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Topaz partners AXA in loyalty scheme
Topaz, the largest service station and convenience retailer in the Irish Republic, is partnering AXA to provide a new fuel card, as part of the insurance company’s AXA Plus customer loyalty scheme. The fuel card guarantees 2 cents off per litre on petrol and diesel at any of the 320 ...
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Leeds site overcomes opposition to drinks licence
The owner of a petrol station in Leeds has been granted a licence to sell alcohol, despite opposition from some councillors concerned that it will attract troublemakers. Leeds City Council’s licensing sub committee approved the application for Kai Seelig to be allowed to sell alcohol at the Shell Garage on ...
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Two raids on East Midlands petrol stations
Thieves have struck in two incidents at petrol stations in the East Midlands. In the first raid two masked men stole cash and cigarettes from the Jet Service Station in Leicester Road, Shepshed, at about 10.30pm on July 11. Detective Constable Joanna Brown said officers wanted to trace a white ...
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Italian forecourts shut in three-day protest
Petrol station owners in Italy have shut their sites down for three days until Friday in protest at recent price hikes by oil companies, claiming they are putting their businesses and thousands of jobs at risk. The price of petrol in Italy is the second highest in Europe after Holland ...
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Londis launches rounded price range
Londis is launching new own brand value bays to offer its retailers a collection of products at attractive rounded price points. The new bays will include 18 products from the symbol group’s mid-tier and entry level own brand ranges and will be priced at £1, £1.50 and £2. Londis says ...
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PPI problems raised with MPs
Problems resulting from the PPI (payment protection insurance) mis-selling scandal have been raised with an influential group of MPs by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). Officials from the NFDA have met with Jonathan Evans MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services, to provide ...
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Forecourt sites not in Alfred Jones sale
Top 50 Indies operator Alfred Jones has confirmed that none of its forecourts are involved in the sell-off of part of its estate to the Tesco-owned c-store group One Stop Stores. One Stop has agreed a deal to acquire 33 of Warrington-based Alfred Jones 70 c-store sites, subject to regulatory ...
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Asda claims it is cheapest fuel retailer
Asda has launched a prime time TV advertising campaign, shown during Coronation Street on ITV and backed up online, claiming that it has the lowest fuel prices of any retailer. Quoting ‘Experian All Star card’ as its source it claims, based on a comparison of weekly national average prices from ...
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TV programme attacked as "unfair and unjustified"
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has attacked the latest episode of the TV programme Your Money, Their Tricks. The programme saw the motor trade come under the spotlight and suggested that one of Britain’s biggest fast fit chains, Kwik-Fit, makes drivers pay for unnecessary work. “While there are some areas ...
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Massive new competitor to enter UK market
A massive new competitor is set to enter the UK market with a discount fuel offer. Costco, which has a worldwide turnover of $100bn, has applied for planning permission to build a petrol filling station (PFS) at its Liverpool site, and in the document states that it would be “one ...
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Criminal gangs defrauding petrol stations
Criminal gangs are systematically defrauding petrol stations out of thousands of pounds worth of fuel using bogus fuel cards, according to national press reports. They report a warning by the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) that criminal gangs are taking advantage of the weaker security on ...
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PRA warns fuel prices are soaring up
Prices for petrol could surge up to 140 pence per litre (ppl), with diesel rising to 144ppl, due to currency fluctuations pushing up wholesale fuel prices, the PRA has warned. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The unexpected crash in the exchange rate for the Pound against the US Dollar, from ...
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Shelving of plain tobacco packaging welcomed
The PRA has welcomed the Government’s decision to shelve proposals for standardised (plain) packaging for tobacco products. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “Our members have been deeply concerned about the unintended consequences of this proposal, and we therefore welcome the Government’s decision to support business and focus its efforts on ...
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AA launches website for car buyers
The AA has launched a new website – theaacars.com – designed to take the stress out of buying a car by offering advice and transparency in putting consumers in touch with recognised dealers. Every buyer using the service will be provided with an AA Cars History Check, so that they ...
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Petition calls for OFT inquiry
A petition calling for a full and transparent inquiry into the oil pricing process will be handed in at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by Quentin Willson of FairFuelUK, Robert Halfon and other MPs from all parties, on Monday, July 15th at 9am. The FairFuelUK petition contains more than ...
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New car sales up
The latest sales figures for new cars show month on month sales in May were up 13.4% compared to May last year. Private registrations increased by 21.3%. “It is extremely encouraging that new car sales continued to improve in May with dealers reporting increased footfall in showrooms” said Sue Robinson, ...
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PRA warns over card charges
The PRA has warned that rising charges for processing card payments are threatening the future of many petrol filling stations, and has called on the government to take urgent action. Plastic accounts for up to 50% of all UK retail business but this has now accelerated to an average of ...
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Research into more efficient fuels
The University of Brighton has teamed up with industry and with academics in Russia, Italy and France in a £1.3m project to help design more efficient fuels. The research will focus on the microscopic fuel droplets as they reach combustion chambers. Current thinking is based on the premise that droplets ...
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Rontec opts for Tokheim Fuel POS solution
Rontec has decided to install Tokheim’s Fuel POS solution at 125 sites to support the strategic growth of its business in England and Wales. Rontec identified a need for a new point of sale solution that was capable of managing all aspects of its fuel and convenience retail business. Fuel ...
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New head of petrol at PRA
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has announced the appointment of Richard Chadderton as the new head of petrol for the PRA. He commenced the role on Monday 8 July and will be based at the London head office in Great Portland Street. Chadderton has more than 30 years experience ...