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NewsOxford to trial pop-up on-street electric vehicle charging points
Oxford will be the first city in the world to trial pop-up on-street electric vehicle charging points, according to the local council. The project is going ahead after it was awarded funding of £474,000 from the Government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. Residents across Oxford are being encouraged to nominate their ...
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NewsFuel prices hit three-and-a-half year high with more rises to come
Petrol and diesel pump prices have hit a three-and-half year high, but are expected to increase by another 2ppl in the next fortnight, according to the RAC. The price hikes have been driven by the rapidly rising cost of oil which yesterday hit $80 a barrel for the first time ...
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NewsMotor industry welcomes minister’s positive stance on diesel vehicles
A boost for the future of diesel vehicles referred to in a presentation by a government minister has been welcomed by the retail motor industry. Sue Robinson, director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK, said: "It is extremely ...
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NewsSenior MPs urge government to introduce E10 by end of year
A cross-party group of senior MPs has written to government ministers, including environment secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Chris Grayling, calling for the introduction of E10 fuel by the end of the year. The letter is signed by Environment Select Committee chair Neil Parish MP, and All Party Parliamentary ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie adds to estate with forecourt lease
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has secured the lease on the BP-branded petrol filling station fronting the A2 at Bapchild just outside of Sittingbourne, Kent, in a deal arranged by Rapleys. Arranged in a four square formation with a shop and car wash, the site became available following the outgoing ...
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NewsCourt told of explosion risk after botched renovation work
Renovation work on a Kent petrol station was so poor and dangerous that it could have caused an explosion, a court was told. Following an investigation by Kent County Council (KCC) Trading Standards, the contractor was sentenced on Monday 14 May to 200 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay ...
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NewsPayPoint teams up with LINK to offer ATM alternative
PayPoint has announced that it is working with LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, to pilot a new “cash over the counter” withdrawal service. The new service is being trialled at 15 locations this summer. Cardholders will be able to withdraw up to £100. Customers will insert their bank ...
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NewsBP wins fuel card approval for public sector vehicle fleet
BP has won the opportunity to bid for fuel card work across the UK’s public-sector vehicle fleet, which has an annual total demand of around 200 million litres of fuel. It been named as a Crown Commercial Services (CCS) supplier under the RM6000 Fuel Cards and Associated Services V Framework ...
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NewsSewell on the go offers local youngsters work experience
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has partnered with Work Insight, a project supporting students in secondary schools who have additional needs or at risk of becoming not in employment, education, or training, to offer work experience opportunities to young people. Ehab, who has autism, has been working with ...
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NewsLeader of smuggling gang jailed for seven years
A Leeds fraudster, who led a six-man tobacco smuggling gang in a conspiracy to put millions of illegal cigarettes on the streets, has been jailed for seven years. Discount furniture store owner, Geoffrey David Moon, of Thwaite Lane, Leeds, presided over a criminal gang which brought tobacco products worth more ...
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NewsGovernment boosts hydrogen funding by £20m
Energy and clean growth minister Claire Perry has announced a £20m funding boost to businesses embracing the potential for a future UK hydrogen economy. The announcement was made during a visit to Swindon’s Hydrogen Hub and Recycling Technologies. Hydrogen fuel is currently very costly to produce and transport and the ...
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NewsFour Top 50 Indie sites closed without notice
Four sites operated by Top 50 Indie Javid Iqbal have been shut down without notice, amid reports the freeholder has fenced them off and begun removing pumps.The four sites are all branded Essar, and are in Stoke-on-Trent.Forecourt Trader was unable to contact Javid Iqbal for comment, but in a statement ...
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NewsMFG opens its first Post Office at Shell site in St Albans
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has opened the Post Office on its 438-strong UK network. Offering a seven-day a week Post Office service to forecourt customers and the local community, this new facility at the Shell King William Service Station in St Albans was officially opened ...
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NewsMan armed with claw hammer robs Sussex forecourt shop
Sussex police are seeking witnesses to a robbery at a petrol station in Henfield. Shortly before 6am on Tuesday 8 May, a member of staff at Shell in Golden Square was approached from behind by a masked man who was in possession of a claw hammer. He was threatened by ...
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NewsProposal that car washes should be licensed by GLAA
Proposals that car washes should be licensed by the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) have been welcomed by the PRA. The proposal came from the director of Labour Market Enforcement, Sir David Metcalf in his Strategy for 2018/19. The strategy sets out 37 recommendations to help stop the exploitation ...
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NewsPRA warns fuel prices could rise towards record levels
The PRA has warned that fuel prices could rise sharply, and could even head towards record levels, after president Trump’s decision to terminate the Iran nuclear agreement added to pressures driving up oil prices. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “Tensions in the Middle East were compounded with the news this ...
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NewsMFG/MRH deal good for fuel retail sector says property expert
The acquisition of MRH by MFG earlier this year could be good news for everyone in the fuel retailing sector, according to Adam Wadlow, partner at fuel and automotive property advisers Barber Wadlow, which has just published its latest Forecourt Property Market Update. “It shows that the independent dealer sector ...
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NewsJet adds Top 50 Indie sites to its network in the South East
Jet has strengthened its presence in the South East with the recruitment of three Top 50 Indie sites to its network. Supply contracts have recently been signed with Basildon Service Station in Reading and Brookside Filling Station in Hungerford, which are both in Berkshire, and Postcombe Service Station in Thame, ...
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NewsMan jailed for starting fire on forecourt and racial abuse
A man who claimed he had been short-changed after buying cigarettes from a petrol station in Salford, Greater Manchester, returned and started a fire risking an explosion, a court heard. Kamil Sciebior, 29, has been jailed for five years after admitting arson being reckless as to endanger life, which was ...
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NewsACS welcomes Welsh decision on deposit return scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement that it will seek to work towards a UK-wide deposit return system for drinks containers in Wales. ACS is calling for detailed consideration of the role that retailers can play in such a scheme, including the challenges and ...