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Tobacco smuggler jailed
A lorry driver caught trying to smuggle more than three tonnes of illicit hand-rolling tobacco into the UK has been jailed for two years after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Marek Juran, 40, was interviewed by HMRC after officers from Border Force at Dover Eastern Docks uncovered ...
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NewsManager pillories thief in "hideous hoodie"
The manager of a BP garage in Scotland has launched an appeal on social media after a man “wearing a hideous hoodie” stole a £100 carved wooden bear from outside the shop. Abbie Houston, who runs Bridgend Services in Freuchie, Fife, posted pictures of the man and his car after ...
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RAC slams supermarkets fuel pricing strategy
The RAC has slammed the big four supermarkets’ fuel pricing strategy, accusing them of funding headline-grabbing price cuts in unleaded petrol before Christmas by taking a bigger margin from their diesel customers. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “December was an excellent month for petrol car drivers with all ...
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Contactless payments soar at service stations
Contactless payments at service stations have risen by 98% following the increase in the spending limit from £20 to £30 in September, according to a survey by Barclaycard. Looking at the overall market it said contactless payments now account for one in 10 card transactions, and contactless spend was nearing ...
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MRH offers to sell sites over competition concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a consultation on undertakings proposed by MRH to remedy potential problems over two sites it acquired following its acquisition of 78 Esso petrol stations. In November the CMA warned the number one Top 50 Indie MRH that it could face a ...
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Assistant wounded during forecourt incident
A 37-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent and robbery in connection with an incident at a filling station in Derby. Police were called to the Texaco garage in Traffic Street just after midnight on Saturday, January 2, after reports that a man had walked in and ...
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ACS urges simplification of business rates
ACS has called on the Government to ensure that the business rates appeals system is simple and accessible for retailers. It was responding to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)’s consultation on proposed changes to the business rates appeals system, which was launched in November by high streets ...
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NewsSupermarkets follow indies diesel price cuts
More than a fortnight after independents began selling diesel for less than a pound per litre the UK’s four supermarket giants have followed their lead. Independent supermarket and fuel retailer Jempson’s was one of the first to dip below £1 per litre, cutting diesel to 99.7ppl on December 17. The ...
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Knife raider strikes at Runcorn service station
Cheshire Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a a petrol station in Runcorn. The incident occurred at the petrol station on Victoria Road, Runcorn, at approximately 7pm on Tuesday 22nd December. A man went to the counter where he threatened a member of staff with a ...
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NewsGreenergy increases stake in former Coryton site
Greenergy has secured deals which will further cement its position as the UK’s biggest provider of wholesale fuels in the UK. The deals with Royal Vopak involve stepping up its involvement at Thames Oilport – the site of the former Coryton Oil refinery on the estuary of the River Thames ...
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Floods bring mixed fortunes
The recent flooding in Cumbria, which has again struck in several areas, has brought mixed fortunes for service stations. While some have only just been getting back into business, and others had to close for short periods at the peak of the floods, sites nearby who have been able to ...
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Morrisons renews BOSS membership
Morrisons has renewed its membership with BOSS and its Payment Watch scheme. The supermarket group began working with the BOSS Payment Watch scheme in October 2014 with the scheme operating on several forecourts throughout the UK. BOSS’s debt recovery scheme is a co-ordinated system for recovering financial losses incurred by ...
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NewsIndependent cuts diesel to 99.7ppl
An independent retailer, who hit the headlines at the start of the year after cutting petrol down to 99.7ppl, has gained more publicity after cutting diesel to 99.7ppl. Velautham Sarveswaran, who runs three Harvest-branded sites in the Midlands with his wife, Ananthi, cut prices at his sites in Birmingham, Redditch ...
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Certas Energy re-signs top 60 for year
Gulf has secured four re-signs bringing total re-signs to Certas Energy in 2015 to about 60 sites. The resigns are: Think One, Wokingham, Berkshire; Fromebridge Service Station, Whitminster, Gloucestershire; Wild Goose Garage, Dursley, Gloucestershire; and Woodlands Garage, Smallfield, Surrey. The retention of these sites equates to ...
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£10,000 reward offered to catch robber
The independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) are offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information on a man responsible for a spate of robberies across Birmingham and the Black Country. The area has seen a total of 12 robberies committed over an eight-month ...
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Landmark Greggs store at Euro Garages site
Euro Garages’ site at Shinfield, Reading, has become the home of the 100th franchised Greggs shop. Ilyas Munshi, commercial director for Euro Garages, said: “We are proud of our strategic partnership with Greggs. The brand has proved to be popular with our forecourt customers and people with busy lifestyles in ...
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Investment by c-store sector increases
Investment levels in the convenience store sector have recovered slightly over the last three months after a fall in the summer. According to the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) Investment Tracker, which surveys over 1,200 independent retailers and a number of multiple operators, in the three months of September to ...
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Plug-in car grant extended
The government has announced a long-term extension to the plug-in car grant, backed by a £400m package to treble the number of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) on Britain’s roads. The grant was due to end in March next year but its lifetime has been extended to the end of ...
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Inquiry into business rates changes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the announcement of a Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into the Government’s proposals to devolve rate setting powers to local authorities. The inquiry will examine the Government’s proposals to allow local authorities to retain 100% of the full stock of ...
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Autogas welcomes new clean air zones
Autogas has welcomed plans announced by the Government for the introduction of five Clean Air Zones in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton. The zones are designed to help improve air quality and bring the UK into line with EU nitrogen oxide targets, and the proposals will not affect private ...