All articles by Hugo Griffiths – Page 12
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NewsHand car wash in Taunton sanctioned over electrical safety fears
A hand car wash in Taunton, Somerset, has been issued a Prohibition Notice by the Health and Safety Executive over concerns that the business poses a risk of electrocution to employees.
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NewsExtra MSA expands EV chargepoint partnership with Ionity
Motorway services firm Extra MSA has strengthened its relationship with chargepoint firm Ionity, announcing a further two dozen chargepoints have been installed at its Cambridge services on the A14, which is in effect an extension of the M11 motorway.
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NewsWelcome Break marks 65 years of motorway services with life-sized car-shaped cake
It has been 65 years since Newport Pagnell services became the UK’s first motorway service area (MSA), and to mark the occasion Welcome Break has commissioned a life-sized cake in the shape the best-selling car of 1960.
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NewsMFG looks to expand Cambridgeshire Morrisons forecourt
MFG has applied for planning permission to extend a Morrisons forecourt in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, adding a food-to-go facility and raising the canopy roof.
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NewsPolice and Crime Commissioner “concerned” drive-offs are not being classed as crimes
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex has expressed “concern” that forecourt operators may be being given “incorrect or misleading” information when reporting drive-offs.
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NewsNew luxury service station with holiday lodges gains planning permission
Forecourt operators are landlords as much as they are retailers, and a new project near Newcastle has underlined just how important location and space are when new projects are being considered.
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NewsShell commences knock-down rebuild of Hampshire forecourt
Work has begun on the redevelopment of a Shell owned forecourt between Southampton and Portsmouth.
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NewsMFG intends to keep Scottish forecourt open 24/7
Planning documents have revealed that MFG is seeking permission to run a forecourt in South Ayrshire 24 hours a day.
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NewsParcel lockers experiencing surge in popularity
The popularity of parcel collection and drop-off lockers has grown significantly and the sector’s growth shows no signs of slowing, new research has indicated.
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NewsZuber Issa says EG Group should sell off US forecourts to settle debts
Zuber Issa has made a rare public intervention after suggesting that EG Group, which operates around 5,600 sites across Europe, Australia and the US, should sell off its American forecourts, rather than IPO, to settle its debts.
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NewsDrive-off thief fined £1,500
Crime statistics may indicate that fuel thieves are rarely brought to justice, but officers from Kent Police successfully apprehended a man who stole over £70 worth of petrol, leading to prosecution and a hefty fine.
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NewsUsed-car sales figures reveal just 3.4% or people want an electric car
While new-car registration figures must be put in context against manufacturer discounts, government grants and Salary Sacrifice tax-avoidance schemes for electric cars, the Wild West of the used-car market, where it’s every unincentivized motorist for his or herself, shows what drivers are really thinking – and few of them are thinking about EVs.
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NewsGreen Belt trumps EV charging station in planning battle
The “harm” an electric-car charging station and drive-through restaurant would do to an area of Green Belt has seen developers refused planning permission following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.
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NewsLamp post EV charging firm Ubitricity installs 10,000th socket
Ubitricity, which works with local councils to install roadside EV chargepoints, typically by adding them to existing lamp posts, has announced it has completed its 10,000th socket.
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NewsSecond forecourt operator comes forward to highlight police inaction over drive-offs
It was only earlier this week we reported that Tom Buckley of Pricewatch Group had lodged a formal complaint over how police responded to a reported drive-off, but another forecourt operator has stuck their head above the parapet to complain that UK authorities are “refusing” to deal with the issue.
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NewsVape ban confusion among both retailers and consumers
The ban on disposable vapes may have been in place for over two months, but indications are that many retailers are continuing to sell disposable devices, which customers are in turn continuing to demand.
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NewsLatest EV chargepoint stats show continued sector growth
Zapmap’s monthly compilation of EV chargepoint statistics show there were 1,849 new devices added in July, bringing the total number in the UK to 84,218, spread across 41,979 locations.
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NewsPricewatch’s Tom Buckley raises formal complaint after police refuse to investigate drive-off
A complaint has been lodged with the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner after the force refused to investigate a drive-off that took place at a Pricewatch forecourt.
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NewsPlans for Yeadon hand car wash turned down
Leeds City Council has refused a planning application to turn a disused pub’s car park into a hand car wash, citing numerous reasons including concerns over noise, visual character, traffic and drainage.
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NewsPolice hunt for suspected forecourt thieves in Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Police has issued an appeal for information following the theft of fuel and goods from a petrol station in York.