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NewsPRA welcomes decision to freeze fuel duty for another year
Associations representing the forecourt trade and drivers have welcomed the announcement that duty on fuel will be frozen for a further year. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, the Prime Minister said: “Some have wondered if there would be a thaw in our fuel duty freeze this year. ...
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NewsRaiders smash their way into forecourt shop using lorry
Merseyside Police is appealing for information after raiders smashed a lorry into a petrol station in the early hours of Monday 1 October. Police were called out shortly before 12.40am following a report that there was a group of five males inside the petrol station at Sainsbury’s, Jennifer Avenue, Liverpool ...
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NewsCMA allows MFG to integrate bulk of MRH sites into its business
MFG has been given conditional permission to integrate the majority of MRH sites (about 440 out of 490) into its business, while the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) continues to consider the merger of the two companies, and undertakings proposed by MFG. But the CMA has ruled that 52 MRH ...
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NewsEG Group completes takeover of German Esso network
Euro Garages parent company EG Group has completed the takeover of the German Esso service station network from ExxonMobil. EG Group will operate as a brand partner of Esso in the future. This takeover is the conclusion of an agreement to transfer announced by both companies at the end of ...
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NewsEG Group appoints new head for 1,000-store US estate
EG Group has announced that Jay Erickson has been promoted to president of c-store for EG America, and will manage and lead a national network of nearly 1,000 petrol stations and convenience store locations spread across 23 states in the US. Jay has nearly 30 years of experience in convenience ...
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NewsTobacco fraudsters hit with £11.5m tax bill by HMRC
Shopkeepers who were repeatedly caught selling illicit tobacco faced tax bills and penalties in excess of £11m last year, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The tax authority said its action was intended to deliver a level playing field for local traders, and that last year a total of ...
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NewsBP to roll-out electric chargers widely over next 12 months
BP customers in the UK can expect to access BP Chargemaster chargers rolling out at scale on forecourts over the next 12 months, on both company owned and dealer channels. David Newton, chief operating officer at BP Chargemaster, told delegates at this week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day that the ...
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NewsApplegreen share placing raises £156m for Welcome Break deal
Applegreen has raised €175m (£156m) through a share placing with existing and new institutions to part fund the acquisition of a majority stake in the motorway service area operator Welcome Break. In the announcement revealing the new funding the company said the share offer was “significantly oversubscribed”. The new shares ...
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NewsNew guidance for retailers on proxy purchasing of alcohol
ACS (the Association of Convenience Store) has welcomed new guidance from the Retail Alcohol Standards Group (RASG) which aims to help retailers tackle the proxy purchasing of alcohol, which is where an adult purchases alcohol on behalf of a child. RASG’s new guidance to support retailers in preventing proxy alcohol ...
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NewsUKPIA warns of supply chain risk of no deal Brexit
UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association) has warned that exiting the EU without a deal could put the fuel supply chain at risk. The warning came after the Government published a Technical Notice on “Regulating Chemicals (REACH) if there is no Brexit Deal”. REACH is the set of regulations overseeing chemicals ...
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NewsPolice officer injured in hit and run at Welsh forecourt
A police officer in Wales was injured when he was struck by a car at a petrol station forecourt. He was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following the collision on a petrol forecourt in Llangefni. A North Wales Police spokesman said the incident occurred on Tuesday 25 ...
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NewsCashier shaken after shoplifters turn violent
Police officers in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a female petrol station worker was left “shaken” when a group of shoplifters turned violent. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police were called to Milehouse Service Station in Wolseley Road at 8.40pm yesterday.” It was reported that three ...
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NewsTesco customers’ cars break down after water contaminates diesel
Dozens of Tesco customers were left stranded after water contaminated diesel tanks in two separate incidents. The first problems occurred at the Tesco Extra store at Goodmayes in East London on the evening of Sunday September 23, when customers reported breaking down yards from the service station after filling up ...
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NewsApplegreen gearing up for “transformational” growth in UK
Top 50 Indie Applegreen achieved sharply increased turnover and profits in the six months ended 30 June 2018, and is gearing up for major expansion in the UK. Its interim results show group revenue increased by 27% to €854.9m, compared with the same period a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA ...
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NewsEG Group donation enables hospital to buy equipment
The hospital nearest the headquarters of Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has been able to buy vital equipment after a donation of more than £60,000 by the company. The equipment will be used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Burnley General Teaching Hospital, and Dr Dev Kumar, ...
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NewsSupermarkets cut petrol prices but warning of rises on the way
Three supermarket groups have cut their petrol prices, but the RAC is warning much higher prices could be on their way. Asda started the round of cuts reducing its unleaded petrol by 2ppl, making its national price cap 126.7ppl. Asda’s senior fuel buyer, Dave Tyrer, said: “Today’s latest move shows ...
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NewsPorsche drops diesel and invests in developing electric technology
Porsche has abandoned production of diesel engines and will increase its focus on hybrid and electric vehicle. The company said that demand for diesel models was dropping. In 2017, the diesel share of worldwide Porsches was 12%, and it has not had a diesel in its portfolio since February of ...
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NewsNorthern Irish Nisa retailer revamps forecourt store
A 2,000sq ft Nisa forecourt store in Northern Ireland has undergone a major refit. O’Kanes Superstore in Armagh has installed new lighting and flooring, a new ceiling, a bank of chillers, a new counter with a contemporary oak block finish along with a raft of bespoke features, to create a ...
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NewsFarmer finds forecourt’s ATM in his field
An ATM that was ripped off the wall at a Texaco site in Odiham, Hampshire, has been unearthed by a farmer in his field. According to Farmers Weekly, the arable farmer was out working in his combine harvester when he found the damaged ATM hidden, under a coat in a ...
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NewsBP to reveal Chargemaster plans at Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day
BP will reveal its view of the UK’s electric vehicle charging landscape and its plans for the dealer network at next week’s Forecourt Trader Electric Track Day, which takes place at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby. Following BP’s recent acquisition of Chargemaster – the UK’s largest public network of EV ...