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NewsPolice name suspect in fuel station robbery
West Yorkshire Police have released details of a man they want to trace in connection with the robbery of a fuel station in Huddersfield. Nathan Simms, aged 19, of Kirkheaton, is wanted in connection with a robbery which occurred at a petrol station in Cooper Bridge on Sunday, 22 March. ...
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Man charged over attempt to steal from oil pipeline
An attempt to steal fuel from a national oil pipeline appears to have been thwarted after a 29-year-old man was charged with two offences following an incident in Ludlow on Wednesday 8th April. West Mercia Police were carrying out routine patrols along the route of a national fuel pipeline when ...
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AA urges motorists to question election candidates
The AA has launched a pre-election campaign urging drivers to question parliamentary candidates on what they will do to help drivers. Using results on drivers’ views from the AA Populus Panel it has suggested the ten most popular promises for motorists would be: Fewer potholes ...
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MFG ranked in Top 10 private companies
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been ranked 9th in a league table of British private companies with the fastest-growing profits, in the 16th annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100. The league table published on 12 April ranks companies according to growth in profits over ...
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NewsMFG and Euro Garages acquire bulk of Shell sell-off sites
Shell UK has accepted offers for the sale of 185 company-owned service stations from Motor Fuel Group and Euro Garages, following a confidential commercial process to find the right independent dealers to purchase up to 250 Shell sites, which began last Autumn. Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has acquired 90 sites, ...
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Knifeman robs Liverpool service station
Merseyside Police is appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a petrol station in north Liverpool on Thursday 2nd April. Shortly after 9.30am, patrols were called to the BP garage on Great Howard Street by staff reporting they had been robbed. A man had entered the shop armed with ...
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HGV speed limit raised
Speed limits for HGVs (goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes) have increased by 10mph on dual carriageways and single carriageway roads. From 6 April the speed limit increased from 50mph to 60mph on dual carriageways and from 40mph to 50mph on single carriageway roads. Motorway limits for HGVs remain ...
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Tobacco fraudstars jailed
Four men behind a tobacco counterfeiting fraud, worth around £95,500 in evaded duty, have been jailed for a total of six years after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Eric Cuerton, 57, from Grimbsy, John Stewart, 51, from Birkenhead, and Ronald Johnson, 53, from Dartford, were arrested in ...
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Organised crime gang jailed for robberies
Eleven members of an organised crime group who preyed on petrol stations and convenience stores have been jailed for a total of 75 years after a series of robberies in Stockport and Tameside. Six men from Stockport aged between 18 and 34 and a 17-year-old youth pleaded guilty at Minshull ...
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Monthly cars sales hit new record high
Monthly car sales hit the highest level this century in March with nearly half a million, 492,774, cars registered. It was the 37th month of consecutive growth for the new car market and the best month since twice-yearly number plate changes were introduced in 1999. Registrations so far this year ...
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Car rams petrol pumps in Plymouth smash
A petrol pump has been destroyed by a car that crashed into it at the Texaco garage at Embankment Road in Plymouth, Devon. A black Ford Focus rammed into pumps three and four and hit another car at around 5.30pm on April 2. A fire appliance from Devon & Somerset ...
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NewsAnglesey forecourt gutted by fire
Rebuilding work is set to begin this week on a Texaco Service Station at Pentraeth, Anglesey, which was gutted by fire on Good Friday. The owners of the site, Lewis Forecourts, have put up signs in the village, thanking the public for their support and saying that the rebuilding process ...
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Greenergy supplying nearly 250 Esso-branded sites
Greenergy has revealed that the number of Esso-branded sites it supplies has risen to nearly 250. It began supplying Esso-branded dealers in Northern England, North Wales and Scotland just over two years ago when it took on fuel supply to 90 Esso-branded dealer sites. This was followed with supply to ...
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Rural rebate - go-ahead for May start
The rural fuel rebate scheme will be extended to 17 new areas from May 31, with retailers able to register for the scheme from April 1, chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has announced. The Rural Fuel Rebate has been approved by the European Union (EU) following a year-long ...
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PRA slams claims of profiteering
The PRA has reacted furiously and accused the RAC of an alarming lack of research after it claimed retailers are profiteering on diesel and taking high margins because much of the diesel sold goes to business users who are less price sensitive. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: "It’s hard ...
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Raising cash for RNIB
Rontec’s Shop’ N Drive chain is aiming to raise up to £1m for the national sight loss charity RNIB after it chose it as its first-ever charity of the year.The money will be raised by customers, in a scheme which allows them to ’top up’ their credit or debit card ...
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Lego’s mini cars get a spring clean
A car wash in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, had an unusual commission when nearby Legoland decided that the miniature cars in its driving school needed a spring clean.Jim Platt, chairman of car wash, forecourt and car dealership Platts, explained: "Legoland contacted us and asked whether they could put them through our car ...
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Pumps destroyed in forecourt car smash
wo men escaped with minor injuries after a crash that destroyed petrol pumps at a filling station in Hythe, Kent.One of the men was filling up his car at Palmarsh Filling Station on Monday morning, March 23, when another car skidded off the A259 Dymchurch Road and collided with his ...
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Esso rolls out new branding for fuel under Synergy label
Exxon Mobil is rolling out a new site image for its UK service stations along with new branding for its fuels. The move is a development of the company’s Synergy Fuel Programme and involves the installation of new ’Synergy Fuels’ imaging at sites. All the new signage is located at ...
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Call for rates to be waived on ATMs
The PRA has joined the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) in calling for ATMs to be exempt from business rates. PRA chairman Brian Madderson sees business rates exemption as a crucial matter. He said: "The economics of running petrol forecourts are very fragile. That is why thousands have closed in the ...