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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsMan arrested after ATM is blown up on forecourt
Police are hunting for a suspect after a cash machine was blown up on an Esso forecourt at Iron Acton in Gloucestershire. Police officers were called to the garage on Yate Road shortly after 12.30am on Monday August 21. A 27-year-old man is under arrest after a car left the ...
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NewsGunmen flee empty handed after assistant hits alarm
Two armed robbers threatened a woman assistant with a firearm and demanded money in an early morning raid at a Glasgow petrol station. The 51-year-old was working in the station on Hamilton Road, Mount Vernon, when two men entered and demanded she hand over cash in the early hours of ...
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NewsElectric charger company joins APEA
InstaVolt has joined the APEA (Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration) as it aims to install thousands of electric vehicle charging points at forecourts across the UK. The company, which installs and maintains rapid chargers that can add range in just 20 minutes, says it is on a mission to ...
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NewsSymonds Forecourts wins approval for its tenth site
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has won planning approval for a new site, which will bring its total number of forecourts to 10.The new to industry site in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, covers two acres and will provide a 10-pump filling station, with projected sales in excess of 6mlpa.It will include a ...
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NewsDepartment for Transport approves lorry platooning trials
Trials of lorry platooning, where a lead vehicle controls acceleration of up to three HGVs travelling in convoy on a motorway, have been approved by the Department for Transport (DfT). All lorries in the platoon, which will be connected wirelessly, will always have a driver ready to take control at ...
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NewsJet launches Marketing in a Box initiative
Jet has launched its latest Marketing in a Box initiative, with Jet dealers able to choose from seven localised summer-themed promotions aimed at boosting forecourt footfall and customer loyalty across its network. There is no cost to dealers for participating in any of the promotions. Jet introduced Marketing in a ...
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NewsBP/M&S Simply Food opens in Essex
A new BP/M&S Simply Food service station has opened in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It has been built at the junction of Burnham Road, Ferrers Road and Willow Grove, on a busy roundabout, and a total of £2.3m was spent on the site. The development will offer motorists a wide ...
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NewsRaim Raiders smash cash machine from its moorings
Ram raiders used a stolen agricultural forklift vehicle to smash a cash machine from its moorings and steal it from the BP Totnes Cross Filling Station, in Devon. The attack was carried out early on Monday August 21, and the wall the cash machine was attached to, as well as ...
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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 ...
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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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NewsFord introduces scrappage scheme offering up to £7,000
Ford has announced a car and van scrappage scheme offering incentives up to £7,000 for customers, of any brand, to trade-in and scrap their old petrol or diesel cars or vans for a new Ford vehicle. Applicable to any pre-Euro 5 vehicle, registered by 31st December 2009, the Ford scrappage ...
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NewsAA reports that pump prices vary by up to 24ppl
Petrol and diesel pump prices varied by as much as 24ppl on the UK’s busier roads last week, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report. They varied from the 107.7ppl at Tamworth supermarkets to 131.9ppl at a motorway service area. The latest report shows that, across the board, average ...
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NewsACS and SGF welcome proposals for Scottish business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) have welcomed recommendations on making the business rates system in Scotland fairer for retailers, especially those looking to invest or expand their property. The review, chaired by former RBS chairman Ken Barclay, makes 30 recommendations for change in ...