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Total to halve capacity at Lindsey oil refinery
Total is halving capacity and cutting jobs at its Lindsey refinery at North Killingholme, Lincolnshire. UK refineries have been struggling to cope with weak demand for fuel in Europe and rising competition from overseas, and Total’s move follows last year’s shutdown of the Murco refinery at Milford Haven, and the ...
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Grant claims for plug-in vehicles surge
The popularity of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) continues to rise sharply, according to the Department for Transport (DfT), with more than 25,000 plug-in car and plug-in van grant claims submitted since the scheme began in 2010. During the traditionally quiet January market there were nearly 2,000 claims and total ULEV ...
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New-style PRA regional forum makes its debut
The first of the PRA’s new-style regional forums will be held at Milton Keynes on Thursday February 26. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “After listening to members’ views, we have changed the format of these events in 2015 so that the focus is more on networking and interactive exchange of ...
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NewsThief runs over man with own van on forecourt
Police have released CCTV of a man being run over by a thief who stole his van from a petrol station forecourt in Rochdale. It happened at about 12.15pm on Monday 29 December 2014, when the 43-year-old man pulled up at Dean Service Station on Oldham Road. He got out ...
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NewsSmartphone payment at pump to be rolled out
Shell has unveiled two major initiatives at its annual dealer conference. The oil company announced that it was partnering with PayPal to become the first fuels retailer in the UK to offer payment via smartphones nationwide. Mobile payment via apps on smartphones is scheduled to be available later this year ...
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NewsWest Country challenging for Best Forecourt Loo 2015
The West Country is mounting a strong challenge for this year’s Best Forecourt Loo award, sponsored by pump top promotions specialist Fast Trak. Chartman’s Winning Post site near Exeter was the first entry this year and now it is facing competition from another of the group’s sites, Hazlegrove Services at ...
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FairFuelUK accuses retailers of profiteering on diesel
FairFuelUK is calling for an inquiry into pump prices and is accusing retailers of profiteering on diesel. Campaigners Quentin Willson and Howard Cox are meeting with MPs this week to press for an inquiry and say that diesel prices have not come down as much as petrol, after the price ...
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Driverless cars given green light
The Government has today (11 February) given the green light for testing driverless cars on public roads. The Government has said it will introduce regulations that will allow industry to trial cars in real-life scenarios. This code of practice is scheduled for publication in spring 2015, with the first driverless ...
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NewsIllicit filling station raided in Sunderland city centre
A diesel laundering plant, capable of evading £1.4m in duty, has been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a commercial premises in Sunderland city centre. The laundering plant, with the potential to produce 2.5 million litres of illicit fuel a year, and an illegal filling station were uncovered ...
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Summit meeting highlights cleaner diesel
The contribution that commercial vehicles can make to improving air quality is the focus of a summit meeting being held today (February 11). The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is hosting transport policy makers, vehicle manufacturers and other stakeholders from across the UK at a special event in ...
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Police helicopter searches for robber
A police helicopter was scrambled on Sunday after a man armed with a knife fled with several hundred pounds cash after robbing a petrol station in Scorrier, near Redruth, in Cornwall. The man entered Scorrier Filling Station at around 1pm and threatened a member of staff with a knife, before ...
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ACS welcomes ministers’ support for town centres
In a letter to local councils, ministers have told planning officers to use powers in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to deliver retail investment in town centres. Clarification of planning policy has only previously been delivered by ministers on controversial planning issues such as greenbelt developments. Association of Convenience ...
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Autogas unveils new look and investment in upgrades
Autogas has unveiled a new look for the brand at the Shell filling station at Stirling Corner in Barnet. The site features a new range of graphics, which are intended to convey a highly visual message that LPG is a cheaper, cleaner fuel and to help drivers to identify more ...
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NewsiPad mini prize for Best Forecourt Loo
An iPad Mini has been announced as the prize for this year’s Best Forecourt Loo competition, which this year is sponsored by pump top promotions specialist Fast Trak. The competition will once again run via a Facebook campaign, which will open up discussion, engage with consumers, and encourage them to ...
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New car sales continue to break records
New car market as registrations grew 6.7% in January to 164,856 units – the strongest January since 2007 and the 35th consecutive month of rises. Growth in company car registrations was particularly strong, up 18.1% on January 2014, and 4,598 alternatively-fuelled vehicles registered in January, up 60.8% on last year’s ...
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Minister calls for motorway service station revamp
Transport minister John Hayes has called for motorway services to be revamped to give a far more pleasing experience to customers. The minister was delivering a lecture organised by the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the Campaign for Better Transport and began by suggesting that roads and infrastructure could ...
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Food safety guide for retailers published
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has published a brand new guide for Managing Food Safety and Hygiene to add to the successful Assured Advice scheme. The new guide provides an overview of what is expected of convenience store retailers to comply with food safety and hygiene laws. The ACS ...
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Police release video of petrol station robbery
Sussex Police have this week renewed their appeal for information about an armed robbery of a petrol station and released CCTV footage of the attack. The images show how the man, who was dressed in dark clothing, walked into The Flower Bowl garage in London Road, Petworth, at about 7.45pm ...
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Cross border raids in £110m tobacco fraud probe
Two illegal tobacco factories and more than 14 tonnes of tobacco have been uncovered by raids in Ireland and Blackpool. Five people from Tyrone and Down in Northern Ireland have been arrested by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers as part of a cross-border investigation into a suspected £110m tobacco ...
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New nationwide LPG conversion network approved by Autogas
A new nationwide network to convert vehicles to run on LPG autogas has been set up in a bid to boost sales of the fuel. The scheme has been approved by Autogas, the joint venture between Shell and Calor. Autogas says the new conversion scheme provides drivers with a branded ...