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NewsPump prices predicted to fall
The AA and RAC are both predicting that prices at the pumps will fall in the run-up to Christmas, and could hit a new low for the year. However, while the RAC says it is likely the most price-conscious retailers may dip below £1 per litre, the AA says prospects ...
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Hydrogen station reaches 1,000th refuel
The UK’s first hydrogen production and bus refuelling station in Aberdeen has reached a major milestone – its 1000th refuel. The refuelling station opened in March and provides fuel for what is claimed to be Europe’s largest fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses running on the streets of the city. ...
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NewsUnleaded dips below £1 per litre in Bristol
Unleaded petrol was on sale in Bristol for less than £1 a litre last weekend as the US warehouse club giant Costco opened its latest filling station at its branch in Avonmouth. When it opened unleaded petrol was priced at 99.9ppl, with diesel at 102.9ppl, although on Monday prices ...
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ACS backs Small Business Saturday
ACS is encouraging convenience store retailers to get involved in Small Business Saturday 2015, taking place this year on December 5th. Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. The day ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV after multiple fuel thefts
Hertfordshire Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak with as part of investigations into multiple fuel thefts worth around £1,000 from Sainsbury’s petrol stations. Between April and October this year there have been nine offences at London Colney and three in Stevenage. On ...
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Car auction merger raises competition concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that a takeover in the car auction market could cause competition concerns, and an in-depth investigation will be needed unless the concerns can be addressed. BCA Marketplace has acquired SMA Vehicle Remarketing and a preliminary investigation by the CMA found that BCA ...
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RAC launches comparison website for repairs
Nearly six out of 10 motorists (59%) claim to worry about hidden costs when booking their car into a garage for an MOT, service or repair. Research carried out by RAC Garage Compare found almost a quarter (24%) of those who admit to being fearful, describe themselves as being ...
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P&H merges delivery operations
Palmer and Harvey, the delivered wholesaler to many forecourts nationwide, has announced plans to merge its wholesale and direct vans sales teams, a move it says will bring increased benefits to independent retailers. Historically, there have been two separate sales operations. Palmer and Harvey’s wholesale sales offers delivery to store ...
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Garage group expands in Taunton
South West family-owned car sales group Helston Garages is expanding its foothold in Taunton following a deal steered by Colliers International. Currently located on three separate sites in the town, Helston has agreed a package with Taunton Deane Borough Council to switch its Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo showrooms ...
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Site reopens after £1.1m refurbishment
Jos Richardson & Son has celebrated a £1.1m refurbishment with an open day at the re-opening of its BP forecourt, Spar convenience store and Subway at York Road Garage, Escrick, between Selby and York in North Yorkshire. The official cutting of the ribbon was performed by Charles Forbes Adam, owner ...
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AA welcomes new car safety tests
The AA has welcomed European safety organisation Euro NCAP’s introduction of a new test that will check devices installed in vehicles to detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians. Many new cars now offer some form of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system that can help prevent car-to-car collisions, but only some ...
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ACS unveils new training package
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is encouraging retailers to take advantage of a new platform to allow them to train their staff on Assured Advice. The platform, which has been developed by online learning company Bolt, will allow any ACS member to sign up to the Assured Advice scheme ...
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NewsForecourt owners win Bestway Awards
A forecourt shop in Leicester has won an award at Bestway Wholesale’s annual Retail Development Awards for the third year running. This year Kalpesh and Meeta Raja, who run the shop at Parker Drive Service Station in Beaumont Leys, were runners up for the best store in the entire northern ...
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NewsChartman pilots recycling scheme for sector
Top 50 Indie Chartman Group has introduced aluminium can recycling facilities at its award-winning flagship Winning Post site at Haldon Hill on the A38 outside Exeter, in a pilot scheme for the forecourt sector. Chartman director Clive Sheppard said it had introduced three recycling bins to encourage more recycling on ...
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Spar company wins consent for forecourt
Spar distributor and retailer James Hall has won planning permission to redevelop a car showroom with a petrol station, convenience store, car park and ATM at a site in North Yorkshire. Permission to redevelop Greaves Garage, on Garbutts Lane in Hutton Rudby, near Stokesley, was granted by Hambleton District Council. ...
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Nisa pushes EBITDA up
Nisa has reported it returned to profit in its latest half year with an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) before exceptionals of £3.3m for the first half of 2015/16. This put the business £3.5m ahead of the same point last year, while sales volume have increased to ...
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Euro Garages aiming for 175 Subway stores
Euro Garages has set a new target of having 175 Subway stores across its estate by the end of 2016. It announced the new target as it opened the 100th Subway on a Euro Garages site at Holtspur Service Station in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The store marks the completion of Euro ...
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Prolific thief banned from all sites in England and Wales
A prolific thief has been banned from every petrol station in England and Wales after stealing thousands of pounds of fuel, but has been spared jail. Paul Fagg, from Maidstone, stole £3,690 of fuel in a scam where he pretended he had forgotten his wallet after filling up. Canterbury Crown ...
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NewsCheerful forecourt sales assistant Jennifer takes top honours at prestigious awards
Forecourt sales assistant Jennifer Kerr beat off strong opposition to take the top honours at this year’s Sales Assistant of the Year Awards, organised by Forecourt Trader’s sister magazine Convenience Store. Jennifer, who works for Spar Saintfield Road in Lisburn, Northern Ireland - which was acquired by the Henderson Group ...
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Robbers threaten staff with metal bar
Men wearing balaclavas have robbed a petrol station in Cheetham Hill, Greater Manchester. At 8pm on Monday 2 November, two men walked into Shirley Road petrol station. One of them stood in the door way and the other jumped over the counter demanding staff gave him money. He ...