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HMRC dismantles illicit tobacco plant
More than 412 kilos of raw tobacco has been seized and a suspected illicit tobacco factory dismantled near Preston by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The tobacco was found in various stages of processing during searches of a business premises in Hutton by Lancashire Police on Thursday (26 March). The ...
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Sawn-off shotgun used in forecourt robbery
A sawn-off shotgun was used in a robbery of a petrol station in Wigan on Monday March 30. Police have issued CCTV footage of the robbery at the Texaco service station store on Manchester Road, Astley, Wigan, just after 5.30am. The thief walked into the store and pulled out a ...
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Hydrogen refuelling station planned for London forecourt
A hydrogen refuelling station is to be built on a London forecourt of an un-named “major global fuel retailer”, with proposals for a further roll-out. ITM Power, an energy storage and clean fuel company, revealed the plans as it announced that it had been awarded a total of £2.89m by ...
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UKPIA welcomes report into future of fuels
A report into the future options for transport energy has been welcomed by UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA). The Transport Energy Task Force, established by the Department for Transport and the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) in September 2014, this week published its final report. The group, comprising a wide ...
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£45m Government support for green taxis
Ministers have announced £45m to support the rollout of greener taxis. A £20m fund will be made available to local authorities to support the rollout of ultra-low emission taxis across the UK. The money will be to reduce the upfront cost of purpose-built taxis and to install charging infrastructure for ...
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Armed robbery in West Yorkshire
A service station in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, has been robbed of hundreds of pounds by two armed robbers. The men pulled in to the Adam Brothers’ Texaco garage in Walkley Lane at around 3.30pm on Thursday March 27. One man, wearing a helmet, went inside and brandished a knife and ...
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Click and collect regulations relaxed
A new measure to allow all shops to offer ’click and collect’ services has been welcomed by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN). Under the move, from April 15 retailers will no longer have to apply for planning permission before providing the service. NFRN chief executive Paul Baxter said: ...
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NewsEsso rolls out revamped fuel and site image
Exxon Mobil is rolling out a new site image for its UK Esso 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 ...
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HMRC raids illegal tobacco plant
A tobacco-processing machine, believed to be capable of producing more than £700,000 of illicit tobacco a day, has been seized in Derbyshire after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Officers from HMRC and Derbyshire Police dismantled the suspected illicit tobacco factory at an industrial storage unit near Derby ...
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Autogas working to make product more accessible
Autogas is looking into the possiblity of making its product more accessible on forecourts after the installation of a new fuel dispenser at Shell Barking. Following feedback from motorists that its LPG dispensers were often blocked by drivers waiting for the petrol or diesel pumps, a new dedicated Autogas refuelling ...
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NewsPRA describes RAC diesel accusation as nonsense
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 is to business users who are less price sensitive. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “It’s hard ...
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PRA issues urgent warning over ATM rates appeals
Retailers are being warned that if they have received backdated rates bills for ATMs they only have until March 31 to lodge an appeal. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said he had received calls from retailers who had received bills for £12-14,000, covering the period back to 2010. He said it ...
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BP signs supply deals with retailers
BP has followed up its recent contract to supply more than 130 MFG sites by signing new deals with two more independent retailers. In Llanelli, a previously Esso-branded service station has been converted to BP with a signicant shop and forecourt revamp. The site, in Capel Isaf Road, is owned ...
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Calls for clarification over e-cigs legislation
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents has expressed concern that elements within new regulations making nicotine inhaling products (e-cigarettes) age restricted will cause confusion for retailers already overburdened by red tape. During a debate on the new measures in the House of Lords last week, Earl Howe explained that the ...
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New strategy to combat illegal tobacco
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Border Force have published a joint strategy for tackling the illicit tobacco market in the UK. The refreshed strategy sets how they will continue to work together to target, catch and punish those in the evolving illicit tobacco market and includes the following action: ...
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NewsPumps destroyed in crash at Hythe filling station
Two 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 when another car skidded off the A259 Dymchurch Road and collided with his vehicle. ...
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HMRC raids laundering plant in Great Yarmouth
Two men from Great Yarmouth were arrested and a diesel laundering plant, capable of evading more than £1.3m in duty and taxes a year, was dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Friday 20 March. Officers from HMRC and Norfolk Police searched a business address in Great Yarmouth where ...
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JTI warns retailers over scam
JTI is warning retailers that a tobacco voucher scam may be coming to your store. First discovered in mid-March this year, the con leads consumers to believe they have £3 off Benson and Hedges products. It has been confirmed that the voucher has not been provided by JTI UK, and ...
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Forecourt Trader partners iDAC 15 conference
Forecourt Trader has been named as the media partner for iDAC 15 – an international conference for the retail fuel industry in London on 11-12 May 2015. McLean Communications, organisers of the industry’s forum for the retail fuel marketplace, erpec, will stage the conference alongside erpec 15, at the Tower ...
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News200th BP M&S Simply Food site opens
The market town of Calne, in Wiltshire, is the location for the 200th BP M&S Simply Food store, since the partnership between M&S and BP began in 2005 at BP Hammersmith in London. The store was officially opened by the Mayor of Calne Heather Canfer, and BP Paralympic ambassador Richard ...