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ACS calls for ’fairer’ business rates system
The ACS has called on the Government to make business rates fairer for the forecourt and convenience sector in its submission ahead of the 2017 Budget.It has also responded to figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, which forecast net business rates income to rise from £22.4bn ...
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London Mayor produces diesel scrappage plan
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called on government to implement his new proposals for a national diesel scrappage fund that financially compensates motorists. The Mayor has said tackling air pollution in the capital is a priority, and wants to take the most polluting vehicles off the roads.He has ...
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Burglars smash way into forecourt shop
Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at the BP Snax 24 service station in Spring Road, Ipswich. Suffolk Police were called at around 1.15am on Friday 10 February, by a member of the public reporting a burglary in progress at the shop on the forecourt. Officers said they ...
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AA urges car tax re-think
Tax changes that penalise drivers of low emission vehicles and benefit higher emission cars should be dropped, the AA is urging. From April 1 any new vehicle which emits more than 1g per km of CO2 will pay a standard car tax rate of £140 per year after the first ...
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NewsBOSS recovers more than £3m for fuel retailers
BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has now recovered more than £3m on behalf of fuel retailers who are members of BOSS Payment Watch. The scheme helps retailers reduce losses from people claiming to have no means of payment. Kevin Eastwood, executive director at BOSS, said: “Recovering more than £3m ...
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Rash of ram raids in single night
Criminals who carried out three ram raids on petrol fillings stations in two hours across Norfolk and Suffolk are being sought by police. The first two raids were in Suffolk, beginning at the Lady Lane Service Station, Hadleigh, just after 2am on Wednesday 8 February. A vehicle was driven into ...
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Honda and Hitachi sign electric motor deal
Hitachi and Honda have signed of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to establish a joint venture company for development, manufacture and sales of motors for electric vehicles. The two companies will now conduct talks regarding the establishment of the new company. In a statement they said the two companies ...
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Waitrose invests in CNG-powered trucks
CNG Fuels, the supplier of biomethane fuel, and Waitrose, have announced that the supermarket group has introduced Europe’s most advanced fleet of CNG (compressed natural gas)-powered trucks with a range of up to 500 miles. Ten new Scania-manufactured CNG trucks entered operation for Waitrose in January and will be used ...
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NewsWestmorland recruits new chief executive
Top 50 Indie Westmorland has announced it has recruited a new chief executive as it unveiled strong growth in turnover and profits in its annual results. The family owned motorway services business, which won the 2016 Forecourt Trader of the Year award for its Gloucester Services, increased its pre-tax profit ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV image in search for fraudster
Humberside Police has released a CCTV image in a bid to catch a fraudster who has been ripping off petrol filling stations. Officers are keen to identify the man in the picture after a Shell fuel card was stolen and used to fraudulently purchase petrol.The card was stolen from a ...
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VW commits $2bn to push low emission vehicles
Volkswagen has pledged to spend $2bn over the next decade to promote zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the US as part of a legal settlement stemming from the company’s cheating on emissions tests for its diesel cars. It has set up Electrify America to carry out the work, which ...
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Traffic levels set new record in 2016
Traffic was at a record high in the year ending December 2016, according to provisional estimates released by the Department for Transport. The provisional figure, of 320.5 billion vehicle miles travelled on Great Britain’s roads last year, was 1.2% higher than the previous year, which was a record, and ...
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New website to help tobacco retailers with plain packs
Tobacco company Philip Morris Limited (PML) has developed an online educational and interactive website for UK tobacco retailers. The MyDrive website features videos and content to help retailers in the new era of plain packaging. The site includes video coverage of two leading UK retailers who visited Australia to learn ...
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Smiths News to close down old website
Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News is urging forecourt customers who use its Connect2U website to migrate to its new online platform SNapp. Following the national rollout of SNapp Online, it is planning to close the old Connect2U website on 21 February. It says the new website boasts all the ...
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Diesel sales dip despite new car market high
Sales of diesel cars have dipped despite the UK new car market achieving a 12-year high in January, according to figures published by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that 174,564 vehicles left showrooms last month – a 2.9% year-on-year uplift and the highest level since ...
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Certas parent buys Esso network in Norway
The parent company of Certas Energy, the Irish conglomerate DCC plc, has reached agreement to buy Esso’s retail petrol station network in Norway for NOK2.43bn (£235m). The network is the third largest in Norway with approximately 20% of retail volumes. It comprises 142 company-operated sites (127 retail service stations and ...
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NewsAttacker featured on Facebook jailed
A man whose attack on a petrol station attendant was viewed on Facebook more than 71,000 times, has been jailed. Scott Dearing, 30, of no fixed abode, drove into the attendant after stealing £120 worth of fuel from the garage in Park Road, Barnsley, on 4 December. Dearing was jailed ...
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Canadian company buys 85% of Greenergy
Greenergy, the UK’s largest supplier of road fuels, has announced that it has reached agreement for Canadian company Brookfield Business Partners to take over and invest in the business with the aim of accelerating growth. Existing Greenergy management shareholders will invest alongside Brookfield Business Partners and will retain a 15% ...
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NewsEuro Garages buys 4 sites from stricken Top 50 Indie
Euro Garages has snapped up four sites from its stricken fellow Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores. Greg Palfrey, who was appointed joint administrator for High Noon Stores on January 27, confirmed the deal with Euro Garages and said there was strong interest in the remaining sites. High Noon Stores ...
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Pump prices rise more than wholesale says RAC
The prices of petrol and diesel at the pumps increased by 2ppl in January to their highest for more than two years despite the wholesale cost of unleaded staying the same and diesel reducing, according to the latest RAC Fuel Watch report. The increase follows a 3ppl rise in December, ...