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Consumers still lack faith in electric vehicles says AA
The lack of used electric cars on the market suggests many consumers still harbour doubts about the technology, despite the substantial Government grants available for buyers of the cars when new, according to the AA. While the AA’s used car portal has 1,369 ‘green cars’ in stock, hybrids make up ...
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ACS publishes report on crime
Theft cost convenience stores £44m and has risen by 4% in the last year, according to a new report by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The Crime Report 2014 sets out the impact of crime on the convenience sector and includes guidance to help retailers manage the cost of ...
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Man arrested after 20,000 litres of illicit fuel is seized
A 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seized almost 20,000 litres of suspected laundered fuel, in a load of fish, at Gladstone Docks in Liverpool. HMRC Road Fuel Testing Unit officers were checking ferry traffic arriving at the port on the morning ...
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NewsAA calls for inquiry into pump prices
The AA is calling for an inquiry into the disparity between pump prices in neighbouring areas and whether drivers in some small rural and coastal towns are being unfairly treated. Following the Office of Fair Trading’s decision not to turn its ‘Call for information on the UK petrol and diesel ...
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ACS calls for stronger action over energy contracts
The Association of Convenience Store (ACS) has responded to the publication of two consultations from the energy watchdog Ofgem, calling for more to be done to tackle problems faced by retailers when dealing with energy companies. Ofgem has published consultations on the issues of Third Party Intermediaries (TPIs) and rollover ...
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Arrests in search for prolific fuel thieves
Police investigating a spate of fuel thefts from petrol stations in the north east have made two arrests Since Monday 6 January Humberside Police have linked 29 thefts totalling more than £3,000 of fuel. In each case a transit-style van was used to steal fuel from petrol station forecourts with ...
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NewsHMRC seizes fuel at three Northern Irish forecourts
Three petrol filling stations in Northern Ireland, suspected of selling illicit fuel, were raided by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Thursday February 20, and nearly 2,500 litres of fuel were seized. HMRC officers tested the fuel in the forecourt tanks and all three stations, which were in the Omagh ...
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Raids uncover three fuel laundering plants
Over 50 tonnes of toxic waste have been removed after three fuel laundering plants were found by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the Cullaville area of South Armagh on Thursday February 20. Between them, the three plants had the potential to produce 26 million litres of illicit fuel a ...
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HMRC seizes illegal spirits and tobacco in Lambeth
More seizures have been made by Customs officers in a clampdown on illegal alcohol and tobacco in south London. Alcohol and shisha tobacco were seized from independent stores and café lounges in Lambeth, Streatham, and Clapham Common Southside, London, during a series of raids by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), ...
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Petrol station worker threatened with knife
Merseyside Police detectives have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an attempted robbery at a petrol station on Tuesday, February 18. Officers were called to Childwall Valley Filling Station in Childwall Valley Road at around 10pm after receiving reports that a ...
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Moto buys motorway service area
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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Move to Gulf boosts John Darke sales
John Darke Ltd is about to celebrate its first anniversary as a Gulf service station having previously been the largest site in the Total dealer network. The family owned business on the A16 Grimsby Road in Louth, Lincolnshire, switched to Gulf in March 2013, and has been rewarded with increased ...
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Burglars strike twice at Sheffield petrol station
Police are appealing for witnesses to two burglaries at a petrol station in Sheffield which they believe may be linked. The most recent theft occurred between 2.20am and 2.30am on Wednesday, February 12, at the Murco petrol station in Burncross Road, Chapeltown. Police believe that two offenders forced their way ...
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Topaz signs deal with car sharing club
Topaz, the largest fuels and convenience retailer in Ireland, has announced that it is to be the official fuel supplier to GoCar, the only car sharing initiative in the Irish Republic. The car club, which currently operates in Dublin and Cork, has 70 vehicles which are equipped with Topaz Fuel ...
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NewsPrince William helps to save forecourt from floods
The emergency caused by flooding and further severe rain last weekend brought some unexpected help for one affected forecourt. The Gulf-branded Datchet Green Service Station near Slough had nearly been flooded earlier in the week and was facing an inundation from the River Thames when local residents volunteered their help. ...
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Lorry smashes into petrol station
An articulated lorry ploughed into a Leicestershire petrol station after it was blown off the A47 road by gales late on Friday night. It crashed into one petrol pump, knocking it over, and was brought to a halt when it hit a central concrete pillar supporting the canopy over the ...
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Rural indies would be disadvantaged by E10, says PRA
Rural independent fuel retailers could be severely disadvantaged by the introduction of E10 fuel, claimed PRA chairman Brian Madderson in Friday’s edition of Radio 4’s You & Yours. He was responding to the news that transport minister Baroness Cramer had said the introduction of E10 would not be pushed through ...
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NewsMP calls for fairer competition and planning for independent forecourts
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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Government consults on cost of drinks licences
The Association of Convenience Stores has responded to the Home Office’s announcement of a consultation on locally set fees for drinks licences, calling for clarity on the level of the cap for cost recovery. The consultation proposes that licensing authorities will be able to recover costs incurred through the licensing ...
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Rates review to investigate fairness
A review into the way business rates are administered, led by the Treasury and Department for Communities and Local Government, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The review will look at the application of reliefs, communication with ratepayers, changes to the valuation process and frequency of ...