Sheffield which they believe may be linked. The most recent theft occurred between 2.20am and 2.30am on Wednesday, February 12, at the Murco petrol station in Burncross Road, Chapeltown. Police believe that two offenders forced their way ...
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Topaz signs deal with car sharing club
Topaz, the largest fuels and convenience retailer in Ireland, has announced that it is to be the official fuel supplier to GoCar, the only car sharing initiative in the Irish Republic. The car club, which currently operates in Dublin and Cork, has 70 vehicles which are equipped with Topaz Fuel ...