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NewsForecourts could get electric charger funding
Forecourt owners could receive government funding to support introduction of electric chargers under measures introduced in this week’s Budget. “We welcome the Chancellors announcement of a new £400m Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund, which is good news for fuel retailers and motorway service areas (MSAs) – provided they are included in ...
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NewsMaxol renews sponsorship of Ulster Mini Rugby
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has renewed its sponsorship with Ulster Mini Rugby for the next two seasons, taking the partnership to 2019. The deal renews Maxol’s sponsorship of the Maxol Mini Rugby festivals held at various clubs throughout the province, and the eight Maxol Primary school Mini Rugby ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsACS calls on government to act over rate relief delays
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Government to take further action to ensure that local authorities distribute rate relief properly, after it was revealed that more than 100 authorities were yet to issue amended bills to businesses. The list, published this week by the Department of Communities ...
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NewsPRA adds to protest over threat to diesel drivers
The PRA has added its voice to protests after reports that the government is planning further tax penalties for diesel drivers. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The Petrol Retailers Association strongly agrees with the UK’s leading motoring and freight organisations, that the Chancellor’s first aim should be to support the ...
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NewsMinimum alcohol pricing in Scotland clears final hurdle
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Government can set a minimum price for alcohol, rejecting a challenge by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five years ago but implementation has been delayed by court challenges. In a unanimous judgment, seven Supreme ...