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IGA unveils ’Car Repair Plan’ to spread cost of repairs
The Independent Garage Association (IGA), the trade association representing the independent garage sector across the UK, is to launch its own ‘Car Repair Plan’ to help consumers spread the cost of repair work to their vehicles. The plan will allow consumers to regularly put money into a fund which can ...
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Government abandons plans for A14 tolls
Today’s news that the proposed A14 toll charging is to be abandoned has been resoundly welcomed by the Freight Trasnport Association (FTA), which declared that “common sense has at last prevailed.” The Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Danny Alexander MP said: “The A14 is a crucial link to the ...
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Motorists warned over false economies on oil
Motorists have been warned about making false economies when it comes to lubricating their car engines by ExxonMobil and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). They say that some drivers are buying the cheapest engine oil – or trying to save money by delaying routine maintenance – but they could ...
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Labour pledges to outlaw proxy sales of tobacco for children
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a pledge by the Labour Party to outlaw proxy sales of tobacco for children. Next Monday Baroness Angela Smith will propose an amendment to the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill specifying fines of up to £5,000 for anyone caught buying cigarettes ...
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Certas Energy rolls out HTEC GemPAY terminals
Certas Energy (formerly GB Oils) is rolling out new card payment terminals to its network of dealers. HTEC’s GemPAY terminals comply with the latest PCI DSS regulations and will also accept Allstar’s EMV card and the Shell and Gulf account cards. HTEC is working with Certas Energy on the roll-out ...
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MPs call for fairer energy market for small shops
Priti Patel MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, has called for sweeping changes in the small business energy market to stop small shops being abused by their energy suppliers. She was speaking at the launch of a report by the group highlighting the problems in the ...
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Beer smuggler jailed
A lorry driver from Greater Manchester who was caught four times with illegal loads of beer smuggled from France, has been jailed for a £131,000 fraud. Simon O’Hare, 29, was stopped on four separate occasions in London, Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators as he was ...
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Transport minister in EU talks over alternative fuels
Transport minister Stephen Hammond has made a written statement to Parliament about EU plans to encourage the development of alternative fuels infrastructure across Europe. Hammond will be attending a meeting of the EU Transport Council on December 5 and reported that alternative fuels would be on the agenda. He said: ...
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NewsExplosives experts called in after forecourt burglary
Seventeen houses were evacuated and explosives experts called in following a burglary at a Texaco petrol station in Warrington. Police were called to investigate a burglary at the site on Chester Road, which is currently being renovated, at 1.30am on November 30. Inside they found major damage to the roof ...
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NewsPRA to meet Treasury minister over vapour recovery
Nearly two and a half years after major problems regarding vapour recovery were first raised with the Government and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), a Treasury minister has finally agreed to meet representatives of the PRA. Chairman Brian Madderson and taxation expert Alan Powell are scheduled to meet the recently ...
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Drunk driver praises "public spirited" forecourt staff
Petrol station staff have been praised by a drunk driver for seizing his keys and calling the police after he staggered across the forecourt at North Street, Wetherby, clutching an empty bottle of wine. Retired solicitor Trevor Beddoe, 64, admitted driving while over the drink drive limit when he appeared ...
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Investment in c-store sector highest for two years
More local shop owners are planning to invest in their businesses than at any time over the past two years, according to the latest quarterly Voice of Local Shops survey by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Retailers are more optimistic than in the summer, and this is reflected in ...
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Exhibition celebrates old forecourts
A photographic exhibition celebrating old independent petrol stations in the West Country is currently under way in Devon. Landscape photographer Andrew Parker has scoured Devon, Cornwall and Somerset for sites, some of which are still in use. Parker told the Daily Mail: “Small country garages remind me of a time ...
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Man dies after accident on forecourt
Police in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses after a man died following an accident on a forecourt. The incident happened at around 4.20pm on Wednesday November 6 on the petrol station forecourt at the Co-op store on Castle Lane West. An 87-year-old Bournemouth man was in collision with a lorry ...
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NewsCaution urged over plain packaging for tobacco
The PRA has called on the Government to consider carefully the potential impact on retailers of standardised packaging for tobacco. The Government is to carry out another review into imposing plain packaging just four months after announcing the results of previous consultation on the issue. The Department of Health has ...
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£10,000 stolen in ram raid
More than £10,000 has been stolen from a Hampshire petrol station after three men ram-raided their way into the building. The attack occurred early on Monday morning at the West End Service Station in Swaythling Road, Southampton. An assistant was working on the night shift at just after 2am on ...
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Haulage licences revoked over laundered fuel
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has praised the Department of Environment (DoE) Northern Ireland for revoking three freight operator’s road haulage licences for using laundered fuel. The licences were revoked for the illegal use of fuel and other infringements under the Goods Vehicle (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010. ...
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PRA to hold forum in Derby
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Derby on Wednesday 4 December. The event is taking place at The Derby Conference Centre, London Road, Derby, , with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda include: PRA – update ...
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Europe sets targets to boost alternative fuels
EU member states would have to ensure that specified numbers of electric vehicle recharging points and hydrogen and natural gas stations are built by 2020, under a draft directive endorsed by the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee on November 26. The draft rules aim to reduce dependence on oil ...
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Sainsbury’s running 10ppl-off promotion
Sainsbury’s has announced a new deep discount promotion on fuel. From Thursday 28 November to Wednesday 4 December, it is giving shoppers who spend £60 or more a voucher to save 10p per litre off fuel. The offer only to groceries, either bought in store or for online orders for ...