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Lorries and alcohol seized in HMRC raid
More than 68 thousand litres of alcohol and three lorries have been seized in an operation to crackdown on excise fraud and smuggling in the Port of Dover. During this operation, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers worked with Border Force and the French Customs authorities to identify vehicles ...
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Call to allow private HGV MOT testers
The new Government is being urged to allow private HGV MOT testers by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). “A move to allow private HGV-MOT testers could only be a step in the right direction,” said Sue Robinson, director of the NFDA, which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle ...
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Raiders blow up cash machine on Dorset forecourt
A cash machine on a Dorset forecourt has been blown apart in a failed attempt to steal its contents. Residents near the Esso-branded Highland Service Station, on Ashley Road, Poole, were woken by the explosion at about 3.20am on Thursday May 21. CCTV from a nearby local business ...
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Car wash caught in tax clampdown
A car wash is among businesses that have fallen foul of tax rules after a clampdown by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in Essex on businesses and people who try to stay outside the tax system. An HMRC Hidden Economy Team swooped on businesses in Southend on May 15 and ...
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NewsBooker deal to buy Londis and Budgens
Londis and Budgens will be bought by Booker Group plc, the UK’s biggest food wholesaler, if the deal receives approval from the competition authorities. Booker announced it had agreed a £40m deal with Ireland-based Musgrave Group plc to acquire Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which comprises the Londis and Budgens ...
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NewsBP puts 13 sites on the market
Thirteen BP sites have been put on the market through forecourt property specialist Barber Wadlow. Adam Wadlow, director of Barber Wadlow, said he was expecting a good level of interest in the sites which are dotted across the country from Scotland down to the south coast of England. ...
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Certas parent buys French LPG business for £338m
Irish conglomerate DCC plc, the parent company of Certas Energy, has agreed to buy Butagaz S A S, a leading liquefied petroleum gas business in France, from Shell for €464m (£338m). DCC said the transaction would be its largest ever acquisition and a major step forward in the continuing ...
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Westmorland opens second services on M5
Eagerly anticipated Gloucester Services on the M5 southbound has opened this week, following in the footsteps of last year’s successful northbound launch, and claiming a world first with its in-store fishmonger. Dedicated to local food, farming and the surrounding community, Gloucester Services has two main aims: to make local food ...
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Couple arrested over 500 litres of diesel in car
Thames Valley Police officers have arrested two people on suspicion of theft after they discovered with a huge quantity of fuel in the vehicle the suspects were travelling in. The officers stopped a car on the M40 near Beaconsfield on Tuesday 5 May. The vehicle was carrying 500 litres ...
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NewsJos Richardson & Son chairman dies
Jos Richardson & Son Ltd has announced the death of its chairman, Tim Richardson, who passed away suddenly on 10 May. Tim started working for Jos Richardson & Son Ltd in 1966 aged 17 delivering coal. In 1978 he bought Glews Garage and worked hard to build the business ...
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NewsAssistant threatened with machete
A forecourt shop worker was threatened by a man wielding a machete half a metre long during a robbery in Pemberton, Wigan in Greater Manchester. At about 11.10pm on Thursday 14 May 2015, a member of staff at Pemberton service station on Ormskirk Road was crouched behind the counter ...
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Three men jailed for smuggling cigarettes
Three men who were caught unloading more than three million illegal cigarettes that had been hidden in air conditioning units, have been jailed for more than 11 years. The gang, who were under surveillance by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators, were arrested as the smuggled cigarettes were delivered ...
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NewsRam raiders smash JCB into forecourt shop
A member of staff has had a miraculous escape after a ram raid attack smashed the front of the service station shop where they were working. Police in Waverley, Surrey, are appealing for witnesses following the attack at a petrol station in Eashing in the early hours of Friday ...
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NewsTop 50 Indies picking up Shell sites
Top 50 Indies HKS, Golden Cross Group, Synergie and Spring Petroleum are all expected to be successful bidders when Shell confirms the final details of its sell-off of company owned sites next week. Last month the oil company revealed it was selling 90 sites to MFG and a further 68 ...
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BP appoint former MI6 chief to board
The former head of MI6 has joined the board of BP plc as a non-executive director. The company announced it had appointed Sir John Sawers as non-executive director with immediate effect. He spent 36 years working for the British Government in international affairs and security, and completed his five-year tenure ...
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ACS steps up guidance on tobacco display ban
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is encouraging retailers to follow Assured Advice on the tobacco display ban to ensure compliance with the regulations. By signing up to Assured Advice, which is free of charge for ACS members, retailers cannot be challenged by local enforcement agencies if they are following ...
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LPG industry lobbies air quality minister
The UK’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas trade association (UKLPG) is calling on the incoming air quality minister to support new research indicating that automotive LPG could play a significant role in the transport sector to 2050. The report, commissioned by UKLPG from Millbrook Proving Ground, Millbrook Evidence Report: The Future of ...
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Lorry drivers petition for better loos
Blue Arrow, one of the UK’s largest recruiters of lorry drivers, has warned that poor toilet facilities are making it difficult to recruit new drivers, and could even be compromising road safety. The company has released an online petition aimed at the Department for Transport, challenging it to set and ...
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Massive cigarette robbery during delivery
Sussex Police are searching for three men after robbers stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes at a service station. Police are appealing for witnesses after the robbery which occurred at 7.05am on Thursday 14 May at the BP service station forecourt in South Road, Hailsham, as a ...
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Judge surprised by high cost of forecourt’s sausage roll
A judge has expressed surprise at the high cost of a sausage roll in a forecourt shop while hearing a theft case. Maidstone Crown Court was told that Daniel Howe, 19, was arrested after stealing the sausage roll from the BP service station at London Road, Westerham, in Kent. Ian ...