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TV show seeking footage from petrol stations
One of the latest TV shows is looking for contributions from fuel retailers. Caught on Camera: Britain Sees Red is a light-hearted show about situations caught on camera in which people lose their cool. Leticia Meruvia, who works on the show, said: “There are a variety of cases in which ...
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Sunderland site robbed
Police are appealing for information after a robbery at a petrol filling station in Sunderland. At around midnight on Thursday, July 30, a man went into the BP petrol station in Pennywell and demanded staff hand over cash from the till. A cashier handed over a small amount ...
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NewsRAC reports 5ppl drop in diesel prices for July
The average price of diesel at the pumps fell 5ppl last month, according to RAC Fuel Watch data. The motoring organisation’s latest report shows that at the start of the month diesel was 120.63ppl, but by the end it had dropped almost 5p to 115.74ppl. On Wednesday July 29, the ...
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Total UK fined £1.4m over worker death
Total UK Limited have been fined £1.4m after a major fire led to the death of a worker at its oil refinery in North Lincolnshire. Twenty-four year old Robert Greenacre from Grimsby was working near a crude oil distillation unit just before the fire broke out at the Lindsey ...
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Prince Charles opens M5 Gloucester Services
The Prince of Wales officially opened Gloucester Services on the M5 this week, marking the completion of a £40m project that employs more than 400 people. Gloucester Services southbound between junctions 11a and 12 on the M5 opened for business on Tuesday 19th May 2015 a year after the northbound ...
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Phillips 66 wins safety award
Phillips 66 has been awarded the RoSPA Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety for the third time, and was also presented with its third Gold Award for the Management of Occupational Road Risk (MORR) at the RoSPA awards ceremony. The awards are open to businesses and organisations of ...
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Retailers urged to act over Sunday proposals
Retail industry bodies the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) have called on members to write to their MPs explaining the negative impact that proposed changes to Sunday Trading regulations could have on their business. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The existing ...
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Certas donates carrier bag money to charity
Certas Energy has donated £1,677 from the sale of plastic bags at its 21 company owned filling stations across mainland Scotland (during October 2014 to April 2015), to the Stroke Association in Scotland. In October 2014, the Scottish Government took a stand against litter with the introduction of a ...
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Jet celebrates Silverstone involvement
Jet is celebrating its second year as the Official Fuel Partner of Silverstone Classic, which took place from 24 to 26 July 2015. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the world-famous motoring festival and Jet’s involvement was greater than in 2014. Despite the unwelcome British weather, the event ...
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Consultation starts on living wage
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged the Low Pay Commission to fully consider the impact of the national living wage on local shops and other businesses after a consultation was published seeking views on the issue. The Commission’s consultation asks for views on the future rate of the National ...
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NewsSainsbury’s voted UK’s favourite petrol retailer
Sainsbury’s has become the UK’s preferred petrol retailer with 52% of those surveyed choosing it for its exceptional service and experience, according to an independent study by consumer intelligence firm, Market Force Information. A survey of 5,900 consumers in June 2015 asked participants to evaluate petrol-retailers on the experience delivered, ...
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Tobacco smugglers jailed
The driver of a coach and his only passenger have each been jailed for 12 months, after 900kgs of raw leaf tobacco was found hidden behind a false wall inside a shower in the vehicle they were travelling in. Uldis Krievkalns, 50, and Vilnis Skunstins, 54, were intercepted by Border ...
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Survey finds 25% of cars have underinflated tyres
Tyre pressure monitoring expert WheelRight has discovered that a quarter of the UK’s cars have at least one tyre that is dangerously underinflated. This follows on from research by Tyre Safe which found that up to 10 million cars on Britain’s roads have illegal levels of tread depth. Meanwhile, the ...
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ACS launches guidance on customers with disabilities
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has today launched new guidance for retailers on how to meet the needs of customers with disabilities. The guide has been developed in partnership with the Business Disability Forum, and covers a range of issues including wheelchair access, how to assist blind or visually ...
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NewsAverage diesel pump price falls below unleaded
The average price of diesel at the pumps has fallen below the average price of unleaded petrol for the first time in more than 14 years. According to Experian Catalist, which monitors dealers’ prices across the UK on a daily basis, the average price of diesel on July 28 fell ...
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Low oil prices depress BP operating profits
Continuing low oil prices have contributed to a fall in BP’s underlying profit for the second quarter of 2015 to $1.3bn. This compared with $2.6bn for the previous quarter and $3.6bn for the second quarter of 2014. However, an agreement to settle claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ...
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NewsHMRC introduces roadside testing of diesel
HMRC has started the roll-out of new road-side fuel testing equipment across the UK to tackle the trade in illicit diesel. It will be used to check fuel both at the roadside and on dealers’ forecourts. Treasury minister Damian Hinds visited Belfast and Newry as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ...
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Sainsbury’s announces another 2ppl cut in diesel prices
Sainsbury’s has announced that from tomorrow - July 28 - it will be cutting the price of diesel by up to 2ppl across its 300 forecourts. This is the third time in less than three weeks that the company has dropped the price of diesel, among a slew of similar ...
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Phillips 66’s Pete George announces retirement
Pete George, managing director of Phillips 66 UK and Ireland marketing, has announced his retirement following 45 years of service to the company. His final leaving date is anticipated to be the end of September.To facilitate a smooth transition, Mary Wolf, currently manager asset origination, midstream, has become deputy managing ...
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HMRC instigates new controls for alcohol retailers
New controls for alcohol retailers and wholesalers are being introduced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) from October 1 onwards. Under the scheme, retailers will have to buy from approved wholesalers from April 2017. HMRC will publish details of approved wholesalers online. Laura Pollard, HMRC’s Deputy Director for Alcohol and ...