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Scheme to combat fuel stretching in Irish Republic
A quality assurance scheme to combat adulteration of fuel in the Irish Republic has been expanded. The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has extended its scheme for petrol retailers into Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. David Blevings, spokesperson for the IPRA, said: “We launched a quality assurance (QA) scheme in ...
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Robbers force forecourt staff to empty tills
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a petrol station in Bourne End, High Wycombe. The robbery took place at 8.30pm on Sunday February 15 at the BP garage in Bourne End, High Wycombe. Two men made forecourt shop staff empty cash tills before leaving on ...
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Fake wine and spirits seized
Nearly 2,500 litres of fake wine and spirits were seized as part of a pre-Christmas enforcement campaign, it has been revealed. UK Trading Standards, working with international enforcement agencies, also closed down an illegal distillery that would have posed a threat to public safety. The crackdown on fake alcohol came ...
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NewsMFG averts full inquiry into Murco deal
MFG has averted a full inquiry into its takeover of Murco’s retail business, after concerns were raised that the deal would damage competition in the Hythe area of Kent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted undertakings from MFG to sell the Murco petrol station (Seapoint Filling Station) in ...
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NewsShell boss predicts market will remain volatile
National press reports claiming the Shell boss would forecast prices would remain low for the rest of the year have proved wide of the mark. In previews of his speech to the Energy Institute on Thursday evening, some of the press claimed Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, ...
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Cash snatched from Boston service station
Police are appealing for witnesses in connection with theft from a petrol station in Boston, Lincolnshire. At approximately 8.30pm on Tuesday 10th February, a man entered the Harvest Energy Filling Station, in High Street, and grabbed cash from the till. T/DC Goffe, from Boston CID, is appealing for any witnesses ...
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Fire fighters tackle burning tanker at Tesco forecourt
A petrol tanker on fire at a Tesco forecourt has been successfully tackled by fire fighters in Somerset. Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service reported that they were called to the incident just after midday on Wednesday February 11. Fire appliances from Shepton Mallet, Wells and Castle Cary were ...
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High Noon Stores buys Welsh filling station
An award winning forecourt and retail chain has bought The Halt at Doldowlod in Llandrindod Wells. The forecourt with Mace branded store, Post Office and restaurant had been successfully operated by the Lawrence and Zamroz families for over 17 years. The sale will now allow the families to focus on ...
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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 ...