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Diesel sales to plummet forecasts UBS
Sales of diesel could plummet from 50% of fuel for cars to just 10% by 2025, according to a report by banking and financial services group UBS. It forecasts that diesel faces a “perfect storm” of competition from cheaper electric cars and a tougher regulatory approach to emissions following the ...
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Men charged with hacking into Valero pipeline
Three men have been remanded in jail after being charged with hacking into Valero’s oil pipeline running under Pembrokeshire, and stealing thousands of litres of fuel. Romanians Constantin Dumitrescu, aged 31, Iulian Neacsu, 21, and 36-year-old Nicolae Petre, are charged with digging down to the pipeline in the village of ...
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NewsCar crash on Derbyshire forecourt
Pictures of the aftermath of a collision between two cars on an Esso forecourt have been released on Twitter by Derbyshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit (@DerbyshireRPU). The accident happened at the station at Temple Normanton, Chesterfield, on the A617, at about 4.30am on Sunday December 18. One car, ...
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NewsPetrotec buys Wayne UK
Petrotec Group has been revealed as the buyer of Wayne Fueling Systems’ UK distribution business, a deal that was forced on the company by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The Wayne UK acquisition will enlarge Petrotec’s presence in the UK by combining its activities with those already carried ...
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Four new food outlets approved at Euro Garages site
Euro Garages has won planning approval to build four new food outlets at its service station at the Barrow Brook Business Village off the A59 on the outskirts of Clitheroe, in Lancashire. The application includes two 24-hour drive-thru outlets as well as parking at Barrow Business Village in Hey Road. ...
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DfT promises action on lorry parking
The Department for Transport is planning action over provision of lorry parking facilities, and setting minimum standards for them, according to transport minister John Hayes. In a statement to Parliament he said the proposals had come out of a round table about roadside facilities and parking for lorry drivers. This ...
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Forecourt hits the headlines for refusing customer in urgent need of toilet facilities
A forecourt in High Barnet made the news this week after refusing to let a woman with a serious bowel disease use their toilet.According to the Barnet Times, 31-year-old Suzie Ryan was on her way home from work on Monday December 12, when she realised that she urgently needed the ...
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Council backs plans to extend rural service station to show support for local businesses
PLANS to extend a service station have been approved to provide a boost to the rural economy, according to a report in the Dorset Echo.West Dorset District Council’s Planning Committee has approved plans for an extension and alterations to Owermoigne Service Station on Wareham Road, including an enlarged kiosk and ...
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Smoke signals attempted ATM robbery
Police are appealing for information about an attack on an ATM at the Co-op service station on Chesterfield Road in Duckmanton, Derbyshire, which happened in the early hours of December 14.At 4.25am a passer-by reported seeing smoke coming from the ATM. When the emergency services arrived they realised that an ...
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’Free wi-fi gang’ sentenced for £10m smuggling tax fraud
A gang of five men, who met at roadside cafes and used free public Wi-Fi to try and hide their £10 million cigarette smuggling ring, have been jailed for 16-and-a-half years. The men, from across the North West and Yorkshire attempted to import three large freight consignments of illegal cigarettes ...
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Fire destroys Fleet Services
Fire has destroyed part of Fleet Services on the M3 Southbound. Hampshire Fire and Rescue was called out last night (Wednesday December 14) at approximately 10.30pm to a severe fire in the restaurant area of the services. More than 100 firefighters from Hampshire and Surrey fought to stop the fire ...
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BOSS welcomes support from Scotland’s Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service
The British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) has welcomed support from Scotland’s Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in tackling incidents of forecourt crime that cost fuel retailers an average of £3,000 per site every year.COPFS has confirmed to BOSS that offences involving theft of fuel and the fraudulent obtaining of ...
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NewsBlakemore Wholesale Distribution renews BP Partnership
Blakemore Wholesale Distribution has announced a new two-year contract to supply 320 BP forecourt sites across the UK. The contract follows a successful six-year relationship between the family-owned wholesale distributor and the major oil company. The new partnership will see Blakemore Wholesale Distribution distribute branded food and drink products to ...
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Dover completes purchase of Wayne but has to sell off UK distribution business
Dover has completed its previously announced acquisition of Wayne Fueling Systems Ltd (Wayne). It will be integrated with Tokheim, which was acquired earlier this year.But Wayne’s small distribution business in the UK will be sold off to address the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) concerns related to competitive overlap ...
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NewsCertas Energy chooses Bestway as preferred retail partner
Certas Energy has reached agreement with Bestway Wholesale to be a preferred retail partner across its independent, Gulf and Pace-branded sites. The new agreement will see current and new sites being introduced to Bestway’s Best-one Symbol, Xtra local Retail Club and depot network as a group retail partner of choice. ...
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Maxol and Aware NI shine a light on mental health for young people with special Christmas Candle
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol, has launched the Maxol and AWARE Christmas candle, which is now available at all participating Maxol sites in Northern Ireland.The perfect stocking filler, the high-quality Irish-made candle is for sale at just £4 at every Maxol station till-point with proceeds going towards Maxol’s charity ...
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Armed robbery at Esso site in Henley
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at the weekend at the Esso forecourt on Reading Road, Henley. At around 4.45am on Saturday December 10, a man armed with an air rifle and a hammer entered the store, threatened the member of staff on duty, took ...
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Man armed with knife robs forecourt Subway
A man with a knife got away with approximately £400 after robbing the Esso service station on Cowley Bridge Road in Exeter.The man, thought to be in his late 30s, entered the forecourt store at around 12.50am on Monday, December 12. He headed for the Subway concession and tried to ...
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Drive-off spree teenager’s sentence appeal fails
A prolific fuel thief has had his 36-week sentence upheld on appeal at Plymouth Crown Court.Nineteen-year-old Nathan Harris stole fuel worth nearly £1,500 by driving off without paying an astonishing 24 times. In his defence, he said he was desperate and once he started he could not stop doing it.According ...
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UK shoppers set to spend £20.6bn on Christmas food and groceries
The UK grocery market is set to experience 1.2% growth over the Christmas period, with shoppers spending £20.6bn, according to forecast figures from IGD. Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive of IGD, said: “Although our forecast indicates relatively modest growth, with overall prices lower than a year ago, this would represent a ...