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NewsDiesel vehicles continue to depress new car sales
The UK new car market declined in June as plunging diesel sales offset increases in petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs). Year-on-year demand fell by 3.5%, with sales of 234,945 new cars, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). There was a ...
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NewsCertas Energy in deal to develop Holyhead HGV fuelling facility
A new 24-hour HGV refuelling facility is set to be built at Holyhead Port after Certas Energy announced plans to develop a second facility with truck stop specialists RoadKing. Certas Energy confirmed that a new state-of-the-art bunker facility will be created on the site, which is situated just off the ...
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Valero’s new MFG deal
Valero has agreed a new five-year deal with Motor Fuel Group (MFG), which has just become the largest independent forecourt operator in the UK. The agreement sees Valero renew 81 Texaco-branded MFG sites and, in addition, gain six new sites.Simon Davis, fuel operations director at MFG, said: "The decision to ...
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Euro Garages gets green light for new site in Ripon
Euro Garages has been given the green light to build a new forecourt on the outskirts of Ripon, despite one local resident claiming that the development would be a ’carbuncle’ on one of the most scenic approaches to the city.The Euro Garages forecourt will be built on the former Calverts ...
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NewsMan jailed for three and a half years for selling laundered fuel
A West Yorkshire oil dealer has been jailed for three and a half years for selling illegally laundered fuel to unsuspecting customers. Sixty-year-old Anthony Knight, of Styes Lane, Sowerby Bridge, operated an illegal fuel laundering plant capable of evading £1.6m in duty a year, an investigation by HM Revenue and ...
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Sewell on the go helps fund school’s new minibus
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has donated more than £2,500 to an East Riding secondary school so it reached its target for a new minibus. Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College needed to raise £25,500 to cover the cost of the 17-seat vehicle and received donations from ...
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Lawrences Garages re-opens in Harleston
Lawrences Garages has re-opened its site at Harleston in Norfolk after a £1.25m redevelopment. After a 16-week closure the site, now known as Lawrences Budgens, features new double-skin tanks with a state-of-the-art monitoring system, a new Washtec rollover car wash, 12 parking bays and ground work for future electrical charging ...
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NewsLawrences Garages site reopens following £1.25m redevelopment
Lawrences Garages has reopened its site at Harleston in Norfolk after a £1.25m redevelopment. After a 16-week closure the site, now known as Lawrences Budgens, features new double skin tanks with a state-of-the-art monitoring system, a new Washtec rollover car wash, 12 parking bays and ground work for future electrical ...
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NewsCo-op completes £2.2m overhaul of Yorkshire site
The Co-op opened a new-look petrol filling station and food store on New Road in Ingleton, North Yorkshire, following a £2.2m overhaul. The programme of forecourt works has seen replacement of tanks, pumps and signage with the installation of additional jet wash, air, car-vacuum and water facilities. The store now ...
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NewsACS supports recycling pilot for on-the-go food packaging
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is supporting a new pilot scheme to improve recycling rates of food and drink packaging on-the-go. #LeedsByExample is a campaign launched by environmental behaviour change charity Hubbub and recycling compliance scheme Ecosurety. The campaign aims to improve recycling rates on the street, in local ...
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NewsPetrol and diesel wholesale prices beginning to edge up again
The prices of petrol and diesel peaked in May, falling back nearly 2ppl and 1.5ppl respectively in June, but wholesale prices are rising again, the RAC has warned.RAC Fuel Watch data shows that during June average petrol prices fell from 129.37ppl across the UK to 127.59p after the supermarkets cut ...
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NewsInstaVolt chairman welcomes BP’s involvement in EV charging
InstaVolt chairman Adrian Pike has welcomed the announcement that BP is buying Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric charging network. Pike said the investment would accelerate the growth of the country’s charging infrastructure and underline the industry’s credibility with the City. He explained: “This move by BP is further evidence that ...
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NewsEssar Oil (UK) increases revenue despite Stanlow down time
Essar Oil (UK) has reported increased revenues for the year ending March 31, despite operating its Stanlow Oil refinery for only nine months in the financial year due to a shutdown period involving upgrade work. Revenues were 10.2% up at $5.4bn versus $4.9bn the previous year despite a 20.9% fall ...
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NewsRAC warns no justification for ending fuel duty freeze
The RAC has said there would be no justification for ending the current fuel duty freeze, following newspaper reports it is under consideration by the Treasury. RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said: “UK motorists already pay some of the highest fuel duties in Europe – with VAT also ...
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NewsMoran’s Retail invests £2.4m in three sites in Northern Ireland
Moran’s Retail is to invest £2.4m as part of a regeneration drive across its three stores and service stations in Northern Ireland. The investment will create 25 new jobs in the family-owned and run company’s Derry city, Ballykelly and Coleraine operations. The developments will coincide with the introduction of an ...
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NewsBOSS Payment Watch helps retailers recover £8m
New analysis from BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has established that its Payment Watch initiative has helped forecourt retailers to recover more than £8m from No Means of Payment incidents. The analysis has been carried out as part of the latest BOSS Forecourt Crime Index survey for the first ...
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NewsACS slams LINK as it presses ahead with ATM fee cut
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has condemned LINK’s decision to press ahead with reductions in interchange fees for cash machine operators, despite widespread opposition because of concerns that cash machines in rural and isolated communities could be lost as a result of the changes. LINK confirmed in January this ...
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NewsVintage car ends up in forecourt shop after crash
Staff and customers at a petrol station in Dover had a remarkable escape after a vintage car smashed into the forecourt shop on Monday June 25, ending up several metres inside the building. Two people in the car were treated for minor injuries at Dover South BP service station off ...
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NewsBP buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company
BP is set to roll-out rapid chargers to selected sites after it agreed to purchase Chargemaster, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging company. Chargemaster operates the UK’s largest public network of EV charging points, with more than 6,500 across the country. It also designs, builds, sells and maintains EV ...
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NewsSlavery squad carries out raid on Manchester car wash
Officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) have joined Greater Manchester Police in targeting a car wash in the south of the city suspected of exploiting workers. Eight workers were interviewed by the GLAA at the car wash on Monday 25 June, with referrals being submitted to the ...