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NewsRobbers who assaulted petrol station staff with hammers jailed
Two men who assaulted petrol station staff with hammers were part of a gang of four jailed for a combined total of 25 years. The four men were sentenced at Southampton Crown Court after pleading guilty to their part in a series of robberies and burglaries against businesses. The men, ...
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NewsGovernment urged to set up Anti-Illicit Trade Group
A cross party group of MPs and peers has called on the government to set up a national Anti-Illicit Trade Group, claiming this could bring in up to £5bn a year in excise duty. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Illicit Trade says that illicit trade cultivates organised crime activity and ...
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NewsACS welcomes LINK decision to cancel ATM fee cut
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a decision by LINK to cancel an interchange fee cut expected in 2020 and review future reductions. The first reduction in interchange fees enforced by LINK of 5% (equivalent to 1.25p per transaction) took effect on 1 July, with the second 5% ...
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NewsRontec and BP agree £2bn fuel supply deal
Top 50 Indie Rontec has agreed a new £2bn fuel supply contract with BP. The deal involves renewal of an existing contract for fuel supply at 50 sites, with a further 13 forecourts across England and Wales added – including Rontec’s two motorway service sites. These sites are set to ...
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NewsNisa Local forecourt shop launches food-to-go range
A Nisa Local forecourt shop, at Brighouse, West Yorkshire, which opened its doors for the first time earlier this year, has seen footfall rocket after launching its own bespoke food-to go-offering. Husband and wife team Salim and Mumtaz Patel run the Crown Services store together, having operated a petrol station ...
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NewsNational Grid expects smart EVs to store and release power
Electric vehicles will play a major role in delivering a low carbon future, according to National Grid’s annual Future Energy Scenarios report. Through smart charging and vehicle-to-grid technologies, the report says electric vehicles will be able to support the continued growth in renewables by storing excess generation and releasing it ...
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NewsGulf Retail rolls out collectibles promotion
The latest Gulf Retail forecourt initiative, designed to drive new business to Gulf forecourts, will be rolled-out nationwide this summer. The Gulf Collectibles range of 1:64 scale models includes a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, Ford Mustang and Audi R8, each one available in Gulf racing colours and in a presentation box. ...
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NewsDfT drops requirement for minimum distance between MSAs
The Department for Transport has revealed that it has abandoned the requirement for minimum intervals between motorway service areas (MSAs). The admission came from transport minister Jesse Norman in a response to MP Maria Miller, who was objecting to proposals for two MSAs on the M3 in her Basingstoke constituency. ...
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NewsPRA warns of flaws in way Road to Zero is being implemented
The PRA has accepted a number of proposals in the government’s new transport strategy, but pointed out a range of flaws in the way it is being implemented. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “Following the Department for Transport (DfT) publication of the Road to Zero strategy earlier this week, the ...
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NewsPark Garage Group holds annual cricket day
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group recently held its annual cricket day at Addiscombe Cricket Club in Sandilands, Croydon. Hemant Tandon, Park Garage group operations director, said of the event: “Park Garage Group (PGG) were thrilled to host its fourth annual cricket day at Addiscombe Cricket Club. It was a ...
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NewsTobacco gantry removed after counterfeit cigarette conviction
Tobacco manufacturer JTI has removed its tobacco gantry from N&N News in Desborough Road, High Wycombe, following a prosecution at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on 13 June for selling counterfeit tobacco products. The store’s owner, Chandrasegaram Mughaya, was given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay £1,650 in costs. ...
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NewsACS calls for transparency over affects of ATM fee cut
The Association of Convenience Store (ACS) has told MPs LINK should be transparent about the application of its Financial Inclusion Programme, and the impact of its interchange fee cut on rural ATMs. It was giving evidence in Parliament to an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, chaired ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie completes third redevelopment this year
Top 50 Indie SK Fuels has reopened its Jet Smalleys site at Thorne, near Doncaster, after a £1.3m redevelopment. SK Fuels owns nine Jet sites throughout the north of England, and the Jet Smalleys scheme is the third redevelopment it has completed this year. The latest redevelopment involved major changes ...
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NewsMcLaren announces full range will be hybrid by 2025
British sportscar and supercar maker McLaren has announced that its entire range will be hybrid by 2025. Speaking at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mike Flewitt, chief executive officer, McLaren Automotive, revealed the company’s Track25 business plan to take it through to 2025. He said the company would be launching ...
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NewsHand car wash inquiry hears evidence from GLAA
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has given evidence to MPs investigating the hand car wash (HCW) sector. Members of the Environmental Audit Committee met in Parliament on Tuesday 10 July to hear a second round of evidence. PRA chairman Brian Madderson was among witnesses at the first session ...
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NewsPolice patrol calls in at forecourt as raid is in progress
A crime in progress was discovered by officers in a police car on routine patrol who pulled onto a garage forecourt in Sussex. Two men in balaclavas were stealing property from the Tesco Express shop next to the filling station in Redkiln Way, Horsham, shortly before 12.30am on Friday 6 ...
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NewsAttempt to steal ATM causes major damage to petrol station
Thieves attempting to steal a cash machine from a Hampshire petrol station have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. The raiders struck at around 3.30am on Tuesday July 10 at the West Meon BP service station west of Petersfield, using a digger in an attempt to rip the cash ...
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NewsCall for incentives for forecourts as DfT publishes ’Road to Zero’ report
The Association of Convenience Stores has reiterated its call for the government to incentivise rather than compel forecourt operators to provide electric vehicle charging points on their sites. The Road to Zero, published on July 9 by the Department for Transport, sets out the Government’s plans to see at least ...
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NewsNormal service returns to BP sites following system outage
BP confirmed on Monday that all its sites had returned to normal service and were once again accepting card payments, after the majority were affected by a system failure forcing customers to pay by cash or complete forms to return and pay later. The system was down for around three ...
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NewsCertas Energy buys six sites from Welsh Top 50 Indie
Certas Energy has confirmed the purchase of six forecourts from South Wales Top 50 indie, David Taylor Filling Stations, as it continues to grow its Gulf network across the UK. This latest acquisition follows the recent purchase of two Petromex sites in Lancashire. “David Taylor Filling Stations presents ...