All articles by John Wood – Page 58
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NewsNew 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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NewsRoadchef 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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NewsMotorists 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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NewsPRA 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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NewsEG 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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NewsThieves 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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NewsRoadchef 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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NewsCashback 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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NewsNational 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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NewsOsprey 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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NewsCo-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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NewsUK 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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NewsFive 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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NewsStudy 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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NewsSelect 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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NewsThree 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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Equipment NewsSTA 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.
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NewsJames Hall & Co adds 42nd forecourt with acquisition from Euro Garages
James Hall & Co has added a 42nd forecourt to its retail estate with the acquisition of a site in West Lancashire from Euro Garages.
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NewsProposal for £160m M25 motorway service area rejected by planning inspector
A planning inspector has refused permission for a proposed motorway services area in the north-west quadrant of the M25, and suggested that a rival plan is no better, but expressed a clear preference for a third scheme.
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NewsRaiders break in to ATM on forecourt and steal cash believed to be a five-figure sum
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after the theft of cash, believed to be a five-figure sum, from an ATM on a forecourt in Bo’ness in Scotland.