All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2023 – Page 4
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SECURITY: Facing crime
Most weeks Forecourt Trader reports on incidents of drive-offs from petrol stations. It could be a spree in one area or it could be someone in court for a series of offences. Unfortunately it looks like our reporting of these stories is not going to stop any time soon.
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Industry FeatureINSIGHT: BOSS is the ‘Watch’ word for fighting forecourt crime
Motorists not paying for fuel - whether by accident or design - has long been the scourge of the fuel retailing sector, and according to the latest figures, the overall trend is upwards.
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NewsCCTV images released in investigation into £1,500 fuel theft using cloned cards
Norfolk Police has released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with fuel cards being cloned and used to buy £1,500 worth of fuel.
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NewsPolice officers in Scotland appeal for information following break-in at a fuel station
Police officers in Scotland are appealing for information following a break-in at a fuel station in Helensburgh on Sunday, 9 July.
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NewsACS calls for tougher regulation of energy suppliers in response to consultation
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for tougher regulation of energy suppliers to provide businesses with clarity on their billing, payment options, data transparency, contract terms, and termination.
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NewsBiomethane supplier ReFuels opens 12th refuelling station under CNG Fuels brand
Biomethane supplier ReFuels has opened its 12th refuelling station under the CNG Fuels brand, at Corby in Northamptonshire.
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NewsUKPIA welcomes proposal to prevent investment leaking from the UK
UKPIA has welcomed a report from a cross-party and cross-industry group aiming to stop investment leaking to countries with lower environmental standards.
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NewsStaffordshire Police release CCTV image after robbery at Esso service station
Officers from Staffordshire Police have released a CCTV still of a man they wish to speak to following a robbery at a petrol station in East Staffordshire.
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NewsRetailers reminded about new tobacco track and trace sanctions from July 20
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding retailers about the new tobacco track and trace sanctions which are due to come into force on 20th July.
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NewsClacket Lane celebrates 30th anniversary
Roadchef is celebrating its Clacket Lane site’s 30th birthday this week alongside the anniversary of one of its very first employees. The site, located between junction five and six on the M25, first opened for business on July 21, 1993, and is celebrating the milestone this week with a themed party reflecting on the last three decades.
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NewsDemand for forecourts remains strong
Petrol filling stations that came to the market in the first half of 2023 attracted a healthy level of interest, receiving an average of 11 offers per site. So says Christie & Co in its Retail & Leisure: 2023 Mid-Year Insight. The company said individual transaction levels were subdued but there was no shortage of buyers for going concern acquisitions.
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NewsPreston site for sale for £1.4m
Hillcrest Service Station in Tag Lane, Preston, has gone on the market with a guide price of £1.4m.
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NewsMore funding for real-world trials of hydrogen grid de-blending and refuelling technology
Following successful alpha stage trials in 2022, the HyNTS consortium, including Element 2, has been awarded a further £9.9m from the OFGEM Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to move into real-world trials of its Deblending for Transport Applications project.
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News£4bn gigafactory being built in the UK
Tata has announced that it will build a £4bn-plus 40GW battery cell gigafactory in the UK. The investment aims to deliver electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions for customers in the UK and Europe. JLR and Tata Motors will be anchor customers, with supplies commencing from 2026.
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NewsSurge Saturday: busiest ever day for EV charging on UK roads expected
Moto Hospitality is predicting that 393,750 EV drivers will be on the road over the weekend, with Surge Saturday, the busiest day for EV charging on UK roads ever.
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NewsRobber who used imitation gun in petrol station raid jailed for five and half years
A man has been jailed for five and half years for robbing a filling station in Cambridgeshire by showing the cashier an imitation firearm.
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NewsGridserve opens Electric Super Hub at Cornwall Services near St Austell
Gridserve has just opened its latest Electric Super Hub at Cornwall Services near St Austell.
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NewsACS welcomes findings of CMA report into competition in the grocery market
An update from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on competition in the grocery market, reiterating the financial pressures that convenience retailers are facing with extraordinarily high costs, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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NewsCMA claims it will be able to put major retailers’ fuel prices online by end of August
A temporary scheme to make the daily fuel prices of major retailers freely available to consumers will be operating by the end of August, according to the Competition and Markets Authority CMA), but with five weeks to go how it will operate has yet to be agreed.
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NewsIndependent retailers call for government grants to beef up their security systems
Independent retailers are renewing calls for government grants to help them beef up their security systems as new figures show that incidents of shop theft rose by a quarter in the last year.