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NewsMinister slammed for blaming petrol stations for drive-offs
A government minister who suggested petrol stations are encouraging theft by failing to take measures to stop customers leaving without paying has been widely criticised. Home Office minister Norman Baker questioned whether police should respond to reports of motorists driving off without paying for fuel, if forecourt retailers are not ...
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Kenworth moves third site to Nisa branding
Kenworth Ltd, which already operates two Nisa-branded forecourts in the North East of England, has taken the decision to move its third site to Nisa after seeing “staggering increases” in fuel and shop sales at its other two sites. Located at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, Beacon Service Station has ...
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Sales growth for new cars breaks record
Sales of new cars in July climbed to 172,907, a rise of 6.6% on the same month in 2013, and kept up a run a of growth stretching back more than two years. Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said: “July saw the ...
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Council introduces fines for stationery diesel cars with engine running
Islington Council in London has introduced a fine for motorists who leave their diesel engines running while stationary. Stationary vehicles that are found to be running on diesel fuel will be charged a £20 on the spot fine as a part of a new measure aimed at curbing pollution in ...
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Police pressure forecourts over drive-offs
Durham Police claim some forecourt operators are not doing enough to deter fuel theft, and have placed a large sign outside one petrol station trying to pressure it into installing pre-payment pumps. A police van has been parked outside Morrison’s filling station in North Road Darlington with a large sign ...
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Phillips 66 wins safety awards
Phillips 66 has received the RoSPA Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety, and was also presented with two ‘Guardian Angel’ awards at the recent awards ceremony. The RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) awards are open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across ...
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Imperial Tobacco steps up anti-illicit trade campaign
Imperial Tobacco has produced a poster and a film as the latest phase of its anti-illicit trade campaign – Suspect it? Report it! – which was launched in April. To support the campaign message to the trade and wider public a number of materials have been designed to highlight locations ...
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Valero expands capacity at Avonmouth terminal
Valero Energy is aiming to strengthen its supply position in the South West after announcing that Valero Logistics UK will triple capacity at its fuel terminal in Avonmouth, Bristol, making all grades of fuel available. The multi-million pound project will see the addition of three new storage tanks, which will ...
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NewsMilford Haven refinery sale confirmed
The sale of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery has been confirmed and a deal on its petrol station network is at an advanced stage. Murphy Oil Corporation announced today (July 31) that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murco Petroleum has signed an agreement to sell its Milford Haven refinery and terminal assets to ...
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Prax opens unmanned diesel site near Heathrow
Prax Petroleum has bought an unmanned diesel filling station located close to the North Perimeter Road of Heathrow Airport and reopened it after a refurbishment and re-branding. The site was initially set up with a view to supply diesel to the taxis at the airport feeder park but Prax has ...
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ACS attacks Asda claim over c-stores selling alcohol to minors
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has attacked Asda for suggesting that young people are obtaining alcohol from convenience stores. The supermarket giant has published results of third party test purchasing of alcohol at its stores and says they had a pass rate of 95.2%, which is higher than the ...
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Government advisers concerned over plain packaging
Concerns about proposals for plain packaging for tobacco have been raised by a body which advises government on new regulations. The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC), which provides the government with external, independent scrutiny of new regulatory and deregulatory proposals, has published its Opinion on the Impact Assessment for the introduction ...
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Pollution concerns won’t change DfT policy on diesel
The Department for Transport (DfT) says it has no plans to change its policy towards diesel cars following reports that up to 15 UK local authorities are considering charging diesel cars to enter city centres. Sales of diesel have been growing and have overtaken declining petrol as the biggest selling ...
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West Midlands filling station robbed at knifepoint
Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a filling station in the West Midlands Police were called to the Esso forecourt on Willenhall’s Wolverhampton Road West just before 4.30am on Saturday 26 July following a 999 call from staff reporting a knife point raid. Officers raced to ...
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NewsSupermarkets lay down the gauntlet with 2ppl fuel price cuts
The major supermarkets are going toe-to-toe on the forecourt today (29th) as they drop fuel prices by two pence per litre. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda have all announced price cuts, with the strengthening pound against the dollar cited as the key driver behind the move. The cuts will also be ...
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New research confirms crucial role of c-stores
The crucial role that convenience stores are playing in the nation’s recovery has been highlighted in new research published today by Southampton University, as part of the work of the Future High Streets Forum and the Department for Communities and Local Government. The report suggests that despite pressure from out-of-town ...
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Fraudsters convicted after Welsh fuel scam
Two fraudsters have been convicted after a filling station in Denbighshire, Wales, lost more than £25,000 worth of diesel in just over a week. Mohammed Hussain and Haroon Rashid used a van with adapted large fuel tanks and were caught after staff at the Esso Services on the A55 at ...
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New chair for All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group
Simon Danczuk, Rochdale’s MP, has been elected the new chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group (APPSSG), replacing Priti Patel. The APPSSG is a cross-party group made up MPs and Lords interested in small shops and the social and economic value they play in communities. Danczuk said: “I ...
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Man assaulted on York forecourt
York police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted on a forecourt in the city. It occurred at around 11.30pm on Tuesday 22 July, on the forecourt of the Jet garage in Lawrence Street. A group of around four or five people approached a group already at the ...
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NewsHMRC raids two petrol stations in southern England
Two petrol stations have been raided and seven men and two women from across southern England have been arrested for their involvement in a suspected £3m fuel fraud, during an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). About 170 HMRC officers, assisted by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) ...