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Rates review to investigate fairness
A review into the way business rates are administered, led by the Treasury and Department for Communities and Local Government, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The review will look at the application of reliefs, communication with ratepayers, changes to the valuation process and frequency of ...
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Government consults on cost of drinks licences
The Association of Convenience Stores has responded to the Home Office’s announcement of a consultation on locally set fees for drinks licences, calling for clarity on the level of the cap for cost recovery. The consultation proposes that licensing authorities will be able to recover costs incurred through the licensing ...
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NewsMP calls for fairer competition and planning for independent forecourts
The PRA has welcomed an initiative by Conservative MP and fuel tax campaigner Robert Halfon to draw attention to the ongoing loss of independent petrol stations and the pressures they are under from unfair competition and legislation. He has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons ...
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HMRC raids stores in Southwark
Alcohol and shisha tobacco have been seized from two independent stores in Southwark, London, during a series of raids by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), working in partnership with Southwark council trading standards. Officers found 500 litres wine, 200 litres of spirits and 3.5kgs of shisha tobacco. The revenue loss ...
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Lincolnshire forecourts pass LPG tests
Petrol stations serving LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) across Lincolnshire were all well within required limits after a swoop by the county’s trading standards officers. The tests were carried out by specialist weights and measures officers, and all 10 pumps at the seven tested premises were found to be selling accurate ...
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Keyfuels expands UK network
Keyfuels, the provider of commercial fuel cards and fuel management solutions, has added a further 279 fuel sites to its wholesale-priced fuel network in the UK. The increase means customers now have access to more than 1,790 sites nationwide. The network expansion includes 57 new sites suitable for both HGVs ...
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UNITI expo welcomes exhibitors to pre-launch event
Four months before the new international trade fair UNITI expo opens its doors to a worldwide audience of visitors from the retail petroleum and fuel handling sectors, exhibitors attended a pre-launch event to see the venue for themselves. UNITI expo is the new European convention for the petrol retailing industry; ...
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Morrisons petrol station evacuated
Police had to evacuate a Morrisons petrol forecourt and adjacent McDonalds restaurant in Yeovil, Somerset, after a car crashed into a trolley of liquefied petroleum gas bottles. Police and the fire service attended the incident, which occurred at about 11.30pm on February 9. Two fire appliances and a rescue tender ...
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NewsFloods close Hampshire forecourt
Flooding has affected forecourts in several areas of the south with one forced to close after a nearby river burst its banks and road closures blockading business at another site. The worst affected site was an Esso-owned service station at Romsey in Hampshire. Pictures of its forecourt under floodwater were ...
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Government pledges relief for flood-hit businesses
The government has announced that all businesses affected by flooding will be given 100% rate relief. During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, David Cameron said: “We will be introducing a grant for all affected homeowners and businesses to build in better flood protection as they repair their properties. “That will ...
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Spate of buglaries targeting petrol stations
Police are seeking witnesses after a series of burglaries in Warwickshire where cigarettes worth more than £30,000 have been stolen. In each case the burglars entered through the roof of the petrol station store, giving them direct access to the cigarette cabinets. Due to the similar method of entry to ...
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PRA victory over rates confirmed
The Government published guidance for English local authorities last week confirming that petrol stations will be eligible for a rates discount for the next two years. It outlines the £1,000 discount for small businesses with premises with a rateable value of under £50,000 that was announced by the Chancellor in ...
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News in brief
Illicit fuel plant raided Two men from County Armagh have been arrested and a number of vehicles seized at a laundering plant capable of evading around £12m in taxes. HM Revenue and Customs officers and police searched industrial premises in the Newtownhamilton area on Thursday January 23 and discovered the ...
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Asda forced to back down on price claim
Asda had to back down on claims it made about its fuel price cuts, and reissue a press release, after it was challenged by Forecourt Trader. In the original press release the supermarket giant claimed that from January 14 it would be offering its lowest price on diesel for 18 ...
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iPad Mini is top prize in Best Forecourt Loo 2014
An iPad Mini and washroom maintenance kit have been announced as the prizes for this year’s Best Forecourt Loo competition, sponsored again by retail supplies specialist RS Sales and Distribution, following the successful launch of the campaign last year. Jason Tamplin, site manager of last year’s winner Budgens of Wells, ...
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Fuel laundering plant discovered in Omagh
A fuel laundering plant was discovered hidden in a shed after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers searched a private address in the Omagh area of County Tyrone last Friday. Officers removed more than four tonnes of toxic waste, the by-product of the laundering process, nearly 3,000 litres of illicit ...
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Opening of Thames Oilport months off
Hopes for an imminent improvement in supply options in the south east have been dashed after the owners of Thames Oilport announced that its opening was still months away and they could not commit to a revised opening date. Thames Oilport is a joint venture between Royal Vopak, Greenergy and ...
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MP opens Fairbanks new offices
The local MP has opened the new offices of wetstock specialists Fairbanks. Rosie Cooper, the Labour MP for West Lancashire, carried out the official opening of the premises at Skelmersdale, and was shown how the company monitors forecourts across the globe. The new offices are located on the White Moss ...
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Planned e-cigarette restrictions extended to Wales
Plans to ban under-18s in England from buying electronic cigarettes will also apply to Wales after a vote by the Welsh Assembly. AMs backed a Welsh government motion to allow Westminster legislation bringing in the ban to cover Wales as well. Welsh health minister Mark Drakeford told AMs that e-cigarettes ...
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MPs debate needs of independent retailers
MPs have held a debate calling on the Government to do more to support independent retailers. The debate was held at Westminster Hall where the House of Commons gives MPs the opportunity to raise issues of importance to them with Private Members’ adjournment debates. Bill Esterson, Labour MP for Sefton ...