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Cigarette smuggler jailed
A businessman has been jailed after more than 5.5 million smuggled cigarettes were discovered at a an industrial unit in Huyton, Merseyside. Stephen Nicholas Riozzi, 53, of The Park, Huyton, was found at the industrial unit in December 2011 by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators. The unit contained 20 ...
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Man charged with armed robbery at petrol station
A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a North Lincolnshire petrol station. Stefan Pavlik, 40, of Dale Street, Scunthorpe, was arrested along with two other men and a teenage boy on Friday following the robbery at Barnetby Top petrol station on Sunday, March 2. He ...
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NewsTesco launches promotion offering up to 20ppl off fuel
Tesco has today launched a new style of promotion enabling customers to save up to 20ppl off fuel, as predicted in the March issue of Forecourt Trader. The supermarket giant claims Clubcard Fuel Save is the only scheme of its kind in the UK, because it will operate over a ...
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Baby boy born on forecourt
Seven-pound Mason Cox was born on the forecourt of Alby Service Station near Norwich early on Monday morning. According to the Eastern Daily Press, his mum Chelsea Nelson was being driven to hospital by her mum when she said she need to “push”. Chelsea’s mum Julia Macklan quickly pulled up ...
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NewsParkfoot Garage wins top convenience retailer award
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Parkfoot Garage was crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year 2014 at last night’s Convenience Retail Awards, organised by trade magazines Convenience Store and The Grocer. The national competition celebrates the very best convenience stores that the UK has to offer in terms of ...
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NewsAshcroft volume gathers Pace
Shaji Thomas, owner of Ashcroft Service Station, St Helens is growing his business with impressive results. Since 2012, fuel volumes have almost doubled and both in the shop and on the forecourt the positive trend continues. Improvements have been made to both the presentation and range of products within the ...
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Police seek armed petrol station robber
Police are looking for a man with a gun who is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at the BP petrol station on the A18 at Barnetby Top in North Lincolnshire. Just after 4am on Sunday, a man approached the shop assistant, who was outside on the forecourt sorting ...
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Free attendant service at Alderley Edge
A Texaco forecourt in Alderley Edge, Cheshire is launching a free attendant service. Every Wednesday, between 1pm and 4pm, from next week, a forecourt attendant will be available to fill up cars with fuel, as well as check oil and water levels. Owner Stephen Higham said the free service is ...
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ACS index reveals optimism among independent c-store retailers
Independent retailers are positive about their prospects on 2014, with the latest ACS Optimism Index showing its third consecutive quarter of improvement. However, the Index is part of a mixed set of results from the ACS Voice of Local Shops survey, conducted with over a thousand retailers in February 2014. ...
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Independent sells services
A motorway service area (MSA) on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire has been sold to Moto Hospitality in a deal brokered by Colliers International. The sale of the family-run Leeming Bar Services at Bedale will result in investment in the site and generate additional jobs for the area, according to ...
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HMRC taking out illegal sites in Northern Ireland
Customs officers have revealed three major victories in the battle against illicit fuel in Northern Ireland. In the space of a single day they announced they had shut down three fuel laundering plants, discovered suspected illicit fuel on three forecourts and seized 20,000 litres of suspected laundered fuel being transported ...
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Sites leap in value due to a shortage
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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Number of dealer sites stages recovery for first time
The number of dealer sites in the UK has increased for the first time since Experian Catalist began monitoring the figures in 2000. In its report for the end of 2013 it says the overall total was 8,613, compared with 8,608 at the end of 2012. But the total for ...
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Jet enhances its card offering with Fleetone
Jet has announced a significantly enhanced fuel card offering for its network of more than 300 independently-owned forecourts. As well as continuing to offer its well-established JetCard for local customers, Jet has strengthened its card offering with Fleetone through UK Fuels Ltd, enabling its dealers to offer a much more ...
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MP calls for fairness in fuel market
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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Opening of Thames Oilport is still some months away
Hopes for an imminent improvement in supply options in the South East have been dashed after the owners of Thames Oilport said its opening was still months away and they could not commit to a revised opening date. When a joint venture of Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK bought ...
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MRH heads Top 50 list
Fracking is a game changer and the UK’s refining model is in a period of flux with only the strongest destined to survive, Pete George, managing director of UK & Ireland marketing for Phillips 66 told the audience at last month’s Top 50 Indies dinner. He stressed the need to ...
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Tesco promo offers up to 20ppl off fuel
A new long-term fuel promotion about to be launched by Tesco "smacks of desperation", according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson and he warned it could have an impact on independent retailers. Savings of up to 20ppl on Tesco fuel will be available to Clubcard users under a scheme which the ...
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Dealers at Shell conference for the first time in 15 years
Shell invited dealers to its annual retail conference for the first time in 15 years last month a move that was described as being "long overdue". The event took place at The Celtic Manor in Wales, and more than 90 Shell dealers were in attendance. Two key initiatives were announced ...
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Exelby starts work on A1(M) scheme
Exelby Services has secured a £4m finance package from HSBC to support development of its new filling station services and truck stop on the A1(M) at Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire. Work has commenced on site and it is expected to be completed by September. The £6.5m project will create a ...