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Electric cars to cost less to run than petrol by 2025
A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance says that continuing reductions in battery prices will bring the total cost of ownership of electric vehicles (EVs) below that for conventional-fuel vehicles by 2025, even with low oil prices. The study forecasts that global sales of electric vehicles will hit 41 ...
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AA urges chancellor not to raise fuel duty
The AA has written to the Chancellor urging him to resist hitting motorists and businesses in the forthcoming 2016 budget on March 16. AA president Edmund King said he was concerned that the Chancellor might consider road fuel duty hikes as a ‘quick win’ to increase revenues. King said that ...
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NewsChartman acquires Somerset service station
Top 50 Indie Chartman Retail has acquired Lydford Service Station on the A37 Lydford-On-Fosse, Somerset, from by Devizes Marina Village Limited for an undisclosed sum. West Country-based Chartman is ranked 40th in the Top 50 and the new acquisition takes it to a total of nine forecourts operated in Somerset, ...
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ACS slams Osborne over Sunday trading claim
Claims made by Chancellor George Osborne about the link between online shopping and Sunday trading have been shown to be wrong and misguided by new polling, according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Polling of more than 2,000 consumers in January 2016 showed that two thirds of consumers had ...
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Murder investigation after Tesco car wash man’s death
A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a man who ran a Tesco car wash was discovered in a fire-damaged car in Essex. Police were called just before 5pm on Saturday, February 27 after the 30-year-old man’s body was found in a grey Audi A4 which was ...
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Man’s finger severed in racist attack
Police in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted at a petrol station. At just before 6am on Saturday 27 February police received a report that a 31-year-old Asian man had been attacked at the BP service station on Herringthorpe Valley Road in the ...
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Court rules Morrisons liable for attack by forecourt worker
The Supreme Court has ruled that Morrisons supermarket is liable for the actions of one of its petrol station workers who attacked a customer. According to court documents, Amjid Khan was working at the Morrisons petrol station at Small Heath, Birmingham, in 2008 when he punched and kicked Ahmed Mohamud. ...
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HMRC crackdown in Leicester
A two-day operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol in Leicester, has uncovered more than 30,600 cigarettes, 51kg of tobacco and 919 litres of alcohol, all believed to be illicit. HMRC officers, supported by police in Leicestershire and Trading ...
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Robber threatens worker with machete
A robbery at a service in Runcorn, Cheshire, is being investigated by police. At 6.40am on Monday 29 February, police were called to the Shell Garage in Hallwood Link Road in Runcorn. A man had entered the garage and threatened a member of staff with what appeared to be a ...
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NewsTop 50 Indies hold 25% of forecourts in the UK
The companies that make up Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies now account for almost 25% of the forecourts in the entire UK market. Editor Merril Boulton told an audience of more than 150 at the 2016 Top 50 Indies Dinner that between them they added 361 sites during 2015 ...
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Phillips 66 introduces 32 new tankers
Phillips 66 has replaced 70% of its total road tanker fleet with 32 new MAN, Scania and Merc vehicles. The vehicles conform to Euro 6 emissions standards thus delivering lower emissions and improved fuel efficiency, among a number of other benefits. Mary Wolf, managing director of Phillips 66 UK & ...
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Eight arrested in HMRC-led raids in Manchester
Eight men were arrested and 11 premises searched during a multi-agency operation in Manchester on Wednesday 24 February. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers seized material in relation to suspected tax evasion, including 137,600 cigarettes, 73 kilos of tobacco, counterfeit cash, and four vehicles, during searches of nine retail, ...
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Car makers publicise progress on emissions
The UK automotive industry is publicising its commitment to improving air quality and reducing vehicle emissions with a new consumer-facing video, launched ahead of this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says there is widespread confusion about the advances in new car technology and ...
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HMRC consults on licensing tobacco retailers
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published a consultation on the costs and benefits of introducing tobacco licensing for all parts of the supply chain including retailers. The chancellor announced the consultation would take place at his Autumn Financial Statement. The UK Government is a signatory to the World Health ...
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Robber threatens staff with plank of wood
Police are appealing for information after a robber threatened staff at a petrol station in South Wales and stole cash. The robbery took place shortly before 8pm on Tuesday February 23 at the Wychtree Service Station in Morriston, Swansea. A man threatened staff and after taking money from a cash ...
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ATM thieves cause enormous damage
Thieves have caused enormous damage to a forecourt shop in Northern Ireland as they forced the shutters and removed the door of a County Antrim petrol station to steal a cash machine. The thieves struck shortly before 2am on Friday, February 19, forcing their way into the petrol station on ...
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NewsNFRN members back new newspaper
Members of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) London district have pledged their support for The New Day national newspaper ahead of its launch on Monday (February 29). Together with NFRN national president Ralph Patel (front left) and chief executive Paul Baxter (front second left), they can be seen ...
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Fuel thefts soar in Bedfordshire
Fuel thefts from forecourts almost trebled last year, according to figures released by Bedfordshire Police. A Freedom of Information request by Bedfordshire on Sunday to the police force shows that last year 603 thefts were recorded at petrol stations, compared with 219 in 2013-2014 and 200 in 2012-2013. A further ...
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Sewell on the go supports local charity
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has provided support for a local charity in Hull which donates bikes for use in Africa. Since the Avenues Bicycle Project started collecting and sending bikes to the continent in 2012 the bikes had to be stored in sheds and garages across the ...
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South Devon Highway opens
A new £110m bypass that is expected to carry 35,000 vehicles a day has been opened. The 3.5-mile South Devon Highway between Torbay and Newton Abbot was officially opened by roads minister Andrew Jones on 22 February. The project was completed on time and on budget and the Department of ...