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NewsDramatic decline in independents in some rural areas
There has been a dramatic decline in the number of independent forecourts across the south west and north of England, the PRA has warned. Figures show that in just five years, key counties have seen a 20% reduction in the number of smaller petrol filling stations. PRA chairman Brian Madderson ...
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Asda petrol station plan refused in Newport
A planning application for a petrol station at an Asda supermarket in Newport has been rejected, but at the same meeting Morrisons was granted permission for a filling station at its supermarket despite an 860-strong petition against it. Council planners recommended the Asda scheme was refused because it was not ...
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Robbery at Gerrards Cross forecourt site
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a robbery at the BP Garage, on the A40 in Gerrards Cross on Monday night. At around 10.40pm three men wearing balaclavas or face coverings entered the BP Garage and threatened the staff on duty, assaulting one of them. They then stole ...
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Massive diesel theft from Suffolk filling station
Suffolk Police have issued an alert to forecourt owners after thousands of litres of diesel were stolen from a filling station at Kentford, in Suffolk. The incident occurred between 8pm on Wednesday 6 November and 6am on Thursday 7 November at the Bury Road Filling Station. About 14,000 litres of ...
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ACS opposes abolition of personal alcohol licences
Abolishing the personal alcohol licence would not achieve a lessened regulatory burden for retailers and would lead to significant confusion and inconsistency is the message of the Association of Convenience Stores in its submission to Government. Chief executive James Lowman said: “Ministers announced in July their intention to remove the ...
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ACS urges changes to HMRC duty fraud proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores has responded to HM Revenue and Customs’ consultation on alcohol fraud, calling for the regulation of wholesalers to be properly enforced while minimising burdens on retailers. In its’ response, ACS has called on HMRC to ensure that retailers who very occasionally sell in large amounts ...
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ACS gives evidence to Low Pay Commission
ACS has given evidence to a hearing of the Low Pay Commission as part of its deliberations on the National Minimum Wage. Speaking to commissioners, ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We urge the commission to recommend a freeze in the minimum wage. We are aware that there is significant ...
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Campaign to improve quality of used cars
The RAC has joined forces with the Trading Standards Institute and the Citizens Advice Bureau to launch a month-long campaign urging consumers to carry out checks when buying a used car. Research by Citizens Advice reveals that half of faults with used cars are discovered within a month of buying ...
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Trapped man rescued from carwash
Firefighters had to rescue a man after he was trapped in a carwash in Oxfordshire at the weekend. He is believed to have left his car to enter the start code at Shell-owned Frilford Heath petrol station on Sunday morning. The equipment began working, trapping him between the carwash frame ...
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OFT investigation clears Keyfuels
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has concluded that it has no grounds to take action against CH Jones Ltd (trading as Keyfuels) over alleged abuse of dominance in the market for direct bunker fuel cards and pay-as-you-go bunker fuel cards. Having issued a Statement of Objections, the OFT conducted ...
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NewsMFG signs multi-site fuel deal with Jet
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the signing of a new multi-site fuel supply agreement with Jet. Jim Mulheran, MFG’s fuels director, said: “There were already two stations operating under the Jet brand when we acquired the MFG business in December 2011. This new agreement ...
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NewsRural fuel rebate plan delayed
The Government’s application to extend its fuel duty rebate scheme has been delayed and will not be submitted until next year, the minister responsible has admitted to the House of Commons. On October 18 the chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announced that the Government had identified 10 rural ...
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PRA to hold forum in Somerset
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Taunton, on Wednesday 13 November. The event is taking place at The Holiday Inn Hotel, Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda include: PRA – update ...
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BOSS and AVCIS sign information sharing agreement
BOSS has signed an information sharing agreement (ISA) with the Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) that will enable the wider circulation of vehicles of interest, particularly with regards to linking vehicles that owe money for fuel to be linked to other criminality. Kevin Eastwood, executive ...
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Plain packaging boost to illicit trade confirmed by new study
Confirmation of the boost to the illicit trade as a result of the plain packaging of tobacco has been revealed in a new KPMG report, released in Australia. The study – Illicit Tobacco in Australia - shows the illicit tobacco market is now at 13.3% of total consumption – up ...
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Top 50 Indie helps to defeat Tesco scheme
Top 50 Indie and West Country forecourt operator Chartman is celebrating after the local council rejected plans to build a Tesco supermarket and petrol filling station in the Cornish town of Bude (population 9,900). Chartman, which includes the Bude Service Station in the town among its nine sites, combined with ...
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Police car chase ends in forecourt smash
A car being pursued by police after a drugs raid crashed on a forecourt in Greater Manchester, narrowly missing the petrol pumps. The chase began after officers from Greater Manchester Police’s Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit (TVIU) stopped a Volkswagen Caddy van near to the East Lancashire Road, Swinton, on Wednesday ...
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NewsFuel duty deferment scheme a real ’game changer’
Fuel retailers could save signficant sums of money by buying fuel under duty deferment terms available from HMRC, claimed Alan Powell of tax specialist Alan Powell Associates, at this week’s Regeneration Forum at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Westminster. The Forum, which was hosted by the PRA and ...
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Cigarette smuggler jailed
A man from Bridgend in South Wales, who smuggled 485,000 cigarettes and hundreds of counterfeit watches into the UK, has been jailed. The duty loss on the cigarettes is estimated at £125,000. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers seized the cigarettes and watches from a Bridgend storage unit in January ...
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HMRC raids illicit fuel plant
A laundering plant capable of producing more than 16.4million litres of illicit fuel a year and potentially evading around £10.6m in taxes and duty was dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after a raid on Wednesday night. Officers from HMRC, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and the Police ...