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NewsCar makers urged to re-introduce UK LPG models
Car manufacturers are being encouraged to reintroduce LPG powered models to their UK ranges as concerns about vehicle emissions and air quality problems have increased following the scandal surrounding Volkswagen’s fixing of emission tests. In mainland Europe, more than 17 vehicle manufacturers offer LPG powered models, some of which are ...
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Investment by convenience store sector falling
Investment levels in the convenience sector have fallen by 35% over the past three months as retailers prepare for the introduction of the National Living Wage. Research by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) shows that over the past three months, convenience stores across the UK invested £116m in their ...
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Report finds motorists refuelling little and often
Motorists are increasingly buying their fuel little and often, rather like the trend away from big shops at supermarkets in favour of top-up shopping, according to the latest report by him! research and consulting. In its Symbol Forecourt Focus, it reports increasing numbers of motorists are saying they are ...
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Welcome Break invests £1.7m at services
Motorway service operator Welcome Break has just completed a £1.7m refurbishment of the Days Inn Milton Keynes hotel at its Newport Pagnell site, located between junction 14 and 15 of the M1. The site, which was the first service station accessible to all traffic in the UK, also received ...
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Greenergy appoints new head of dealer and independent retail
Greenergy has announced the appointment of Andrew Cannell as the company’s new head of dealer and independent retail. The new role has been created in order to provide continued focus on growth and innovation for customers.Cannell joined Greenergy as a territory manager in September 2014 when Greenergy became the fuel ...
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NewsAsda cuts unleaded price below diesel
Two months after supermarkets cut diesel prices below unleaded petrol Asda has been the first to restore petrol’s position as the cheaper fuel. Effective from today (Wednesday 23rd September) Asda is cutting the price of unleaded by 2ppl, making its national price cap105.7ppl on unleaded while diesel remains at 107.7ppl. ...
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UK car makers distance themselves from emissions scandal
The UK car makers trade association has tried to reassure British motorists following the scandal in the US where Volkswagen had admitted it cheated in emission tests. In a statement the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said: “The UK automotive industry understands the concerns consumers may have following ...
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NewsChartman exploits World Cup opportunity
Top 50 Indie Chartman Group is making the most of the opportunity presented by Rugby World Cup matches being played around the country. The group’s flagship Winning Post Store, at Haldon Hill on the A38 outside Exeter, has been comprehensively decked out in Heineken colours to promote the drinks ...
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Tobacco smuggling duo jailed
Two smugglers who plotted to flood the North East with a shipment of four million illicit cigarettes have been jailed after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation revealed their scam. Brian Storey, 28, of Ryhope, was stopped by Border Force officers at the Port of Dover after arriving ...
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FTA welcomes roadworks restrictions
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says a new Government ban on long stretches of roadworks on motorways could reduce delays and cut costs for HGV operators. Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has told Highways England to introduce tough new rules for contractors to prevent motorists getting stuck in lengthy queues. ...
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Robber with hammer strikes at Slough site
Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after a robbery at a service station in Slough. Shortly before 9.30pm on Sunday September 20, a man entered the shop at the BP petrol station in Farnham Road and demanded cash while threatening a male shop worker with a club hammer. ...
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Shell opens new to industry site in Suffolk
Shell has commenced trading at a new to industry company operated site at Barton Mills in Suffolk. Located on the busy Fiveways Roundabout on a section of the A11 to Thetford which has recently seen completion of upgrades to a dual carriageway, the site provides a retail offer for both ...
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First public access hydrogen refuelling station opens
The UK’s first public access hydrogen refuelling station has been opened by energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power at the Advanced Manufacturing Park, just off the M1, Junction 33 in South Yorkshire, funded by InnovateUK. During the event ITM Power also announced an agreement to deploy a ...
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Two men jailed for armed robbery at petrol station
Two men have been jailed for taking part in an armed robbery at a Bradford petrol station, but a cashier who was accused of being part of the plot was cleared. Former soldier Kane Harrison, 22, and 23-year-old Anthony Davey, were involved in a plot to steal £30,000 from ...
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Shell boss cannot see when low prices will end
Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden has told the BBC that a recovery in the price of oil is hard to foresee. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: “It is a very, very volatile business in terms of supply and demand. The oil price ...
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Industry praised for pursuit of excellence
The petrol retailing industry was praised for its relentless pursuit of new opportunities, innovation and service excellence at the Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards. Ramsay MacDonald, retail director of the event’s principal sponsor Certas Energy, told a sell-out audience that the Forecourt Trader Awards are the UK’s premier ...
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NewsGloucester Services wins Forecourt Trader of the Year
Gloucester Services has become the first motorway site to win the top prize at the prestigious Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards, held at the London Hilton Park Lane. On a sell-out glittering night hosted by TV celebrity Alexander Armstrong, and with a space-themed backdrop, Laurence King, managing director of ...
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Petrol volumes fall despite 14ppl price drop in a year
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 petrol averaged ...
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Applegreen sales up 16% for half year
Applegreen has revealed sales up 16% to €517m in its first set of results since its flotation in June. For the six months ended June 30 it also pushed up EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) up 42% to €10.7m. During the period it also added 23 sites ...
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Government figures wrong protests ACS
Figures released by Government as part of a consultation on changes to Sunday Trading regulations have been dismissed as out of date and misleading, by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). ACS chief executive James Lowman said: "Every figure that the Government has put forward to justify the case for ...