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PM hints at concessions for diesel vehicle owners
Prime Minister Theresa May has hinted that concessions may be made for diesel car owners after London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, confirmed proposals for new emission charges. There were also reports that the government will introduce similar schemes in other cities.She said: "Decisions will be taken when we produce that [air ...
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Chartman returns to its roots at Winterbourne
Residents of Winterbourne Abbas in Dorset, together with local commuters and passing drivers, have been celebrating the re-opening of the village forecourt and shop by Top 50 Indie Chartman Retail.Situated on the busy A35 between Bridport and Dorchester, the business closed last year and then was sold to Chartman.After a ...
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BP/Esso card deal goes liveBP’s reciprocal fuel card acceptance agreement with Esso is now live, offering BP Plus fuel card customers the opportunity to fill up at Esso-branded sites throughout the UK. There are now more than 630 Esso forecourts (excluding Esso Tesco Alliance sites and Esso Euro Garage sites) ...
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NewsBlaze guts shop on MRH forecourt
A forecourt shop has been gutted by a major fire on a site owned by Top 50 Indie MRH.The blaze broke out early in the morning on Saturday, April 8, at the Esso service station on the A11 near Mildenhall, and the trunk road had to be closed while firefighters ...
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Stone Willy Pizza concept adopted by Certas Energy
Certas Energy has launched the Stone Willy Pizza concept at its Carronvale Service Station in Larbert, Falkirk, with a view to rolling it out to its Gulf dealers.The decision to trial Stone Willy Pizza, a US business that moved to the UK 10 years ago, was taken after a 12-month ...
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Esso Card acceptance extended to BP branded sites
Esso Card fuel card customers can now use their Esso Card at BP branded sites throughout the UK. There are approximately 1,200 BP forecourts in the UK, which will increase the Esso Card acceptance network in the UK to around 3,400 sites. Esso Card is now accepted at Esso, Shell ...
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AA says latest supermarket fuel price cuts were patchy
The fuel price cuts claimed by supermarkets in mid-March were patchy, and in many cases below the 2ppl headline figure, according to the AA, which said non-supermarket retailers were undercutting superstores in some locations.In its latest AA Fuel Price Report, it said: "The true meaning of an ’up to 2p’ ...
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Taking on the competition with a £1.3m spend
A Kent forecourt owner has just completed a £1.3m investment in his business, despite BP plans to build a service station and drive-thru McDonald’s just 50m from his site.Simon Privett, who runs Tollgate Service Station, just off the A2 at Gravesend, had been a BP dealer since 1999, but after ...
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NewsEI report confirms halt to decline in forecourt numbers
The Energy Institute (EI) has backed up Experian Catalist’s findings last year that the decline in UK forecourt numbers has ended. According to its newly published Retail Marketing Survey there were 8,489 sites operating at the close of 2016, compared with 8,472 sites in 2015 and 8,609 in 2014. Another ...
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Retail groups condemn deposit return plan
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) have called for plans to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) to be scrapped after conducting research into the impact of a scheme with both consumers and retailers. In a submission to the Environmental Audit Committee, ACS and ...
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Forecourt gunman escapes with cash
Northumbria Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Shell garage in The Broadway, in Grindon.At 2.36am on Wednesday April 5 a man entered the forecourt shop, pointed what is believed to be a handgun at a member of staff and demanded the contents of the till. He then escaped ...
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Burnt out Co-op site rebuilt
Central England Co-operative is planning to open the doors to its rebuilt petrol filling station and food store, in Halifax Road, Birchencliffe, Huddersfield, at 10am on Friday April 21. The new-look building replaces the former store, which was badly damaged by a fire in the middle of 2016. Since then ...
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FarefuelUK attacks penalties on diesel owners
FairFuelUK has launched a stinging attack on the government’s strategy of increasing charges on diesel cars as a way of lowering emissions. The campaign group said it carried out a survey of 16,000 UK drivers, and only 1 in 100 believe that adding a pollution tax to diesel will improve ...
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Jet hails new approach to promotion as a success
Jet has hailed its recent advertising campaign as a resounding success. The fuel brand opted to take a different approach to promoting its latest “Skint?” nationwide prize draw, using a combination of bus, Facebook and online advertising, as well as Waze, a traffic and navigation app. Throughout January and February, ...
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Police investigate racial abuse allegation
Avon & Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman reported being sworn at and racially abused at the Tesco Express petrol station on Soundwell Road, Kingswood. It happened at about 1.15pm on Thursday 30 March on the forecourt of the petrol station. The woman said she sounded her ...
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Bids invited for £490m road improvement fund
The Department for Transport has told counties across England they can bid for a share of £490m to improve their roads. The funding, which will be for schemes from 2018 to 2020, is designed to tackle congestion and provide upgrades to local roads to improve journey times. Bids are encouraged ...
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Euro Garages plans new-to-industry site in Surrey
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages is seeking planning permission for a service station and drive-thru restaurant on a site near the M25 at Cobham, in Surrey. Euro Garages bought the site, a former restaurant near the Painshill Roundabout off the northbound A3, a year ago. There is already planning permission ...
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NewsPM hints at relief for diesel owners
Prime minister Theresa May has hinted that concessions may be made for diesel car owners after London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed proposals for new emission charges and reports that the government will introduce similar schemes in other cities. She said: “Decisions will be taken when we produce that [air quality] ...
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DCC chief executive to stand down
Tommy Breen, the chief executive of Certas Energy’s parent company DCC, has announced that he will be standing down after more than 30 years with the company, following its annual general meeting on July 14. He will be succeeded by Donal Murphy, executive director and managing director of DCC Energy, ...
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P&H and Costcutter close The Buyco
Palmer and Harvey and Costcutter Supermarkets Group have announced plans to close The BuyCo, the independent negotiating company set up as a joint venture between both businesses. The BuyCo was established in 2013 with the intention of offering customers enhanced value by leveraging the combined buying power of the ...