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NewsPRA calls for grants for charging infrastructure
The PRA is calling for Government to offer grants to retailers for investment into charging infrastructure, following news that the Automated and Electric Vehicles (A&EV) Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Commons. The Bill proposes giving Government the power to mandate the installation of electric vehicle ...
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NewsRobber smashes his way into shop on Reading forecourt
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a robber smashed his way into a forecourt shop in Reading.At around 9.45pm on Saturday January 27, a man wearing a face covering forced entry to the shop at the Shell petrol station in George Street, Caversham, by kicking his way through ...
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NewsConsortium formed to promote vehicle-to-grid charging
Octopus Energy has launched a new consortium to develop the first large-scale domestic trial of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging in the UK, following a £3m funding injection by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles. Comprising Octopus Energy, Octopus Electric Vehicles, UK ...
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NewsBP to roll out mobile electric chargers
BP has revealed plans to roll out mobile charger units for electric vehicles at sites in the UK. The initiative follows a deal by BP’s venturing business to invest $5m in FreeWire Technologies, a US-based manufacturer of mobile electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging systems. The oil company plans to roll ...
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NewsLINK condemned for cutting ATM fee
The Association of Convenience Stores has condemned a move from LINK, which has today confirmed that it will reduce the interchange fee for card transactions by 5p over the next four years. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Banks have been cutting back their own branch networks, and now they ...
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NewsMPs approve Bill to force charging on forecourts
A Parliamentary Bill which will force “large fuel retailers” to provide charging for electric vehicles has had its third reading in the House of Commons and been passed to the Lords for consideration, but what constitutes a “large fuel retailer” has still not been clarified. During the debate transport minister ...
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NewsJet site hits headlines after selling £4m scratchcard
A Hull-based Jet forecourt has been hitting national and local headlines after having sold a winning National Lottery Scratchcard. Local taxi driver Melissa Ede won £4m on a National Lottery Scratchcard purchased at Jet Sutton Road Service Station in Hull on December 30. Melissa bought the £4m Blue scratchcard from ...
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NewsPRA warns petrol price could rise to 130ppl
The PRA has warned independent forecourt operators that a fall in the strength of sterling could potentially see petrol back to 130ppl in the spring. PRA chairman Brian Madderson commented: “Just a modest fall back in sterling’s rare strength against the US dollar with crude oil prices forging further ahead, ...
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NewsCrime survey reports rising levels of shop theft
The Crime Survey for England and Wales has been published by the Office for National Statistics, showing rising shop theft on the convenience sector. The survey, which covers the year to September 2017, revealed that there has been a 10% increase in the number of shop thefts to 383,178. This ...
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NewsCar crashes into petrol station sign
Three people were taken to hospital after a car being pursued by police crashed into a petrol station sign in Cambridgeshire. A BMW X6 overturned by the Shell garage on the A1, southbound at Buckden, at about 4:30am on Thursday January 25, after failing to stop. Officers from the road ...
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NewsPRA rebuffs NI call for pre-payment pumps
The PRA has rebuffed calls by a Member of the Local Assembly (MLA) for petrol retailers in Northern Ireland to install pre-payment pumps to stop drive-offs. Upper Bann MLA Doug Beattie said already-stretched police resources were being dedicated to tracking down individuals who drive off without paying for their fuel, ...
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NewsShell site hosts pilot for till that scans entire basket
A Shell garage in Holloway, north London, has hosted a six-week trial of a futuristic new self-service till which scans an entire basket in one go. Customers using the system place their basket on a scanning platform and it displays a full list of the contents on a screen. They ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie MFG switches 80 sites to Esso
Greenergy has secured a massive 80-site deal for the Esso brand with its introduction into the network operated by Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s second largest independent forecourt operator. Simon Davis, MFG’s fuel operations director, said: “We are delighted to announce this supply deal with Greenergy, a key supplier ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber strikes at Scottish site
Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at an MRH site in Scotland. A man armed with a knife demanded cash and cigarettes from an assistant at the Esso garage on Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen, in South Lanarkshire, at around 4.55am on Sunday January 21. The robber is described ...
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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 ...