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NewsMFG signs deal to buy Murco’s retail business
Murco has signed a £200m deal to sell its retail business, including 228 forecourt sites it owns, to Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG). The deal has been carried out with the support of private equity group Patron Capital Partners and oil industry veteran Alasdair Locke, who ...
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NewsAverage unleaded petrol prices back below 130ppl
The average price of unleaded petrol at the pumps in the UK has fallen below 130ppl after two months of higher prices. The average price of unleaded petrol rose above 130ppl in May, peaking at 131.70ppl during the first weekend of July. Experian Catalist reported that on Wednesday 6th August ...
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NewsRetailers protest about minister’s forecourt crime comments
Several petrol station operators have written to their local crime commissioners protesting about comments by Home Office minister Norman Baker where he blamed retailers for drive-offs, and the PRA is encouraging others to do the same. Baker told the Financial Times that operators should install pre-payment pumps and suggested that ...
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Bikers blockade forecourt over having to remove helmets
PRA chairman Brian Madderson has defended petrol station rules requiring motor cyclists to remove their helmets, after a protest by bikers in Liversedge, West Yorkshire. Seven bikers blockaded the Co-op Texaco petrol station on Bradford Road for two hours on Saturday August 2 turning away 70 cars. They were protesting ...
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Plain packaging consultation closes
The Government’s latest consultation on the introduction of plain (or standardised) packaging for tobacco products has closed with manufacturers and retailers representatives confirming they have responded to oppose the proposal. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Department of Health to look again at the operational impact ...
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Spar launches mobile marketing drive
Spar is launching its first major mobile marketing drive on 11 August. Working in conjunction with i-movo, the market leader in secure digital vouchers, the campaign is called Shop & Win. It is the highest value mobile coupon giveaway that i-movo has organised with a convenience retailer. The Shop & ...
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Phillips 66 raises funds for charity
Phillips 66 has raised funds for ILEAP, a South Warwickshire charity that provides inclusive community-based leisure activities for vulnerable children and adults with additional needs. In July, a team of staff from Phillips 66 took part in the Grand Union Canal Challenge, raising a total of £6,300 for ILEAP. Twenty ...
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Two arrests and fuel seized in HMRC raid
A man and a woman from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland have been arrested and nearly 8,000 litres of fuel seized as part of an ongoing HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected VAT and excise fraud worth an estimated £300,000. Officers from HMRC and the Police Service ...
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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 ...