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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) ...
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Fuel pipeline hacked into in Essex
A high pressure fuel line running from Canvey Island to the Buncefield refinery in Hertfordshire has been hacked into in an apparent attempt to steal fuel. Basildon Magistrates Court was told that damage costing £250,000 was caused to the pipeline by people who dug down to the pipeline at Bird ...
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HGV speed limit to be raised
Hauliers across England and Wales could see an £11m a year boost, according to the government, as it announced plans to raise the speed limit for lorries on single carriageway roads to 50 mph. Transport minister Claire Perry announced the move as part of a package of measures which she ...
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NewsSainsbury’s launches 10p off per litre promotion
Sainsbury’s has announced that from tomorrow, Thursday 24th July until Wednesday 30th July, customers who spend £60 or more will receive a voucher entitling them to 10p off per litre of fuel when they fill up at one of the retailer’s 294 forecourts. Customers who spend £60 or more in ...
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Talks over more protection for staff selling alcohol
The minister of state for justice, Lord Faulks, has agreed to a meeting to discuss the protection of workers who sell alcohol after a debate on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill. The debate concerned an amendment that would have given extra legal protection to staff who are assaulted while ...
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Fuel economy tops concerns of car buyers
Fuel economy is now the most important factor motorists take into consideration when hunting for their next car. Research from the car leasing website ContractHireAndLeasing.com reveals that fuel economy came first in a list of 10 key considerations. A survey of 398 web users, consisting of a mix of business ...
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Forecourt canopy collapses onto two cars
A forecourt canopy has collapsed onto two cars at the Coalville BP site owned by the Leicester-based Top 50 Indie HKS Retail, Fortunately the occupants of both vehicles were in the site’s Costcutter store at the time and no one was injured, but both cars were badly damaged. The incident ...
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Spar claims it is top UK symbol group on social media
Spar claims its digital activity is leading the way in UK symbol groups, with its online domain attracting record visitors each month. Since Spar’s launch into social media in November, the number of the symbol group’s followers on Twitter have grown to more than 4,500 while Facebook fan counts has ...
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Regus extends workplace scheme with Roadchef
Regus, the global workspace provider, has extended its deal with Roadchef to roll out a further 12 drop-in business centres at motorway service areas across the UK. This follows the success of Roadchef’s first Regus Express site at M25 Clacket Lane services in Kent, which has seen strong demand from ...
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NewsPRA welcomes Treasury role for Priti Patel
The PRA has welcomed the appointment of Priti Patel to a role in the Treasury in the government reshuffle announced by David Cameron. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “Such changes are often not helpful to trade associations like the PRA where a good rapport has been built up with existing ...
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Lincolnshire gang jailed for £4.3m fuel and tax fraud
A gang which included a town councillor and a pensioner was jailed for a total of 19 years for evading an estimated £4.3m in duty and tax through a sophisticated fuel and VAT fraud, following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Senior citizen Michael Wilmot, 72, from Market ...
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Forecourt closed after tanker collision causes leak
A petrol station was evacuated for four hours yesterday after a fuel tanker leaked petrol across the forecourt, according to the Manchester Evening News. Firefighters were scrambled to the Seven Ways Esso garage in Stretford shortly before 10pm on Thursday night when fluid spread across the floor after the lorry ...
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Woman arrested in diesel laundering raid by HMRC
A woman has been arrested after a diesel laundering plant capable of producing nearly 3.6 million litres of illicit fuel a year and evading more than £2m in lost duty and taxes was discovered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) during a search of domestic premises in Co Armagh, Northern ...