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NewsDevon forecourt attracts new customers with rapid chargers
A service station in Devon has widened its customer base after it installed rapid electric car chargers. Barnstaple-based Taw Garages, which also has a Ford dealership on site, is working with electric vehicle charging firm, InstaVolt, to ensure electric drivers can charge up on its forecourts. The rapid charging stations ...
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NewsScientists develop liquid battery to speed up EV charging
Scottish scientists have developed a liquid battery for electric cars which could be charged in seconds by filling it up at a service station. A team at the University of Glasgow have developed a prototype that uses a metal oxide – described by researchers as an “exotic rust” – that ...
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NewsGwent forecourts help police tackle illegal off-road bikers
Gwent Police is setting up a partnership with local petrol station as part of a new strategy to remove illegal off-road bikers from the streets. Under the scheme, forecourt staff will refuse to allow illegal bikers to fill up, and will report them to the police. Inspector Martin Cawley explained: ...
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NewsGulf Endurance petrol fuels mpg record
Former world championship rally driver and team manager turned economy driving specialist Andy Dawson shattered all the records in the Layer Marney Cup, the historic Essex-based fuel trial which was first run in 1914. The event was revived in 2015 and now takes place annually. Running on Gulf Endurance petrol, ...
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NewsOil4Wales secures £350,000 backing for site refurbishment
Oil4Wales has secured a £350,000 loan to refurbish and extend a former Texaco filling station at Nantycaws A48 near Carmarthen. Nantycaws Filling Station is on the eastbound carriageway of the main route from west Wales to Cardiff and Newport, and Oil4Wales founder and managing director Colin Owens believes it has ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV images after "despicable" armed robbery
Merseyside Police have released CCTV images of a suspect involved in an armed robbery. At around 8am on Saturday, 14 July, a man entered Ashcroft Service Station on Ashcroft Street in St Helens and made threats to a member of staff while in possession of a wooden handle before stealing ...
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NewsAmbulance service introduces hydrogen-electric vehicles
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) has introduced three new hydrogen-electric support vehicles to its transport fleet. The vans, which do not produce any emissions, are powered by an electric motor using energy from both the battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. The battery recharges from a power supply and ...
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NewsEG Group wins planning approval for Scottish scheme
The parent company of Top 50 Indie Euro Garages has won planning approval for a new petrol station in Forfar, Scotland, despite objections from a potential rival. EG Group plans to build a petrol station, retail unit, restaurant, drive-thru and HGV parking on the site next to Angus Council’s headquarters, ...
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NewsTesco petrol stations in Essex targeted in string of burglaries
Officers from Essex Police are investigating a string of burglaries at Tesco petrol stations. The first break-in occurred at the Tesco petrol station in Harlow on Friday August 3. A spokesman for the police service said: “We are investigating a burglary at a petrol station in Harlow. We received reports ...
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NewsTexaco renews long-standing West Midlands deals
Three forecourt sites operated by West Midlands retailer Shailesh Parekh have renewed with the Texaco brand for another five years. The three sites are Molineux Service Station in Wolverhampton, New Invention Service Station in Willenhall and Westcross Service Station in Birmingham. Parekh’s fourth Texaco site, Sussex Service Station, also located ...
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NewsToday’s and Landmark reassure retailers over merger plan
Following the announcement of their plans to merge earlier this week, the managing directors of Landmark Wholesale and Today’s Group have been keen to reassure retailers about their future plans. “Both buying groups have their own fascias – Today’s Extra, Today’s Local, Today’s Express, Today’s Drinks, Day Today, Day Today ...
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NewsSix people charged over theft of £60,000 from forecourt ATM
Six people have appeared in court in connection with the theft of more than £60,000 from a petrol station ATM in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The ATM in the forecourt shop in Trory, on the outskirts of Enniskillen, was targeted sometime between 1.30am and 5.30am on Thursday. In total, £61,340 ...
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NewsNew car sales increase despite another plunge by diesel
The decline in sales of new diesel cars showed no signs of slowing in July, with their market share falling to 31.9%, down from 42.7% for the same month a year ago. The UK overall new car market remained stable in July, with year-on-year demand growing by 1.2%, according to ...
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NewsHumberside robber runs off without taking anything
Humberside Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect in an attempted armed robbery at one of the sites operated by Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go. They are asking for help in identifying the man after an incident at the 24-hour Sewell on the go service station ...
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NewsBurglars break through roof to steal forecourt’s till
Lancashire Police have launched an investigation after burglars broke into a petrol station and stole a till. Police were called to reports of a burglary at the Essar petrol station in Cliviger, near Burnley, shortly before 11pm on Saturday August 4. The burglars stole a till after breaking through the ...
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NewsMaxol runs fund-raising drive for mental health charity
Maxol is encouraging its customers to ‘Top up by Ten’ by donating 10p to its charity partner, AWARE NI, when purchasing fuel or anything in-store for the month of August. At the till, members of staff from participating Maxol service stations across Northern Ireland will offer customers the option of ...
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NewsJet site steps up community engagement with nursery visit
Jet Brentford Service Station has upped its involvement in its community by hosting a visit from a local nursery. Business development manager Manoj Agnihotri closed the forecourt for an hour to welcome children and teachers from the local nursery for a tour of the site and fun activities. When he ...
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NewsSupermarkets leading the way in increasing forecourt prices
Supermarkets led the way with price rises in July as the average cost of petrol and diesel at the forecourt edged up by around 1ppl, according to RAC Fuel Watch. Data shows that it was supermarkets that increased their prices the most in July, largely cancelling out the price cuts ...
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PRA’s anger over E10
The PRA has reacted angrily to a new government consultation on whether E10 fuel should be introduced.PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: "PRA has been entirely consistent throughout previous dialogue with government in consultation submissions, roundtable meetings with ministers including Jesse Norman MP, correspondence with ministers including Jesse Norman MP ...
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Rontec signs new £2bn fuel supply deal with BP
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 are set to be converted ...