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JTI removes gantries after illegal tobacco prosecutions
JTI has removed tobacco gantries from Alric Food & Wine in Harlesden, Brent, and JB Patel and Son on Woolwich New Road in south-east London, following prosecutions for selling illegal tobacco. Paul Williams, UK head of corporate affairs, commented: “Given the offences committed by these retailers JTI has decided that ...
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Noodle bar opens at Applegreen site
Petrogas Group has opened an Oriental quick service restaurant chain franchise at an Applegreen site in Ireland, and has confirmed it will be opening at one of its UK sites too. Chopstix Group UK, which has a current UK estate of 45 restaurants, has launched its first restaurant in Galway, ...
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PRA calls for ATMs to be exempt from business rates
The PRA has joined the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) in calling for ATMs to be exempt from business rates. PRA chairman Brian Madderson sees business rates exemption as a crucial matter. He said: “The economics of running petrol forecourts are very fragile. That is why thousands have closed in the ...
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Minister predicts roads will recharge electric vehicles
A future in which roads are ‘digitalised’ and can charge electric cars as they travel along them, has been outlined in a speech by roads minister John Hayes. Speaking at a conference on 21st century infrastructure, he said the UK was at a turning point in the history of road ...
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Congestation at worst level for 10 years
A Freight Transport Association (FTA) survey has revealed that congestion on UK roads is at the worst it has been for over 10 years. FTA’s Quarterly Transport Activity Survey (QTAS) illustrated the rate of deterioration in reliability on the road network at 55% – which is the lowest it has ...
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Certas parent’s deal for 400 French Esso sites approved
The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of 400 Esso-branded fuelling stations in France by DCC plc, the parent company of Certas Energy. In August DCC announced it had agreed an £84m deal to buy Esso’s 274-strong Express unmanned retail petrol station network, its 48 motorway concessions in France, as ...
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ACS criticises size of minimum wage increase
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has criticised the Government’s above inflation 3% increase in the adult national minimum wage to £6.70, warning it will have have a negative impact on staffing and investment levels in the convenience sector. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We are disappointed with the ...
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Murco’s Milford Haven site and distribution business sold
Murco’s Milford Haven facility has been purchased by Singapore-based Puma Energy, together with other UK assets owned by the oil company. In addition to Milford Haven the acquisition includes three inland terminals at Westerleigh, Theale and Bedworth, as well as Murco’s wholesale and distribution business in the UK. Under the ...
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NewsPRA welcomes cancellation of fuel duty increase
The PRA has welcomed the announcement in today’s Budget that the fuel duty increase which was scheduled for September has been cancelled. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said this means there has been the longest fuel duty freeze in more than 20 years and as a result a driver ...
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Electric car secondhand values catching up diesels
Forecasts of secondhand values for electric vehicles (EVs) are moving closer to traditional diesel cars as the used car market becomes more accustomed to the technology they contain, according to the self-styled “trade bible” Glass’s. In some cases, residual value (RV) forecasts are already broadly similar to their diesel equivalent, ...
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Fuel suppliers welcome MFG deal
The three companies taking over supplies to MFG’s estate of more than 220 Murco-branded forecourts have all welcomed the biggest fuel supply deal of recent years. From the end of this month BP will take on supplies to 87 sites in addition to 49 existing sites which have been re-signed ...
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Ramsay MacDonald calls for 2ppl cut in duty
Ramsay MacDonald, retail director, Certas Energy, is calling on the Chancellor to protect the future of independently owned filling stations and stimulate economic growth by reducing fuel duty by 2ppl in his budget review, next Wednesday 18 March. Referring to reports suggesting that the Government could take advantage of lower ...
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New agency takes over English road management
The way England’s motorways and A-roads are built and managed is set to change next month after the government announced the ‘go-live’ of Highways England. Highways England is a new arms-length government company that will take over running motorways and major trunk roads from the Highways Agency on 1 April. ...
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MFG replaces Murco brand on company owned sites
Top 50 Indie MFG has announced plans to replace the Murco brand on all its company owned sites and to develop it as a brand exclusively for dealers. The move follows MFG’s acquisition of Murco’s retail business on 1 October 2014, comprising 228 company owned forecourts and supplying a dealer ...
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HMRC raids illegal filling station in Lancashire
An illegal filling station and diesel laundering plant, capable of evading £14.5m in duty a year, have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the Darwen area of Lancashire. Officers from HMRC and Lancashire Constabulary searched commercial premises and discovered the laundering plant on Tuesday 10 March. It ...
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Government urged to rectify mistakes over LPG
Autogas Limited is calling on the Government to rectify its investment removal mistakes of the past in order to help the UK achieve its low carbon future. The calls are being made after a House of Commons Transport Select Committee report criticised the way the Government withdrew grants supporting the ...
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NewsEuro Garages takes lion’s share of Esso’s final sell-off
Agreement to sell 201 sites to three Top 50 independent retailers has been confirmed by Esso Petroleum Company and ROC UK (ExxonMobil). The long-awaited decision, following a strict bidding process, means Euro Garages Ltd has taken the lion’s share with 104 sites; followed by MRH (GB) Ltd with 78; and ...
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£35m fund to encourage low emission cities
A dozen cities bidding for a share of a £35m fund to become centres of excellence for low emission vehicles have been announced by transport minister Baroness Kramer and business minister Matt Hancock. The Go Ultra Low city scheme will reward cities that demonstrate the most potential to become internationally ...
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MPs approve plain packaging for tobacco
MPs have passed legislation to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco. The regulations will require manufacture of branded packaging to cease by 20th May 2016, with a full introduction of plain packs in all UK retail outlets by 21st May 2017. They will require packs to be dull ...
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Disappointment over exclusion from carrier bag levy
Small independent retailers are disappointed that the government has continued to exclude them from its plans for a levy on carrier bags, following a House of Commons Committee debate, according to the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN). After deputy prime minister Nick Clegg’s pledge to remove all exemptions last ...