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Call to freeze National Minimum Wage
Ninety per cent of convenience store owners believe that the 2014 National Minimum Wage rate should be frozen at its current level. The Association of Convenience Stores’ Minimum Wage Survey, conducted in partnership with the Scottish Grocers’ Federation, showed that 87% of retailers have reduced staff hours as a result ...
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Union claims Grangemouth owner is trying to provoke strike
Unite, the union involved in the dispute at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland, has accused the site’s owner, Ineos, of behaving recklessly, claiming it refused to accept a formal request to use the services of the conciliation service ACAS. The union has had meetings with the energy minister Michael Fallon ...
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NewsPRA welcomes creation of payments regulator
The PRA has welcomed government plans for a new regulator for the payments sector, which will have the the power to amend and regulate the fees set by card companies The government has announced the creation of a utilities-style regulator charged with increasing competition in the payments services industry. The ...
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MPs criticise HMRC’s efforts on tobacco smuggling
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed a renewed focus from MPs on tackling tobacco smuggling. In a meeting of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, the chairman Margaret Hodge criticised the progress that had been made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Border Force and recommended that ...
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More should be done to tackle illicit tobacco trade, urges PRA
The Petrol Retailer’ Association (PRA) today expressed concern at the release of HMRC’s Tax Gap report for tobacco, showing that the UK Treasury is losing billions of pounds a year to the illicit market. Brian Madderson, PRA chairman said: “Today’s report highlights that more needs to be done to tackle ...
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Ram raiders smash hole in Suffolk forecourt shop
Ram raiders punched a large hole into the side of a forecourt shop in Suffolk during the early hours of the morning on October 4. Police are appealing for information following the incident at the Jet-branded Potters filling station in Station Road, Framlingham, which was closed at the time. Officers ...
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European vote to limit cars’ CO2 emissions deferred
An EU vote to approve to introduce a new limit on CO2 emissions from cars been delayed for a third time following pressure from Germany. An agreement had been reached in June on a limit of 95 grams of CO2 per km for cars for 2020 and the Parliament was ...
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PRA to hold forum in Farnham
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Farnham, Surrey, on Wednesday 16th October. The event is taking place at The Farnham House Hotel, Alton Road, Farnham, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda include: PRA – Regeneration ...
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NewsWarning to forecourts over Grangemouth unrest
Forecourts supplied by the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland are being advised to take precautions to try to maintain supplies in case the current industrial unrest at the site escalates into strike action. PRA chairman Brian Madderson, said: “We are working closely with Government and there is a risk of a ...
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Illegal fuel plant raided in Northern Ireland
A diesel laundering plant and an illegal filling station have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in County Down, Northern Ireland. HMRC, accompanied by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, searched farm outbuildings where the plant was uncovered. It was capable of producing around 1.8 million litres of ...
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MEPs vote to tighten tobacco legislation
New European proposals to tighten tobacco regulations have been criticised as excessive by the tobacco industry, while some MEPs complained that they had been watered down. MEPs voted to ban packs of less than 20 cigarettes or 20g of roll your own (RYO) tobacco, increase the size of the health ...
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Motorists urged to take responsibility for oil
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning drivers they need to take much greater car about the lubricants used by their car. The IAM was responding to a survey of 1,000 UK drivers conducted on behalf of Mobil 1, which found that 96% of motorists say they either don’t ...
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NewsRAC praises petrol retailers for passing on savings
The RAC has praised petrol retailers for passing on savings on lower wholesale fuel prices to their customers, and predicted prices could fall to their lowest level for over a year in the next two weeks. Average unleaded petrol prices have fallen by more than 5 pence per litre (ppl) ...
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Asda cuts its prices twice in five days
Asda cut its fuel prices for the second time in five days last week, after a substantial reduction by Sainsbury threatened to undercut it.On September 23, Asda announced new maximum prices on unleaded petrol and diesel of 131.7ppl and 137.7ppl respectively.Three days later Sainsbury’s said it was reducing unleaded by ...
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Tuffins beats the mults with a great fuel offer
An independent supermarket is outdoing the multiples’ headline-grabbing money-off deals on fuel. Paul Delves, the former managing director of the 10-store Harry Tuffins group which was bought by the Co-op, is back in business and is offering vouchers giving 15p off per litre of fuel, up to 50 litres, for ...
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Weyhill blast thief is jailed
A thief who took part in a raid where the Texaco filling station at Weyhill in Hampshire was blown up causing £165,000 of damage has been jailed for three and a half years.Damien Limb, 27, was part of a gang who blew up a cash machine in an attempt to ...
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Co-op signs with BOSS
Midland Co-operative Society has signed up to the Payment Watch debt recovery scheme run by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS). It means the co-operative’s 16 forecourt sites have joined the scheme, which puts in place a co-ordinated system for recovering financial losses incurred by ’no means of payment’ incidents.Michael ...
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NewsBOSS welcomes CPS move to prosecute multiple fuel thieves
BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has welcomed confirmation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that it has issued new guidance to lawyers and police forces to prosecute motorists who repeatedly claim to have no-means-of-payment (NMoP). After lobbying from BOSS, the CPS has issued new legal guidelines to police and ...
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Costco wins consentCostco has won planning permission for its first UK petrol station. It has been granted consent for a petrol filling station at its Liverpool site, and said it will open within 12 months.Price comparison appThe AA is launching a smartphone price comparison app which it claims will enable ...
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Healthy growth in profits for Brobot
A strong focus on non-fuel sales has contributed to a healthy growth in profits for Top 50 Indie, Brobot Petroleum Ltd (BPL), part of the Brobot Group Ltd (BGL). It reported an increase in pre-tax profits to £375,215 on sales up 2.9% to £113.9m for the year ending March 31, ...