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UKPIA publishes annual statistical review
UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association) has published its annual review of the downstream oil industry. The Statistical Review 2016, which in its 14th year of publication, contains a compilation of UK downstream oil industry statistics. Andrea Leadsom, minister of state for energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, ...
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Applegreen wins international convenience retailer award
Applegreen has won the NACS Insight 2016 International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award for its recently opened M1 Lisburn Motorway Service Area in Northern Ireland. The award, sponsored by Accenture, was presented during the NACS Insight Convenience Summit – Europe in London on June 9 at this year’s International ...
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Government fails to deliver promised plug-in motorcycle grants
The National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) has written to transport minister Andrew Jones, raising its concerns that the promised plug-in motorcycle grant scheme has still not been delivered. In March 2015, under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, the then business minister Matthew Hancock announced that motorcycles and scooters ...
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NewsDiesel duty hike furore: the facts
National press furore this week over proposed hikes in diesel fuel duty appear to have been over-hyped and full of misinformation, following some careless comments by transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin. They stemmed from an article in the Evening Standard, which was then picked up by most national newspapers, and many ...
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NewsEuro Garages outlines expansion plans
Bosses of Top 50 Indie Euro Garages have outlined their plans for the future as its joint CEOs received an international award for their leadership in convenience retailing. Commercial director Ilyas Munshi said Euro Garages had access to 1,100 forecourt sites across France and Benelux, and was poised to expand ...
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Spar and Subway open on site gutted by fire
A family owned forecourt business on Anglesey, north Wales, has fully reopened exactly a year after it was completely gutted in a devastating fire. The site had to be rebuilt after the fire on June 3, last year, and initially opened four weeks later with a temporary shop. The Texaco ...
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Robbers smash their way in to forecourt shop
A cashier has been left badly shaken after a gang of robbers smashed their way into a Lancashire forecourt shop and stole cigarettes.Detectives say they are hunting for four men after the attack at Ansdell Service Station, in Church Road, St Annes, on Tuesday June 7.Detective constable Duncan Worsley said ...
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NewsMPs told E10 should be introduced next year
The Government will have to up the amount of biofuel in petrol and diesel in order to meet the EU’s renewable energy targets, MPs have been told. The industry has been preparing for the introduction of E10 petrol for a number of years, but there has been opposition because it ...
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New car registrations up 2.5% in May
The number of car sales continued its upward climb in May with a 2.5% growth in registrations, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It said 203,585 cars were registered in the month, May’s highest total since 2002.Following the trend set in the previous two months, fleet ...
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ACS welcomes retail banking report
A report into retail banking services by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). ACS supports the CMA’s provisional recommendations to encourage competition among retail banks, improve transparency in finance offers, and make it easier for businesses to compare and switch ...
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Reports of Norway banning fossil fuel cars debunked
Reports that Norway will ban the sale of diesel and petrol-powered cars by 2025 have been debunked by news website The Local. News outlets such as The Independent and CNBC carried reports that politicians had agreed on the ban after the Dagens Næringsliv (Today’s Business) newspaper reported that the government ...
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Illicit cigarette consumption in UK up
An almost 300% increase in counterfeit cigarette volume has driven a second consecutive annual rise in UK black market cigarette consumption, according to a KPMG report published today (June 8). It estimates 16% of all cigarettes now consumed in the UK are either contraband or counterfeit. The overall volume of ...
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Triple stabbing on Liverpool forecourt
Three men with stab injuries have been found at a petrol station in West Derby, Liverpool. Police were alerted to the incident by paramedics at around midnight on June 6 and on arrival at Larkhill Filling Station on Queens Drive found three men being treated for injuries to their upper ...
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Pump prices growing less than wholesale prices
Prices at the pumps grew far less than wholesale fuel prices in May, according to a new report by the RAC. Its analysis of Experian Catalist average prices from 3 May to 31 May 2016 reveals that the average unleaded pump price rose 1.92ppl from 108.67ppl to 110.59ppl. The average ...
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New £5 note design unveiled
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has unveiled the design of the new five pound note which will be issued on 13 September 2016. The new fiver is the first Bank of England note to be printed on polymer, and will feature Sir Winston Churchill. The introduction of polymer banknotes ...
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EU debate affecting business, warns Certas boss
Uncertainty caused by the forthcoming referendum on EU membership is affecting the forecourt sector, according to Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of Certas Energy. He warned: “The EU debate seems to be dragging on forever with few signs of real quality information. The uncertainty seems to be affecting business and this ...
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NewsProperty market to remain buoyant, predicts Christie & Co
Lack of supply and strong demand is driving prices for forecourt property, according to a market update published by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co. In its report covering the first half of 2016 it says demand is being driven by a number of acquisitive operators and lenders looking ...
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MPs call for support for entrepreneurs
New proposals to encourage entrepreneurial activity in small businesses have been revealed by the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group. The All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group’s Everyday Entrepreneurs Inquiry looked at how entrepreneurial activity can be encouraged and supported by central Government, both through initiatives at a local level ...
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UNITI expo prepares to welcome visitors to explore latest fuel retailing and car wash trends
UNITI expo 2016, Europe´s leading trade show for the fuel retailing and car wash industries, is gearing up to welcome visitors to Stuttgart, Germany, on June 14-16 to explore the latest trends, ideas and products in the sector. Around 420 exhibitors from 37 countries, have signed up to the second ...
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Jet service station lays on egg vending machine
Click and collect services are on the increase across UK forecourts, but Jet’s Border Cars forecourt in Dumfries has gone the ‘eggstra’ mile by introducing a collection service with a difference: an egg vending machine. Border Cars believes it is the first forecourt in Scotland to introduce this ‘cluck and ...