All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2022 – Page 4
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ACS urges retailers to be prepared for tobacco track and trace changes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging retailers to familiarise themselves with the upcoming changes to the tobacco track and trace system.
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Automotive industry and motorists organisations slam termination of plug-in car grant
A decision by the government to scrap the plug-in car grant with immediate effect has been slammed by the automotive industry and motorists organisations.
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Tobacco proposals: proposed annual age increase could disrupt current successful in-store policies, says ACS
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to the publication of an independent review into smoking in England, raising concerns about the impact of a recommendation to raise the minimum age of sale by one year every year until no-one can legally access tobacco products. ACS has welcomed proposals for more funding to tackle the illicit tobacco market.
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Planning consent for state-of-the-art Electric Forecourt in Plymouth
Plymouth is to become home to a state-of-the-art Gridserve Electric Forecourt that aims to make charging an electric vehicle (EV) more ’convenient, more enjoyable and much more affordable than using a traditional petrol forecourt’.
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British zero-emission vehicle tech on show at one of world’s largest EV events
Some of the UK’s most innovative companies in electric and zero emission vehicle technology will today attend one of the world’s largest EV events, the Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS35) in Oslo.
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MONEY TALK: Switch it off, or turn it down.
It seems that no sooner had the government boldly declared that there would be no windfall tax on energy suppliers, they decided that there would be something called an ’energy profits levy’ on energy suppliers, intended to raise £15bn for the Treasury.
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Extra vigilance on forecourts urged as unpaid fuel incidents rise by 22% in first week of June
Incidents of unpaid fuel have increased by 22% during the first week of June 2022 when compared to May, according to the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS),which campaigns to reduce fuel crime on UK forecourts.
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Ministers don’t understand fuel pricing, says Balmer, as PRA responds to CMA review
Government ministers don’t understand how fuel prices are set, according to Gordon Balmer, executive director of the PRA, as he responded to this morning’s announcement that the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed to conduct a swift, high-level review of competition in the fuel retail sector.
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Analysis
COMMENT: To remain even remotely competitive at the pump is a tough job!
Growing up, from a very early age, my father drilled into me a key business principle: the majority of successful decisions are all about timing. As true in life as it is in business.
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CMA agrees to ‘short and focused’ review of competition in the fuel retail market
The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed to conduct a swift, high-level review of competition in the fuel retail market following a request by the Business and Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng at the weekend.
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Calls for fuel tax cuts increase as average cost of filling a tank with petrol tops £100
Surging fuel prices have now pushed the average cost of filling the 55-litre tank of a family car with petrol to more than £100, according to the RAC.
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Hydrogen refuelling business Element 2 recruits executive from Exxon Mobil
An Exxon Mobil executive has been recruited by the hydrogen refuelling business Element 2.
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Images of two men released by West Midlands detectives after man set on fire on forecourt
Detectives from West Midlands Police have released images of two men they want to speak to after a man suffered serious injuries in a car fire at a petrol station in Dudley on Thursday 2 June.
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EG Group opens new-build Spar convenience store and forecourt at Polmadie in Glasgow
EG Group has opened a new-build Spar convenience store and forecourt at Polmadie in Glasgow.
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Nine arrests after suspicious activity at two petrol stations in Lincolnshire
Eight men and one woman have been arrested for going equipped to steal following a report of suspicious activity at petrol stations in Lincolnshire.
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Details of 87 MFG service stations to be sold off revealed by Competition and Markets Authority
A list of the 87 MFG service stations its owner intends to sell as part of a deal with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been published.
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FairfuelUK defends independent fuel retailers, but is pushing for voluntary forecourt ‘Kitemark’
FairfuelUK founder Howard Cox appeared to stick up for independent fuel retailers on national TV today, while at the same time advocating a pump-pricing watchdog.
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Fuel card specialist Allstar opts for Mer EV chargers at two offices
Allstar Business Solutions has chosen Mer, an electric vehicle (EV) charging company backed by Statkraft, to deliver charging points at its offices in Swindon and Walsall.
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Liberty Charge warns of £1.5 billion shortfall in Government EV infrastructure funding
Electric vehicle charge point operator, Liberty Charge, has warned of a more than £1.5 billion shortfall in government EV infrastructure funding and called on the private sector to step in.
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Spectre of £2-a-litre diesel as fuel prices continue rise to record levels
The average price of petrol endured its biggest daily jump in 17 years by going more than 2ppl (2.23ppl) on Tuesday taking it to nearly 181ppl (180.73ppl).