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NewsVST Forecourts upgrades Devon filling station in £300k makeover
Top 50 Indie VST Forecourts has invested around £300,000 in a comprehensive makeover of its site in South Molton, Devon.
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NewsLoaded revolver found at forecourt sees petrol station worker jailed
A man has been given a six-year custodial sentence after a loaded revolver was found at the filling station he worked at.
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NewsEG On The Move plans new-to-sector business park forecourt
Planning documents have revealed EG On The Move is seeking to build a new-to-sector forecourt on a 100-acre business park on the outskirts of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
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NewsPolice data shows drive-offs rising with prices
Official statistics from UK police forces show the number of drive-offs reported by fuel retailers have risen by 26% since prices began to climb alongside the Iranian conflict.
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NewsPost-Prax deal sees all Gill Marsh forecourts sign with Jet
The fallout from the implosion of the Prax brand continues to rumble on, with Jet announcing all Gill Marsh Forecourts have switched over to the US-owned fuel brand.
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NewsForecourt tyre-pressure checks up 8% as drivers seek better fuel economy
Rising fuel prices have led to a surge in drivers checking their vehicles’ tyre pressures as they seek to eek every last mile out of a gallon of fuel, new data has revealed.
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NewsEG On The Move's airport forecourt plans head to government appeal
EG On The Move has lodged an appeal against a planning refusal that snubbed its proposal to build a new-to-sector filling station a stone’s throw away from a major airport.
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NewsForecourt in hot water over cashpoint planning oversight
A cashpoint manufacturer has had to apply for planning consent after installing an ATM at a filling station in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, without having obtained the requisite approval of the local authority.
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NewsCMA admits to using “simple” profit calculations and not properly analysing fuel sector
The Competition and Markets Authority, which has warned forecourt operators they are “on notice” over concerns of unfair profits, has admitted the calculation it uses for estimating fuel margins is “a simple metric”, and that it has “not analysed” the sector fully.
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NewsVape ban shambles: call for £5 deposit as 6m ‘reusables’ thrown away a week
The much-trumpeted ban on disposable vapes, introduced one year ago today, has done little to tackle the issue of discarded devices, with 6.3m ‘reusable’ vapes still thrown away every week, prompting calls for a £5 deposit to be paid by vapers.
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NewsMoto gains gong for being a good employer
Motorway services firm Moto has been named in the Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work rundown for the third consecutive year.
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NewsPenny On The Move double robber jailed
A knife-wielding robber who held up the same Penny On The Move forecourt twice within the space of a week has been sentenced to 40 months in prison.
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NewsPRA calls for 5ppl fuel duty discount to be made permanent
The Petrol Retailers Association has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make the 5p per litre fuel duty ‘discount’ a permanent fixture.
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NewsForecourt thief sentenced to seven days in prison
A thief who stole goods worth £155 from a petrol station in Fleet, Hants, has been given a seven-day custodial sentence.
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NewsDisused Welsh forecourt set for redevelopment
A run-down filling station near Welshpool, Powys, is set to be brought back into service after a planning application was made to the local authority.
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NewsTop 50 Indie VST Forecourts brings Grimsby garage back to life
VST Forecourts, which entered Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies listing last year and operates 10 sites, has brought a previously defunct filling station near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, back into the sector.
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NewsSharper than expected fuel duty hike on its way
Only last week the Prime Minister announced that a 2ppl increase to fuel duty, planned for September, won’t go ahead, but a report for HMRC indicates that instead, a 3ppl rise will be implemented in January.
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NewsJames Hall & Co plans Lake District forecourt extension
Forecourt operator and Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co has submitted a planning application to extend the shop at a filling station in Keswick, Cumbria.
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NewsCostco opens first standalone petrol station
Discount grocery retailer Costco has opened its first standalone petrol station, with the site being separate from one of its main retail stores.
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NewsFuel theft continues to rise
No means of payment and drive-off incidents increased by 23% over March and April compared to the previous two months, new figures have revealed.