All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2023 – Page 3
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NewsACS welcomes delay of HFSS promotional restrictions until October 2025
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed a delay to the promotional restrictions on HFSS (high fat, salt, sugar) products that were due to come into force in October this year and have now been delayed until October 2025.
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Promotional Feature3 ways forecourt retailers can future-proof their businesses
Forecourts are evolving due to changing consumer demands and profiles. So, how are these drivers of change creating new opportunities that forecourt retailers can capitalise on, ensuring their future business growth?
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Promotional FeatureHow to keep pace with new shopper missions
With powerful changes in consumer behaviour supporting growth in the forecourt and convenience sector, forecourt retailers are needing to adapt to drive change and keep pace with these new shopper missions.
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NewsToyota unveils plans to boost EV battery performance but will continue to champion hydrogen
Toyota has unveiled plans to improve energy densities and performance of battery electric vehicles (BEVs).
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NewsDriver crashes into McBride’s Maxol Service Station Spar store
A taxi driver who became ill at the wheel of his car smashed into the McBride’s Maxol Service Station Spar store at its Lakeside site on Queen Street in Enniskillen on Friday.
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NewsParamedics put out forecourt fire
Two paramedics put out a fire on a forecourt in Newport, to prevent it spreading across the site.
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NewsNTS Group acquires two more sites
Top 50 Indie NTS Group has successfully completed the acquisition of two sites: Texaco at Commercial Road in Hereford and Texaco in Church Road, Penryn.
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NewsMPs’ damning report sparks renewed calls for more support with energy bills
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has again called on the government to take meaningful action on energy support with energy costs for local shops in response to a damning Public Accounts Committee report on the operation of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bill Discount Scheme.
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NewsNew launch is billed as the UK’s most affordable electric vehicle
A London-based company has launched what it is billing as the UK’s most affordable electric vehicle.
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NewsNew vehicle registrations fell in 2022 but plug-in vehicles were up 21%
The number of new vehicles registered in the UK in 2022 was down 4% compared with the previous year, but the number of new plug-in vehicles rose by 21%.
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NewsMoto reveals its has rolled out 187 high-powered EV chargers across 16 sites
Moto Hospitality has rolled out 187 high-powered EV chargers across 16 sites, working with its partners Gridserve and Tesla, and now has a total of 371 chargers across its network of motorway and trunk road service areas.
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NewsACS briefs MPs on bill to increase take-up of Healthy Start support
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has briefed parliamentarians ahead of a Ten Minute Motion Bill led by Emma Lewell-Buck MP proposing to create a law so those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme are automatically signed up, to stop them from missing out on support.
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NewsMan jailed for attack on driver after altercation at petrol filling station
A man deliberately crashed into another motorist’s car and attacked him after he refused to pay for his brother’s cigarettes at a petrol station, a court has been told.
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NewsBiomethane supplier ReFuels opens 11th refuelling station under CNG Fuels brand
Biomethane supplier ReFuels has opened its 11th refuelling station under the CNG Fuels brand, at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham.
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NewsBP expands number of charge points available through Fuel & Charge card
BP is expanding the number of charge point operators available through its Fuel & Charge card, giving its fleet customers access to more than 12,000 electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the UK.
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NewsFreehold of Gridserve’s Electric Forecourt in Norwich on market with £3m guide price
The freehold of Gridserve’s Electric Forecourt in Norwich has been put on the market by Colliers with a guide price of £3m.
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NewsNFDA accuses DfT of holding back the market for battery-powered vans
Failures at the Department for Transport are holding back the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) LCVs market, according to the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
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NewsPolice release image of man in investigation of fraud at motorway service station
Police investigating allegations of fraud at a motorway service station on the M40 have released an image of a man they would like to speak to.
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NewsRecycling and resource recovery group Enva buys waste oil collection company
The Northampton-based waste oil collection specialist Duston Oils has been acquired by the recycling and resource recovery group Enva for an undisclosed amount.
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NewsPRA expresses concerns over Scottish government’s deposit return scheme
The PRA has expressed concerns over Scotland’s Bottle Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in a letter to the circular economy minister Lorna Slater.