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Flooding hits Surrey petrol station’s business
A BP garage on the A22 main road in Surrey has narrowly avoided being flooded after the recent storms and has lost much of its trade after the deluge closed the highway. Sega Para, manager of the service station at Whyteleaf, said the floods had closed the road just down ...
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Moorland’s nearest petrol station open for business
The nearest petrol station to Moorland in Somerset, where residents have had to be evacuated because of flooding, has actually seen an increase in business since the start of the year. Christopher Duckworth, who manages the BP petrol station at Bridgwater, said the floodwaters were about two miles away, and ...
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Armed robber beaten to death
An armed robber who stole cash and cigarettes from a petrol station was caught and beaten to death by bystanders, the Star Online news website in Kuala Lumpur has reported. It said two men on a motorcycle stopped at the petrol station and the pillion rider, who carried a parang, ...
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Phillips 66 and Kinch Fuel Oils reach 30th anniversary
Kinch Fuel Oils has signed a one-year extension to its supplier contract with Phillips 66, marking the 30th year of their collaboration. Kinch Fuels is now one of the longest-standing JET-branded authorised distributors of Phillips 66. From its facility in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, Kinch Fuels distributes to a wide customer base ...
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Surge in the value of forecourts
The number of forecourt sites that were sold or let in 2013 was less than a quarter of the previous year, but there was a 14% increase in values over the same period, according to Barber Wadlow’s Forecourt Property Market Update. It reports that there were 240 transactions involving forecourts ...
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New Forecourt Watch scheme in Oxfordshire
BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has teamed up with Thames Valley Police to introduce a new Forecourt Watch scheme to reduce crime at 38 petrol station forecourts in Cherwell and West Oxfordshire. Forecourt Watch creates a closer link between police, BOSS and retail staff to increase awareness, prevention and ...
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NewsSpar to push fuel offer with new campaign from May
Spar will kick off an ambitious new retailer recruitment campaign in May to support its goal of becoming the number one entirely branded petrol-filling station solution in the UK, both by site numbers and volume. The move follows a successful trial of the dual-branded format, announced last April, with both ...
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New company takes on Petroman business
A new company has been set up to honour all contracts and maintenance agreements with Petroman Environmental Ltd and Petroman Ltd, which have been placed into liquidation due to shareholder differences. The new company, Vapour Control Systems Ltd, trading as Petroman, has been set up by Petroman founder Rodney Carter, ...
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BP boss speaks out on Scottish independence
The boss of BP has warned that Scottish independence could cause his company “uncertainties” and said he did not want to see Scotland drifting away. “We have a lot of people in Scotland. We have a lot of investments in Scotland. My personal view is that Great Britain is great ...
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Police seeking petrol station arsonist
Detectives are appealing for information after a fire was started deliberately at a petrol station in Hoghton, near Preston, Lancashire. Police were called to the Old Oak Service Station on Hoghton Road at 10.25pm on Sunday 19 January following a report of a blaze. It is believed somebody climbed onto ...
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MFG expansion reaches 60 sites
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has grown its network to 60 sites with the acquisition of two former Shell company stations. MFG managing director Jeremy Clarke said: “This acquisition adds another two high volume stations to our network. Both stations, one in Woodston, Peterborough, and one ...
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Man charged with robbery at Norfolk forecourt
A 40-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with an armed robbery at a Norfolk petrol station. Paul Tyler, of Prior Stephen Way in Thetford, was arrested on Wednesday January 29 and charged with robbery. It comes after a man armed with a knife entered the Nun’s Bridges Service ...
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New campaign to promote electric vehicles
Government and car manufacturers have launched a joint campaign to promote the benefits of electric and other ultra low emission vehicles (ULEV). The Go Ultra Low campaign, which is backed by BMW, Nissan, Renault, Toyota and Vauxhall, was launched by the deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. The campaign aims to ...
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Man jailed for attempt to blow up petrol station
A man has been jailed for trying to cause an explosion by setting fire to a Morrisons petrol station at Milehouse, Staffordshire, with a candle. Michael Lawton told police he had intended to kill himself and take the road where he lived with him, after suffering abuse from nuisance neighbours. ...
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Petrol station manager’s attacker jailed for 11 years
A fuel thief who drove into a petrol station manager and left him with permanent serious injuries has been jailed for 11 years for grievous bodily harm with intent. Lekshmanan Asokkumar, the manager of the Texaco station at West Kingsdown, near Sevenoaks, tried to stop Joshua Charnley, 19, when he ...
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NewsShell profits substantially down
Shell has revealed profits substantially down on its previous year’s figures and said it will accelerate the sales of assets. Stripping out the effects of oil price movements it said profits for the final quarter of 2013 were $2.9bn (£1.7bn) compared with $5.6bn for the same period in 2012. Profits ...
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PRA to hold forum in Colchester
The PRA’s first Regional Forum of 2014 is being held in Colchester, at Colchester United FC, Weston Homes Community Stadium, United Way, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5UP, on Thursday 13th February. Coffee will be available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the ...
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Excise policy slammed as ‘insane’ and a ‘shambles’
HM Revenue and Customs’ excise policy towards the oil industry has been slammed in a speech at an event at the House of Lords. The event was organised by materials handling specialist Jungheinrich UK, and the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA). During a welcoming address to representatives from over 50 ...
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NewsPRA victory over rates discount is confirmed
The Government has published guidance for local authorities today confirming that petrol stations will be eligible for a rates discount for the next two years. The guidance 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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’Commercial scale’ tobacco smuggler jailed
A Grimsby man who illegally supplied large quantities of smuggled cigarettes and tobacco to outlets across Humberside has been jailed for two years. An investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uncovered a major supply chain organised by Peter John Drewett, which had evaded an estimated £281,000 in unpaid duty. ...