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Call for more incentives for low emission vehicles
A report on how the government could support the development of new transport technology has called for greater incentives to encourage drivers to switch to low emission vehicles. The report, Motoring of the Future, by the Transport Select Committee, praises the government for setting up the Office of Low Emission ...
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MP calls for investigation into Merseyside fuel prices
An MP has written to the head of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) asking them to investigate the price of petrol across Merseyside. Frank Field said he has been contacted by several drivers in his Birkenhead constituency expressing concern about petrol prices in the town, and claiming some garages ...
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NewsCar wash gives Legoland a hand
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 ...
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NewsRontec aims to raise £1m for charity
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 charity of the Year. The money will be raised by customers, in a scheme which allows them to ‘top up’ their credit or debit ...
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Raiders armed with hammers steal cash and tobacco
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a service station in Beaconsfield during the early hours of Tuesday March 3. Just before 3.30am, two men entered Holtspur Service Station, A40, Beaconsfield, and threatened members of staff with a hammer. The pair then went onto steal a ...
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Assistant injured during robbery
Police are appealing for information after a staff member was injured during a robbery at a filling station near Houghton le Spring, Northumberland. The robbery happened at 9pm on Sunday, March 1, at Chilton Moor Filling Station in North View Terrace in Chilton Moor. A man went into the premises ...
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Report says shop theft has been decriminalised
A report released by the influential think tank Policy Exchange has suggested that shop theft has been ‘decriminalised’ because of a weak response from courts and police. Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) chief executive James Lowman said: “Shop theft is one of the biggest operational challenges retailers face and it’s ...
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New challenge to plain packaging decision
A detailed response to the government’s plan to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products has been issued by JTI UK managing director Daniel Torras. He said that successive introductions of regulations on tobacco made it impossible to assess the impact of individual changes and pointed out the decision to press ...
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NewsFireball injures staff at filling station
Four staff have been hurt by a mini fireball at an operator-run BP filling station at Spring Hill in Birmingham, according to local press reports. The fireball was caused by a fan heater in the shop. West Midlands Fire Service were called to the incident and Dave James, station commander ...
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CCTV released over £30,000 fuel card fraud
Detectives investigating a fuel card cloning scam have released images of two men they believe may have filled up with £30,000 of stolen petrol and diesel from forecourts across Birmingham. A total of 46 cards are suspected of being cloned at a Halesowen petrol station by a rogue cashier and ...
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NewsBe prepared for surge in mobile transactions, Moss tells Top 50 Indies
Retailers need to continue to look for ways to improve their forecourt and convenience offer, and how they engage with customers whether that is face to face or increasingly online, David Moss general manager for Shell’s northern European retail business told the audience at last night’s (February 26) Top 50 ...
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Arrest after two forecourt burglaries in one night
A man has been arrested after two burglaries at separate petrol stations in Croydon late on Wednesday February 25. Police were called to reports of a break-in at the Shell garage in Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon at 11pm. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the suspect is believed to have smashed ...
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Poll finds strong interest in autogas LPG
Autogas is claiming an estimated 8 million drivers are interested in using its fuel after an independent poll by Auto Express, Britain’s biggest selling weekly car magazine, revealed that 26% of UK drivers would consider converting their car to run on autogas LPG. The findings come just weeks after the ...
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Proxy purchasing to tobacco to be outlawed in England
The publication of regulations to make proxy purchasing of tobacco and nicotine products an offence has been welcomed by the NFRN. The Federation’s 16,000 independent retail members have also hailed a ban on the sale of nicotine products to those aged under 18. National president Martyn Brown said: “It is ...
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NewsSimon Smith opens speciality food store
Top 50 Indie the Simon Smith Group has teamed up with Spar supplier Blakemore Trade Partners to launch a forecourt and speciality food convenience store at Highworth Service Station in Swindon. Working in partnership, the two family-run businesses have redeveloped the site to create a convenience store dedicated to high-quality, ...
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Sainsbury’s deal offers 10ppl off fuel
Sainsbury’s is launching an offer which it says will provide customers with unleaded petrol at less than £1 per litre. From Thursday 26th February until Wednesday 4th March it is offering customers spending £30 or more in store or online 10p off per litre of fuel at its forecourts. Sainsbury’s ...
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NewsLeeds site reopens after £2m redevelopment
A family-owned service station in Leeds has reopened after a £2m redevelopment of the site. Woodman Services comprises a 1,800sq ft Nisa Local store, Starbucks drive-thru, car wash and a 24-hour Shell forecourt. It takes the place of a former pub and the existing services which was previously run by ...
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3% increase in National Minimum Wage
The Low Pay Commission, the body which advises the government on the minimum wage, has recommended an increase to the current National minimum Wage for workers aged 21 and over by 3% from £6.50 to £6.70. The increase, if accepted by the government, would come into effect in October 2015. ...
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NewsBest Forecourt Loo competition hotting up
Competition is hotting up for this year’s Best Forecourt Loo award with three new entries. The facilities at Brian Llewelyn a’l ferched, Eglwyswrw, in Pembrokeshire, are our first competitor from Wales, while Brookfield Group has entered the amentities at two of its sites in the North of England, at Tickled ...
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Moves to limit traditional biofuel
A European Parliamentary committee yesterday (Tuesday, February 24) backed a new lower limit on traditional biofuels that can be blended into transport fuels. There has been pressure to reduce the amount of biofuels produced from food crops – because their production can push up food prices and lead to deforestation ...