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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 ...
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NewsNisa forecourt in Surrey stages mini food fair
A Nisa forecourt retailer boosted footfall with a mini food fair, timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary Guildford Cricket Festival in Surrey last week. The BP Falcon Garage in Guildford is situated across the road from Surrey County Cricket Club, and decided to host its own event to complement ...
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NewsCrooked shopkeeper ordered to pay back £61,000
A fraudster who was jailed for selling illegal cigarettes from his Wolverhampton shop has been told to pay back £61,000 or face an additional year behind bars. Arkani Muradi, 37, of Highfield Road, Birmingham, was caught hiding almost 400,000 cigarettes behind false walls, under floorboards, beneath a fridge and in ...
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NewsAuthorities look again at motorway fuel price signs
The authorities will look again at whether forcing motorway service areas (MSAs) to display their fuel prices would result in lower prices for motorists. The decision was revealed in a letter to the transport secretary Chris Grayling from Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Coscelli ...
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NewsGulf Retail partners Silverstone race circuit to provide all its fuel
Gulf Retail has become the fuel partner to Silverstone Circuits, providing the motor racing venue with its full requirement of fuels including a range of premium and racing fuels as well as heating oils and generator fuels. The forecourt within Silverstone Circuits National Paddock has been extensively refurbished to meet ...
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NewsDetectives investigating break-in at Tesco forecourt in Scotland
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a break-in at around 11.55pm on Friday June 22 at the Tesco filling station in Dalkeith, Scotland. Two men forced entry to the premises before stealing a quantity of cigarettes and making off on foot. The first suspect is described as having a medium ...
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NewsMPs hear PRA evidence on hand car wash crimes
Many unregulated hand car washes (HCWs) are involved in tax evasion, polluting the environment and crime, PRA chairman Brian Madderson has told a committee of MPs. Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into HCWs, Madderson said: “It is extraordinary that we are virtually the only EU country where ...
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NewsShop theft motion in Parliament wins cross-party support
An Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled by All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group chair Ruth George MP on the importance of dealing with shop theft has received cross party support. MPs from the Labour Party, Conservative Party, SNP, Plaid Cymru, Liberal Democrats and the DUP have all signed the motion. ...
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NewsMFG/MRH deal completes but businesses remain apart for now
MFG’s takeover of MRH completed on Thursday June 21, but the two businesses will continue to run as separate entities with no major changes to their structure or management, until an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is completed. The CMA is considering whether the deal requires further ...
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NewsSuperstores cut fuel prices… again
Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have all cut the price of their fuel – for the second time in a fortnight. Asda announced an up to 2ppl drop in the price of unleaded and up to 1ppl off diesel on its national price cap this morning, following further decreases in the ...
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NewsCash in as you bin recycling scheme launches at M20 services
Launching today (June 21) motorists will be able to claim money off their service station snacks and drinks just by putting their empty plastic bottles and coffee cups in special ’recycling reward’ machines. The machines will issue a 5p money-off voucher for each item deposited and are part of a ...
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NewsUKPIA launches 2018 Statistical Review
Nearly 30 billion litres of diesel were sold as road fuel in the UK last year, according to UKPIA’s newly published Statistical Review 2018. Its compilation of UK downstream oil industry statistics found that in 2017 diesel demand grew by around 1%, while demand for petrol remained virtually flat compared ...
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NewsSewell on the go donation helps local school acquire new minibus
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has donated more than £2,500 to pupils at an East Riding secondary school to reach their 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 ...
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NewsFree charging on Clean Air Day says Instavolt CEO
Today is Clean Air Day (June 21) and electric car charging specialist InstaVolt is making its stations completely free to use in recognition of the event. Clean Air Day, organised by Global Action Plan, aims to raise awareness of air pollution and what people can do to make the air ...