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NewsScotland aims to phase out petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2032
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said action will be taken to phase out the need for petrol and diesel cars and vans in Scotland by 2032. Outlining the Scottish government’s priorities she said her government would promote the use of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs), adding: “Our aim is for ...
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NewsShell UK rolls out Budgens partnership to 20 sites
Shell UK is rolling out a partnership with Budgens to 20 sites, following its success on four pilot sites. The new Budgens at Shell stores will sell a wide range of products including fruits and vegetables, dairy, deli, meat and fish and ready meals. The first new site launched on ...
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NewsFormer Applegreen MD O’Loughlin joins MFG
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael O’Loughlin as its new managing director, acquisitions & business development. In 1997 Michael joined Petrogas as a licensee of their flagship site in Dublin. As the group grew to double figures, he was ...
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NewsMRH buys fellow Top 50 Indie Chartman Group
MRH has today (September 4) exchanged contracts to acquire Top 50 Indies dealer Chartman Retail, with completion taking place on Wednesday, September 6, as part of its strategic drive to increase its offering across the South West. Chartman Retail, an Independent Retail Chain of the year finalist in this year’s ...
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NewsNew Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded launched
Esso is launching a new and improved formulation of its premium unleaded fuel, Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded (97 octane). The new formulation contains friction modifier molecules that help to protect the engine by reducing wear and tear. Supreme+ fuels also have an enhanced cleaning power compared to Esso’s regular grades, which ...
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NewsElectric vehicles getting greener due to renewable energy
Electric vehicles are getting greener due to the recent switch from coal to renewables, and now create half the CO2 of the cleanest conventional and hybrid cars on the road, according to a new report. Writing in Electric Insights Quarterly, Dr Iain Staffell of Imperial College London said: “Producing the ...
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NewsCo-op enters into exclusive talks with Nisa
An analyst has said a potential takeover of Nisa by the Co-op is a much better fit than a previously mooted deal with Sainsbury’s. Global Data says Sainsbury’s investors should be relieved that The Co-op has entered into exclusive talks with Nisa, thereby avoiding a CMA investigation, Nisa shareholder’s discontent, ...
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NewsKnifeman strikes at Asda petrol station in north Manchester
A staff member was threatened with a knife during a robbery at an Asda petrol station in north Manchester. Police said a man took cash from the till and fled in an unknown direction after the raid at Harpurhey Shopping Centre at 10.30am on Thursday (August 31). No arrests have ...
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NewsMRH opens first Hursts Grab & Go
MRH has opened its first Hursts Grab & Go site. The new format was officially opened on August 31 at Thetford West Service station on the A11. The BP-branded 7.6mlpa site had undergone a £1.2 million knock-down-rebuild since shutting its doors at the end of May. The new development - ...
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NewsUnleaded petrol prices to surge above diesel
The PRA is warning unleaded petrol prices could be hiked as a result of the impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texan coast around Houston, with the RAC predicting they could move well above diesel prices. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The wholesale price of petrol has increased by over ...
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NewsMFG to roll out rapid electric chargers
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has signed a partnership deal with ChargePoint Services for the roll-out of forecourt electric vehicle charging across its UK network. The parties believe the roll-out is the first of its kind in the electric vehicle charging market. MFG is the second largest independent ...
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NewsParliamentary group formed to focus on tackling illicit trade
Parliamentarians at Westminster are forming a new cross-party group to raise issues around the illicit trade up the political agenda. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which will be made up of peers and MPs from across the political spectrum, will look at some of the key issues and drivers ...
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NewsGovernment introduces tougher emissions testing
New models of diesel and petrol cars will have to pass a strict new emissions test before they are allowed on Britain’s roads from next week (1 September 2017). The tough standards come into force after an overhaul in the way emissions are measured. Under the old test, vehicles were ...
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NewsBP/M&S Simply Food opens at Aviemore in Scotland
Sixteen jobs have been created with the opening of a new BP service station with M&S Simply Food on Grampian Road, Aviemore, on August 30. Approximately £2m has been spent on the site, which in addition to the fuel and shop includes a toilet accessible to disabled people, a baby ...
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NewsATM thieves using stolen farm vehicles
Police in Devon have urged farmers to step-up security and warned their stolen equipment is being used in attacks on petrol stations. The warning comes after ram raiders used a stolen agricultural forklift vehicle to smash a cash machine from its moorings and steal it from the BP Totnes Cross ...
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NewsAssault leaves petrol station worker unconscious
Police in Rugby are appealing for witnesses after a petrol station worker was violently assaulted in the early hours of Wednesday (August 30) morning. A man described as white, with an Eastern European accent, targeted the Gibbetts Cross Service Station on the A5 in Rugby at around 4.30am. The man, ...
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NewsApproval expected for Co-op redevelopment
Plans by the Co-op to redevelop a Yorkshire Dales petrol station have been recommended for approval by planners. Co-op Estates wants to demolish the existing 108sq m kiosk and an empty bungalow at Three Peaks Filling Station, on New Road, Ingleton, and build a new 464sq m ground-floor shop, with ...
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NewsAdvertising watchdog rebukes Nissan over world leader claim
Nissan Motor (GB) has had a complaint against it upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a national press advert it ran included the text “World leaders in 100% electric since 2010”. A complainant, who believed that a competitor had sold more electric cars, challenged whether the claim “World ...
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NewsEuro Garages submits plans for new filling station
Euro Garages has applied for planning permission for a filling station including drive-thru food retail in Bacup, Lancashire. The proposals comprise a five-pump petrol station, retail store with attached food retail drive-through, an electric charging point, and a total of 14 parking spaces. The current building on the site, a ...
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NewsRoadchef opens drive-thru Costa at Northampton
Motorway Service Area (MSA) operator Roadchef has opened a new motorway Drive-Thru Costa at its Northampton South site. The £500,000 development on the M1, located at junction 15A, adds to the range of services already on offer at Northampton South, which includes a sit-in Costa, McDonald’s, WH Smith, and Fresh ...