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Rural rebate extension in hands of EU
The extension of the rural fuel rebate scheme will not be enacted until early next year at the earliest, and could be delayed even longer. Replying to a query from the PRA, Helen Dickinson, deputy director, environment and transport tax at HM Treasury, said: "The extension requires EU approval before ...
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NewsQuentin Willson and MP film meeting at forecourt
The Simply Fresh forecourt at Weare in Somerset hosted a filmed meeting between local Lib Dem MP Tessa Munt and Quentin Willson of FairFuelUK. Simon Lunn, who runs the site together with his wife Sarah, said the proposal for the meeting came out of the blue. He said: “Tessa is ...
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HKS Retail opens its first Spar store
HKS Retail, number nine in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies, has embarked on a joint venture with Spar and Blakemore Trade Partners launching its first Spar forecourt store in Ibstock, Leicestershire. Standing at 1,000sq ft on a BP fuel site, the store has been completely refurbished and relaunched. Blakemore ...
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Security van robbed at Waitrose forecourt in Lincoln
Officers investigating a robbery at a Waitrose petrol station on Friday 26th September are appealing for information from members of the public in the area at the time. Just after midday Lincolnshire Police received reports that a security van had been robbed at the supermarket service station on Searby Road, ...
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Fuel theft info reward
A forecourt in Alrewas, Staffordshire is so fed up with fuel theft that it’s put up a reward of £100-worth of fuel for the first person who comes forward with information that leads to an arrest. The reward relates specifically to two recent fuel thefts by one man. The garage ...
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Great night for the Garners as Portsbridge shines
The Garner Group’s Portsbridge Service Station took top honours at last month’s Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards ceremony at the London Hilton Hotel Park Lane. Michael O’Loughlin, managing director of Petrogas was voted Palmer & Harvey Retailer Champion. The awards report starts on page 49. Pictured are (l-r): awards ...
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Man stabbed in Spar store on MRH site
A man was seriously injured after being stabbed at a MRH-owned BP service station in Downfields, near Soham, Cambridgeshire. Police were called to the site in Fordham Road at around 2.20pm on September 5, after receiving reports that a man had been stabbed inside the forecourt’s Spar store. It is ...
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Armed robbery at Shell service station in Chesham
A gun was pointed at staff during a robbery at a Shell service station in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man entered the Shell service station in Nashleigh Hill at 10.15pm on Monday September 29, and pointed what is believed to be a gun ...
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NewsSale of Murco’s retail business completed
The acquisition of Murco’s retail business by Patron Capital Partners has been completed, after the deal was agreed in August. The retail business was acquired via Motor Fuel Group, the forecourt business owned by Patron in partnership with Alasdair Locke. The price was not disclosed but is believed to be ...
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Jet supports disability campaigners’ journey
Fuel brand Jet has supported two disability campaigners as they took on the challenge to travel from John O’Groats to Land’s End in the world’s first high performance motor trikes designed for wheelchair users. Dave Burdus from Northumberland and Carl Brunning from Humberside met 30 years ago in Hexham General ...
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PRA to hold forum in Carlisle
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held at Carlisle, Cumbria, on Thursday 16th October. The event is taking place at Carlisle United FC, Brunton Park, Warwick Road, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda are: * PRA – outlook ...
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Fuel sales depress Sainsbury’s results
The falling price of fuel helped to depress sales figures released by Sainsbury’s. In a trading statement for the second quarter of its financial year, covering the 16 weeks to September 27, it revealed that total retail sales for the second quarter were down 0.8% excluding fuel, when compared with ...
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Staff member hurt in Leeds robbery
Police are appealing for information following a robbery in which a staff member was injured at a BP petrol station in Leeds early on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 5am, three men entered the BP Lyceum Service Station, in Cardigan Road, and assaulted one of the three male members of staff ...
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Thames Oilport not ’put on ice’ insists spokesman
Press reports suggesting the Thames Oilport development has been ‘put on ice’ have been dismissed as an overstatement by a spokesman for the project. The news outlets were responding to a statement released by the joint venture (JV) company running the project saying: “The timetable for Thames Oilport remains under ...
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Hypers announce fuel price cuts
Asda and Tesco have cut fuel prices today (Tuesday, September 30), following the move by Sainsbury’s to drop the price of unleaded petrol and diesel by up to 5ppl across its 294 forecourts. The cuts follow a drop in the wholesale price of crude, and a strengthening of the pound. ...
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ACS gives evidence on minimum wage levels
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has submitted evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC), calling on it to carefully assess the impact of the rate rise on small retailers. In its submission, ACS notes that according to a survey of retailers, increases in the national minimum wage (NMW) correlate ...
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Adler and Allan secures funding for expansion
Oil and environmental services group Adler and Allan has secured the backing of private equity house LDC, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, as the firm plans further expansion. John Garner, director and head of LDC in Yorkshire and the North East, will join the board at Adler and Allan ...
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Tesco digs up forecourt after diesel problem
The forecourt of a Tesco filling station in Dorset has been dug up because drivers reported engine problems after buying diesel there. Local press reports said that up to 100 vehicles broke down shortly after filling up at the service station at the Tesco Superstore at Branksome, Poole. The site ...
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Illicit alcohol seized in Europe-wide crackdown
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has seized more than 100,000 litres of illicit alcohol and disrupted alcohol-related criminal gangs as part of a Europe-wide initiative tackling international organised crime. Operation Archimedes, a Europol intelligence-led operation, involved law enforcement officers in 34 countries and resulted in arrests of 1,027 people across ...
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Call for better forecourt design to curb misfuelling
Drivers waste enough fuel every year filling up their tanks with the wrong fuel to keep two petrol stations running, according to new estimates from Rapleys, the property agents and advisors to the automotive and roadside industry. Insurer Green Flag has released data which shows a driver fills up their ...