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NewsSmugglers caught with one million illicit cigarettes sentenced
Three Londoners caught with more than one million illicit cigarettes, worth £310,000 in lost duty to the UK public purse, have been sentenced. Zana Osman, 37, from North Finchley, Piotr Zwolinski, 45, of Wembley, and Halkwat Walli, 34, originally from Iraq, were caught in Bedford with 1.15 million illicit cigarettes ...
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NewsHydrogen network strikes deal with fuel card provider
Allstar Business Solutions is claiming to be the first fuel card provider whose cards are accepted at ITM Power’s national network of hydrogen refuelling stations. Under the deal with ITM Power, Allstar fuel cards will be accepted at ITM Power refuelling stations in addition to stations offering traditional fuels operated ...
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NewsBP with M&S and Costa drive-thru gets go-ahead
Plans to build a petrol filling station, convenience store and drive-thru restaurant at a major warehouse and logistics development in Manchester have been granted planning consent. Construction of the proposed development by Icon Industrial at its flagship scheme – Icon Manchester Airport – could begin this month. The BP filling ...
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NewsRaider attacks two petrol stations in five minutes
An armed raider attacked two petrol stations within five minutes in South Derbyshire on Friday January 20. Derbyshire police are currently investigating an armed robbery at the Shell Garage on Etwall Road at the services at the Toyota roundabout at the junction of the A38 and A50 at around 11.15pm. ...
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NewsPRA arranges business breakout session at Exeter
The PRA is staging a “Business Breakout" at Sandy Park Conference Centre EX2 7NN Junction 30 off the M5 on Tuesday February 20. The PRA is a guest of CTC, which is hosting a trade show, and will be in the Baxter Suite from 10.00am until 1.30pm. There will be ...
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NewsMRH agrees deal to lease and redevelop Jersey site
MRH has struck a deal to redevelop and operate a forecourt site in Jersey. Acting through its subsidiary, Roberts Garages, it has agreed a 25-year lease with Ports of Jersey for the airport site in St Peter, Jersey. Subject to planning approval, MRH plans to turn the existing 50,000sq ft ...
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NewsBusinesses urged to prepare for withdrawal of old £10 note
The Bank of England is urging businesses to ensure they are prepared for the withdrawal of the old paper £10 note at the beginning of March.The legal tender status of the paper £10 note featuring Charles Darwin will be withdrawn at 11:59pm on Thursday 1 March 2018.After 1 March 2018, ...
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NewsMFG appoints new retail director
Top 50 Indie MFG has appointed Paul Dennis as its new retail director. Paul, who will be responsible for improving MFG’s retail range and customer offer, has had a varied 30-year career in retail, working with some of the UK’s leading names including Sainsbury’s, Asda, Central England Co-operative and most ...
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NewsRetailer jailed for three years for tobacco offences
A retailer has been sentenced to three years in prison for a number of offences connected with the sale of fake cigarettes and tobacco. Karim Heabah, 27, the owner of Baghdad Mini Market in Page Hall, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to the charge of fraudulent evasion of duty of tobacco products ...
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NewsCostco seeks consent for Southampton site
US warehouse club giant Costco has applied for planning permission to build a petrol station (PFS) in the car park of its Southampton outlet. Costco Wholesale sells fuel at discount prices at its 12 sites across the UK, but the forecourts are only open to members. In its application Costco ...
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NewsPhase out of petrol and diesel cars may be earlier
The government may have to phase out sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans earlier than its target date of 2040, according to a watchdog set up by Parliament. The Committee on Climate Change has reviewed the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy and reported that it in order to ...
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NewsBuoyant forecourt property prices set to continue
Bouyancy in the forecourt property market is likely to continue well into 2018, although a market peak at some point in the year would not be surprising, according to Steve Rodell, managing director – retail, at Christie & Co, which has just published its annual Business Outlook report. Following an ...
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NewsMRH unveils plans for KDRB of Oxford BP site
MRH has applied for planning permission for a KNRB of its BP site at Cowley in Oxford. The proposal is for the complete demolition of the existing site, including its sales building, six pump islands, removal of LPG tanks and underground fuel tanks. It would result in the removal of ...
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DfT drops proposal to extend time before first MoT
Ministers have decided to maintain the period before a car’s first MOT test at three years. The decision comes after a Department for Transport (DfT) consultation last year to consider changing the wait before the first test to four years. Most responses to the consultation were against the proposals on ...
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NewsEG Group becomes Esso’s largest retail customer
Euro Garages parent EG Group is set to become Exxon Mobil’s largest retail fuels customer following its latest deal with the oil giant. It has announced it will convert several hundred filling stations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg (Benelux) to ExxonMobil’s Esso brand. Currently it has a network of ...
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NewsRoll-out of chargers to MFG sites to reach 60 by end of March
ChargePoint Services and Motor Fuel Group (MFG) have reported promising early results for their partnership for provide widespread electric vehicle charging across UK forecourts.With 14 tri-connector rapid chargers already installed at MFG forecourts, driver usage is rising. With a further 20 being built in January, 25 programmed to follow in ...
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NewsThieves steal vintage pump from outside Shropshire garage
West Mercia Police have reported that a vintage petrol pump was stolen from a garage in Prees Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire, at the start of the month. The 1940s item featured an Esso bowl and formed part of a display that had been beside the business for 15 years. It was ...
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NewsRobbers take cigarettes and cash from Wigan forecourt
An appeal for witnesses has been issued by Greater Manchester Police after staff at a Wigan petrol station were robbed on the night of Monday January 15. Police say two men went into the Esso garage, in Woodhouse Lane, between 9pm and 9.10pm. The pair escaped with a quantity of ...
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NewsCouncils reject ministers’ calls to provide chargers
Local councils cannot take on responsibility for providing electric charging facilities, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). After ministers criticised councils for not taking up funding for charging facilities, LGA transport spokesman Martin Tett suggested the private sector had to take the lead. He said: “Councils are keen to ...
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NewsMRH renews membership of BOSS
MRH, number one in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has renewed its membership of BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, to maintain its use of the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery scheme. MRH joined BOSS in 2013 and the new agreement will see 475 MRH sites throughout England, Scotland and ...