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NewsBudget: missed opportunity, says PRA
Today’s Autumn Budget is a missed opportunity to fuel economic growth and minimise inflationary trends, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. “While it is a welcome announcement from the Chancellor that the government will freeze both petrol and fuel duty for a further 12 months from April 2018, it falls ...
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NewsBudget: RAC welcomes fuel duty freeze
The RAC has welcome the freeze in fuel duty announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond in today’s Autumn Budget. Head of external affairs Peter Williams said: “We welcome the news that the Chancellor will freeze duty again this year. He has listened to motorists and business owners who are struggling with ...
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NewsBudget: ACS cautiously welcomes rates changes
The ACS has welcomed the introduction of more frequent business rates revaluations announced in today’s Autumn Budget, but only if this doesn’t place more burdens on retailers to assess and relay information on their properties to the Government. ACS chairman James Lowman said the introduction of more frequent revaluation must ...
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NewsPRA fears 1ppl on diesel duty likely
There is likely to be a 1ppl increase on fuel duty for all diesel drivers in this afternoon’s Autumn Budget, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. "This would be a thinly disguised tax grab using air quality issues as justification,” he said. Despite the Chancellor also planning a welcome ...
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NewsCornish site bought by NTS Retail
NTS Retail Ltd has recently completed the acquisition of Maynes Garage in Illogan Highway, Redruth, Cornwall. The site had been operated as a Vauxhall car dealership and petrol filling by the same family for a number of generations, but was offered to the market to allow the current owners to ...
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NewsACS calls on retailers to take part in crime survey
ACS is calling on retailers to share their experiences of retail crime over the past 12 months as part of the association’s Crime Survey 2018.The survey asks retailers to outline the number of incidents of crime they have experienced in their store, including shop theft, robberies and anti-social behavioural incidents. ...
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NewsAccolade for Certas Energy
Certas Energy received the accolade of Gulf Oil Best Fuel Partner of the Year from Gulf Oil International at its annual conference in Dubai last week. The award recognises the work undertaken by Certas Energy to develop and grow its Gulf forecourt network in the UK. Gulf Oil International has ...
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News10ppl off in Morrisons’ Black Friday fuel offer
Morrisons is reducing the price of fuel this week by 10p-a-litre for its supermarket customers. The ’Black Five Days Fuel’ are available to customers who spend £50 in Morrisons stores (not Morrisons.com) from 20th Nov to 26th Nov. Customers will receive a voucher that will allow them to pay ...
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NewsPark Garage Group expands Texaco estate
Top 50 Indie Park Garage Group has extended its relationship with the Texaco brand, renewing its existing 25-site supply agreement and adding a further three sites, previously branded Gulf. “The Texaco brand and Valero’s supply offering continues to be highly successful for our business – over the past five years ...
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NewsStaffordshire Police investigate spate of diesel thefts
Staffordshire Police are investigating thefts of diesel worth nearly £300 from three petrol stations in the Tamworth area within a 35-minute timeframe. The incidents took place between 3.05pm and 3.40pm on Wednesday November 8 at Tesco in High Street, Dosthill, the Co-op on Tame Valley Industrial Estate in Wilnecote, and ...
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NewsSewell on the go stages collection for foodbank
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year Sewell on the go is collecting food and toiletries to help people in crisis over the festive period. The East Yorkshire forecourt operator has put collection points in place at four of its larger sites for donations to the Hull Foodbank, which provides nutritionally ...
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NewsRam raiders steal cash machine from MSA
Hampshire Police are appealing for witnesses after ram raiders stole a cash machine from a service station on the M27. Police were called to the westbound Rownhams Service Station, located between junctions 3 and 4 of the M27, shortly before 1am on Tuesday 14 November. It was reported that a ...
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NewsExperienced operator adds to her estate
The sale of Central Avenue Service Station in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, has been brokered by business property adviser Christie & Co, with funding secured through commercial finance broker, Christie Finance. The six-pump forecourt and convenience store is located in the centre of Nuneaton and recently underwent a full refurbishment. The business ...
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NewsBP Oil renews BOSS membership for 2018
BP Oil UK has renewed its membership of BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, for 2018. The agreement, which covers BP’s entire company owned network of more than 320 sites in the UK, will provide retailers with access to BOSS Payment Watch, the No Means of Payment recovery service, for ...
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NewsDate set for withdrawal of paper £10 note
The Bank of England has announced that will be withdrawing the legal tender status of the paper £10 note featuring Charles Darwin on Thursday 1 March 2018. The decision follows the launch of the new polymer £10 note featuring Jane Austen on 14 September this year. The paper notes can ...
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NewsKay group opens fourth new-to-industry site
Top 50 Indie Kay Group has opened its fourth new-to-industry site in two years. The new site’s fuel brand is Texaco, taking their total number of Texaco-branded service stations to 15. The new site is located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and comes after The Kay Group opened a Texaco-branded new ...
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NewsDCC reports increased profits and turnover for half year
DCC, the parent company of Certas Energy, has reported increased sales and profits for the six months ended 30 September 2017. The group’s oil, retail and LPG businesses increased revenue to £1.6bn, up 16.4% on the same period a year ago, and the group’s adjusted operating profit on continuing activities ...
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NewsNisa members narrowly vote in favour of takeover by Co-op
Nisa Retail members have narrowly voted in favour of the Co-op Group’s offer to buy the business for up to £137.5m. A 75% vote was required to give the go ahead for the deal and members voted 75.79% in favour and 24.21% against the Co-op’s offer. The offer requires clearance ...
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NewsWholesalers dismayed by CMA provisional Tesco-Booker verdict
Wholesalers have reacted with dismay after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it had provisionally concluded that Tesco’s purchase of Booker does not raise competition concerns. A number of competing wholesalers told a CMA investigation that they were concerned Booker would benefit from improved suppliers’ terms after the merger, ...
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NewsMulti-million pound spend in BP M&S refurbishments
Three BP M&S Simply Food sites have reopened after refurbishments involving a multi-million pound investment. The BP service station with M&S Simply Food on Kilmarnock Road reopened after a spend of £0.9m on the site. Extensive changes were made with the building being extended to provide improved toilet facilities and ...