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Drive-off clampdown Police in South Derbyshire are clamping down on the theft of fuel and warning motorists that they could face prosecution if they drive off without paying for it. The warnings come due to a rise in drive-offs across the district. Officers from the Safer Neighbourhood teamsare visiting forecourtsin ...
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BP renews membership with BOSS
BP Oil UK Limited has renewed its membership of BOSS and its Payment Watch scheme for all its company owned retail fuel sites in 2016. BP Oil UK Limited operates more than 320 company owned sites and has been a member of BOSS and its Payment Watch scheme since it ...
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MRH makes offer to avoid inquiry
MRH has offered to sell two sites after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned there were potential problems 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 full scale inquiry because of concerns ...
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14 forecourt sites sold in £30.9m deal
A portfolio of 14 petrol stations has been sold to a Middle Eastern investor for £30.9m. According to Property Magazine International, investment manager Aerium sold the portfolio to Shiekh Ahmed Bin Nasser Al-Thani, who was advised by Investra Capital. The sites are let to Co-operative Group for 12 years generating ...
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Greggs reaches 100 on EG site
Euro Garages’ site at Shinfield, Reading, has become the home of the 100th franchised Greggs shop. Ilyas Munshi, commercial director for Top 50 Indie, 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 ...
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Prices dip below £1 as indies lead hypers
Independents beat the supermarkets by selling diesel for less than a pound per litre two weeks before the UK’s four supermarket giants 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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ACS warns MPs of £925m impact of National Living Wage on c-store sector
The impact of the National Living Wage on the convenience retail sector has been spelled out to MPs by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), ahead of a delegated legislation committee debate on the topic. In evidence submitted to the Low Pay Commission in 2015 and to the Treasury ahead ...
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Tobacco smugglers jailed
Five men have been sentenced for their role in trying to flood the UK with illicit cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds in lost duty and taxes, and attempting to launder their criminal profits. Irvin Dunn, 56, who orchestrated the fraud from behind bars, and his ...
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NewsWeak currency could push prices up warns PRA
While the low price of oil is depressing prices at the pumps, changes in the value of sterling against the dollar could cause substantial prices increases, the PRA has warned. Brian Madderson, chairman of the PRA, commented: “There has been and will be a huge volume of column inches rightly ...
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Costcutter launches value promotion
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has launched a major value campaign for its 2,600 independent store owners, which will see the traditional January promotions period spread through to the middle of March. The Love Local Deals campaign will feature Love £1 Deals, Love Half Price or Better and “killer deals” on everyday ...
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New car sales break record
UK new car registrations were at their highest level ever in 2015, topping 2.6 million units for the first time, and completing four years of consecutive growth. The market has posted increases in all but one of the past 46 months and recorded its best ever December in 2015, with ...
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"Tsunami" of drive-offs in Bradford
Police forces have revealed what the PRA has described as “a tsunami” of drive-offs in Bradford, while in north Wales there has been a sharp decline. In Bradford, West Yorkshire Police figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus show there were 4,736 recorded incidents of motorists making off from garages ...
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Police release images of armed robbers
Detectives investigating an armed robbery in Essex have released a CCTV image of two men they want to speak to. Two men entered the Esso petrol station in Stanford Road, Grays just before 7.55am on Thursday January 7. One, who was armed with a large knife, approached the cashier, walked ...
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Armed police attend after robbery
Armed police attended a forecourt in Dorset after a man threatened staff with a hand gun. The armed robbery occurred at the Esso petrol station on Charminster Road, Bournemouth, at 2.50am on Thursday January 7. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “It was reported that a man, wearing a black ...
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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 ...