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NewsMetropolitan Police unveils fleet of hydrogen fuel cell cars
The world’s largest fleet of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric police vehicles is being set up by the Metropolitan Police Service. Eleven Toyota Mirai cars will be equipped to work as both marked and unmarked vehicles for overt and covert response, as well as general purpose use. The only tailpipe ...
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NewsMPs call for ban on diesel and petrol cars to be brought forward
The Government’s plan to ban the sale of new conventional diesel and petrol cars from 2040 “lacks sufficient ambition” and should be brought forward, an influential group of MPs have said. They also warn the government will have to do far more if it is not to miss its targets ...
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NewsAward-winning retailer opens his fifth forecourt site
Award-winning forecourt retailer Darren Briggs has extended his estate with the announcement that he is to open his latest Best-one forecourt store in Stoke bringing the number of stores operated by his Ascona Retail Group to five. Following on from the launch of his Hinton forecourt in October – ...
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NewsHMRC leads anti-smuggling operation in Banbury
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in Banbury uncovered 4,700 cigarettes, more than eight and a half kilos of hand-rolling tobacco, two kilos of chewing tobacco, and a bag of tobacco leaves, all believed to be illicit. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers, supported by ...
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NewsJailed shopkeeper ordered to pay back £478,693
The jailed ringleader of an illegal cigarette network in Blackburn has been ordered to pay back £478,693. Former postmaster Iqbal Haji, of Whalley Street, Blackburn, was ordered to repay the money within three months, or face a further four years behind bars and still owe the money. The 52-year-old was ...
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NewsUNITI Expo 2018 gives special focus to alternative fuels
There will be a special focus on alternative fuels at this year’s UNITI expo, the European trade fair for the fuel retailing and car wash industries, which will be taking place on May 15-17 in Stuttgart, Germany. This year the trade show will be highlighting alternative fuels, exploring the development ...
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NewsTobacco smuggling shopkeeper jailed
A Hull shopkeeper, who was caught with more than one million illicit cigarettes stashed in self-storage containers, has been jailed for five years after being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Aras Rasul Rashid, of Spring Bank, Hull, was caught when sniffer dogs detected the haul of illicit goods ...
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NewsSlavery investigators target car washes
Car washes were among businesses targeted during a four-day operation to tackle modern slavery in Cornwall. The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) worked with a range of partners in East and West Cornwall to prevent and identify exploitation of vulnerable workers. Between Tuesday and Friday (6 - 9 March), ...
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NewsThree men convicted of blowing up cash machines
Three men have been convicted for blowing up cash machines across across south-east England, including several attacks on forecourts. In total they stole £150,000. Ermias Fekade, Joel Spears and Stephen Fahri will face sentence next month for their parts in the raids, which took place in a three-month period between ...
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NewsACS welcomes decision to bring forward business rates reform
A decision to bring forward changes to the business rates system, announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The Chancellor said he was bringing forward more frequent business rates revaluations to 2021, with revaluations every three years thereafter and confirmed that ...
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NewsLatest HTEC epos system installed at 70 Rontec sites
HTEC’s latest epos solution has been installed into 70 Rontec forecourt sites. Top 50 Indie Rontec operates more than 240 forecourts across England and Wales. HTEC, which was already the supplier of payment systems to Rontec, started the roll-out of the new system in 2017. Wayne Swallow, managing director of ...
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NewsApplegreen increases revenue by 21%
Applegreen grew its overall estate by 99 sites to 342 sites in the year to December 31, 2017, and added 77 new food outlets over the same period, its annual results show. The company reported revenue up 21% on the previous year to €1,428.1m, and adjusted EBITDA increased by 24% ...
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into the state of illicit trade in the UK
A cross-party group of MPs and peers has launched a formal inquiry into the state of illicit trade in the UK. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Illicit Trade has opened a consultation to collect the views and insights of businesses, law enforcement and consumer groups. They are seeking to ...
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NewsBlakemore Trade Partners unveils new ordering app
Blakemore Trade Partners has launched a new phone app to give its retailers the ease of ordering on the go. The ‘quickShop’ app, which is available free of charge on both iOS and Android platforms, enables Spar retailers to order their full range of products for delivery to their stores. ...
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NewsAppeal for witnesses after attempted robbery
Officers from Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery at an Exminster filling station on Sunday 4 March. The incident happened between 6.20pm and 6.25pm at Matford filling station on Dawlish Road on the A379 in Exminster. Detective constable Joanne Sargent said: “A man entered ...
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NewsACS chief invited to join new Retail Sector Council
ACS chief executive James Lowman has been invited to sit on a new industry-led Retail Sector Council set up by the Government. The council will meet regularly with industry to discuss the challenges the sector faces and provide advice to the Government. It will review how best retailers can adapt ...
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NewsBOSS Forecourt Crime Index down in last quarter of 2017
Crime on Britain’s retail forecourts fell by 12.2% during the final quarter (Q4) of 2017, according to the latest report by BOSS the British Oil Security Syndicate. However, the BOSS Forecourt Crime Index shows that the annual average initial loss per site, before any Payment Watch recovery stayed above ...
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NewsIntake Developments reties its 10 sites to Jet
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Intake Developments has chosen to retie its fuel supply contract with Jet. The company’s forecourt network comprises 10 sites, with a combined volume of about 30mlpa. Jet has been Intake Developments’ fuel supplier for over 35 years now, making the operator one of Jet’s longest-standing ...
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News£5,000 reward offered to catch forecourt robbers
The charity Crimestoppers and The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) are offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the aggravated robbery of a Hampshire service station. The incident happened on February 17 at around 4.25am at the ...
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NewsSelf-driving vehicles prompt review of driving laws
The government has commissioned a detailed review of driving laws to ensure they keep pace with development of self-driving vehicles. Roads minister Jesse Norman announced the start of a three-year review by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission to examine any legal obstacles to ...