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NewsToyota unveils a concept car with experimental hydrogen combustion engine
Toyota has unveiled a concept car showcasing its experimental hydrogen-powered combustion engine technology in a GR Yaris.
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US warehouse club giant Costco opens 17th UK forecourt in Hertfordshire
US warehouse club giant Costco has opened its 17th petrol filling station in the UK at headquarters site in this country at Bushey in Hertfordshire.
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BP buys stake in UK’s largest dual provider of LNG and CNG to road transport
BP has acquired a 28.57% stake in Gasrec, the UK’s largest dual provider of bio-liquified natural gas (LNG) and bio-compressed natural gas (CNG) to road transport.
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New record high prices for petrol and diesel set during November according to RAC Fuel Watch
Average retail prices for petrol and diesel increased during November and reached record highs with petrol at 147.72ppl on November 21 and diesel having reached 151.1ppl a day earlier, according to analysis by RAC Fuel Watch.
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Roadchef works with Gridserve to upgrade its EV charger network
Motorway service area operator Roadchef – in partnership with Gridserve – has significantly upgraded the electric vehicle (EV) charging points at its sites across the country, having seen demand surge by five times the average daily usage over the summer
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Motorists urged to use hand covering in forecourts to defend against Covid variants
GripHero, the provider of fuel-nozzle mounted glove dispensers, is calling on motorists to wear forecourt hand-protection at the fuel pump as a first line of defence against new variants of Covid-19, including Omicron.
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PRA rejects assertion by RAC that fuel retailers are profiteering
The PRA has rejected claims by the RAC that fuel prices are too high because retailers are not passing on reductions in wholesale prices.
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EG Group reports second highest quarterly EBITDA of $428m
EG Group has reported a $48m decline in EBITDA for the third quarter of 2021, compared with the same quarter a year ago, which was a record-breaking EBITDA performance following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
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Thieves use crowbar to break into cash machine on forecourt in Leicestershire
Detectives from Leicestershire Police are appealing for public help after a cash machine was broken into at a petrol station in Ashby overnight on Tuesday 30 November.
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Roadchef extends partnership with Leon with new restaurant opening on M56
Roadchef extended its partnership with the Leon fast-food chain with the opening of a restaurant at its Chester site at junction 14 of the M56 motorway at Hapsford.
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Cashback without purchase rolled out to more PayPoint sites
Following a successful 12-month pilot, Link, the UK’s largest cash machine network, is rolling out cashback without purchase across the UK. It is already live in more than 1,000 locations.
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National map planned showing demand for EV kerbside charging
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is aiming to publish a national map showing street-by-street demand for electric vehicle kerbside charging by early in 2022.
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Co-op opens new forecourt and reopens second after a £1.3m revamp of the site
The Co-op has added an additional forecourt to its estate, at Gnosall in Staffordshire, and reopened a second, at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, after a £1.3m refurbishment.
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Osprey Charging opens first of planned 150 EV charging hubs
Osprey Charging has opened the first of more than 150 EV charging hubs it is planning to deliver across the UK in a £75m programme.
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UK car makers decline to their lowest October production levels since 1956
UK car production declined by 41.4% in October as factories turned out 64,729 units, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Five figure sum stolen from Scottish forecourt ATMs for second time in three days
Criminals have stolen a five-figure sum of cash from an ATM on a forecourt in Scotland for the second time in three nights.
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Study forecasts number of charging sessions will rise 665% over next five years
The global volume of EV charging sessions will exceed 1.5 billion per annum in 2026, up from 200 million in 2021, according to a new study by Juniper Research.
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Select committee told urgent action needed to improve facilities for lorry drivers
The government has been urged to take urgent action to improve facilities for lorry drivers in evidence given to a parliamentary committee.
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Three tobacco fraudsters jailed for a total of eight and a half years
Three tobacco fraudsters who attempted to flood the UK with millions of illegal cigarettes, have been jailed for a total of eight and a half years.
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STA Technical develops new offset fuel labels in response to accident
STA Technical has developed new offset fuel labels for forecourts after a child was injured on a forecourt in an incident involving older versions of the labels.
