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Car makers promote cleaner diesels
Europe’s car industry has launched a campaign insisting the latest diesel technology is clean and acceptable for use in cars, as tighter emissions standards have been introduced. From September 1 all new vehicles will need to comply with Euro-6, the new European vehicle emissions legislation. The European Automobile ...
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JTI pulls gantries after prosecutions
JTI removed tobacco gantries from The Kiosk on Wickfield Grove, Sheffield and Keighley Newsagents on North Street, Keighley following prosecutions by local Trading Standards for selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco. Charlie Cunningham-Reid, UK head of corporate affairs, commented: “Given the offence committed by these retailers, JTI has decided that ...
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ACS calls for stiffer sanctions for illicit tobacco
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on HM Revenue and Customs to impose stricter sanctions on retailers who are found to be selling illicit tobacco. Responding to the government’s consultation on sanctions to tackle illegal tobacco, ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The illicit tobacco market costs ...
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Contactless payment limit raised to £30
The spending limit on contactless payment transactions has risen to £30 from September 1. Previously, contactless spending was limited to £20 per transaction. However, the threshold increase is not automatic. Retailers will need to update the software on their terminals to allow for the change. As the new ...
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Taskforce to tackle pointless road signs
An initiative to remove pointless road signs has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT). A taskforce overseen by Sir Alan Duncan MP will tackle the overuse of traffic signs while a consultation proposes a range of new measures including: ensuring road signs that are used far longer ...
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Increasing numbers running out of fuel
Increasing numbers of motorists are risking breakdown by continuing to drive long after their fuel light comes on – with 827,000 motorists having to be rescued due to running out of fuel last year, according to roadside assistance service LV=Road Rescue. This figure is 50,000 higher than the previous ...
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Forecourt robbers’ sentences increased
Three men who carried out a robbery on a forecourt have had their prison terms extended after police appealed their sentences at Birmingham Crown Court this week. The trio were jailed in May for robbing a cash delivery driver outside Apple Green Service Station on Small Heath Highway in July ...
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Handbag designer sets up Selfridges petrol station
The car park of London department store Selfridge’s will be transformed into a petrol station by handbag designer Anya Hindmarch, according to fashion website WMD.com. The installation, which will open on September 11, will take its cues from Hindmarch’s autumn collection, which plays with the graphic signage and reflective surfaces ...
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Project to design forecourt of the future
A project to design the fuel station of the future has been set up by car maker Nissan in partnership with leading architectural practice Foster and Partners. The project will explore how zero-emission technology will influence future design and how fuel stations will have to adapt to issues such as ...
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Plug-in car grant extended
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has confirmed the Plug-In Car Grant will continue to be offered at current levels until February 2016. The discount, worth up to £5,000 on plug-in hybrid or electric cars will be reviewed as part of the Spending Review process, due in November. The ...
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Supermarket price cuts reduce diesel petrol gap
Three of the big four supermarkets have reduced their fuel prices by identical amounts this morning (Thursday, August 27), with cuts that further narrow the gap between diesel and unleaded petrol after petrol price cuts at the weekend. Morrisons was first to announce the cut of 2ppl on unleaded petrol ...
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Motorway services slammed over safety
Too many motorway service areas are a mess of conflicting signs, worn-away road markings and bewildering road layouts, according to a survey by the Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA). The survey assessed the external layout of 85 motorway service areas, including two criteria for pedestrians: amenity (are walkways in place); ...
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NewsFirst Jet and Spar dual-branded site opens
The UK’s first Jet and Spar dual-branded site has opened following the April launch of a new convenience partnership between the fuel brand and the symbol group. Jet Maybole in South Ayrshire is the first in a number of Jet sites that have chosen to take up the dual branding ...
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Petrol sales down despite lower prices
UK petrol consumption has fallen compared with a year ago, despite it being 14ppl cheaper. UK fuel consumption figures released by HM Revenue and Customs show that petrol consumption flat-lined at around 1.475 billion litres a month from May to July. This is lower than last summer when ...
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Crimewave hits Manchester forecourts
Three men have been arrested after thieves used a specially-adapted van to steal fuel from 16 petrol stations across the Greater Manchester region. The yellow Renault Kangoo vehicle was rebuilt so 100-litre fuel tanks could be fitted in the back to hold the siphoned-off stolen petrol. Eight of ...
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Five arrested in smuggling investigation
Five men have been arrested in North London, on suspicion of smuggling tobacco and alcohol, after an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to tackle an estimated £1m tax fraud. The men were arrested after suspected illegal cigarettes were discovered in a vehicle at an industrial unit in ...
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NewsDealer wins key appeal in duty deferment battle
A PRA member has won a key appeal against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the battle to enable dealers to buy fuel under duty deferment arrangements. Brobot Petroleum has successfully appealed via the First Tier Tax Tribunal against HMRC imposition of unreasonable conditions, to obtain an excise duty Deferment ...
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ACS publishes health and safety guidance
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has produced a comprehensive Assured Advice guide for ‘Managing Health and Safety’. It contains an overview of the risks and hazards a store will face on a day-to-day basis. Health and Safety can refer to anything which could potentially cause an accident in ...
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Robbery at Oxfordshire forecourt
Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after a robbery at a filling station in Witney, Oxfordshire. At around 9.50pm on Saturday August 15, a man entered Cannon Pool service station in Hailey Road, threatened staff with a bar and demanded money. He then took cash from the till and ...
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Crimewave on Cumbrian forecourts
An upsurge of crime against petrol stations has been reported by police in south Cumbria, and they are urging the public to report any suspicious activity they may notice at car parks and petrol stations. In the last 90 days there have been 13 incidents of thefts from car park ...