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AA reveals romance in cars
Seventy per cent of AA members admit to having had a romantic encounter in a car, according to a survey of 22,827 drivers. On Valentine’s Day the AA reckons the chances of AA patrols coming across romantic in-car liaisons will increase. In the past an AA patrol has been called ...
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Topaz launches interactive loyalty promotion
Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuels and convenience retailer, is to invest €3 million in a new interactive loyalty game for customers called PLAY or PARK.The company expects PLAY or PARK - which it describes as the first retail based loyalty programme in Europe to use an ongoing game mechanic - to ...
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Meat cleaver raid trial moved
The trial of a man accused of holding up a North Devon garage with a meat cleaver has been moved from Barnstaple to Exeter.Jamie Latta, 27, is accused of carrying out the raid in which 65-year-old shop assistant Trude Mian was threatened with a weapon by masked intruders.His case was ...
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Diesel stolen from Cambridgeshire site
Cambridgeshire police have released CCTV images of a lorry they want to trace in connection with the theft of thousands of pounds worth of diesel. A white lorry with red curtains was seen being driven away from BP Childerley Gate Service Centre, St Neots Road, Dry Drayton, between 11pm and ...
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New retail boss at Esso as Karen Dickens focuses on fuel
Simon Herbert has been appointed to lead Esso’s Retail business in the UK and Ireland, replacing Dr. Karen Dickens, who has moved into a new role as Global Fuels Programme executive, ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants Marketing Company.A qualified accountant with a Masters degree in Astrophysics, Simon has worked for 14 ...
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Fear of battery failure will curb role of electric vehicles, says former Volvo boss
The former boss of Volvo doesn’t think electric cars will be the future of the automotive industry - because fear is the key. Stefan Jacoby, who was chief executive officer of the Swedish car company until recently, said: "If the battery goes down on their cell phone people feel really ...
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Fair Price award goes to Isle of Wight Fuels
Isle of Wight Fuels Ltd has been named as the Winner of the ’Fair Price Award’ in the 2012 Community Oil Buying Awards.The award was announced this week by Community Buying unLimited (CBL), a national organisation which coordinates community buying initiatives in 22 counties in the UK, placing orders for ...
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Petrol theft halved after police initiative
Petrol theft from forecourts across Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, has halved in the past year after a crime prevention drive by the local police force. Last year there were 61 reported crimes, compared with 124 in 2011. Inspector Steve Cartwright, the county east lead for forecourt crime, said the drop is due ...
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Government report estimates 1.5m hydrogen vehicles on UK roads by 2030
Over one and a half million hydrogen powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030 according to a joint Government-industry study published this week. The forecast is made in an interim report commissioned to evaluate the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and ensure the UK is ...
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250,000 drivers don’t know the motorway speed limit
One in ten older drivers think the speed limit for cars on UK motorways is 80mph, according to research from the AA Charitable Trust.Overall, 8% of drivers (equivalent to more than 250,000 drivers) got the motorway speed limit incorrect with 7% thinking it was 80mph and 1% thinking it was ...
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Shell strengthens control of car wash sales with Codax technology
PSD Codax, specialist in the development of token-free control systems for car care equipment, is helping retail giant Shell strengthen control of car wash sales at its UK forecourts.New Codax Code Generator technology is being integrated with point-of-sale systems at more than 150 Shell UK forecourt sites following a deal ...
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New car sales increase
The new car market continues to perform well despite wider economic uncertainty, according to the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers across the UK.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ new car registration figures show month on month new car sales were ...
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Call for rural duty discount to be increased
A discount in the price of petrol and diesel on the Scottish islands and the Isles of Scilly could and should be increased, an MP has suggested.The discount scheme, which was introduced in March, gives motorists a 5p per litre reduction in duty.But following a meeting with Treasury officials, Western ...
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PRA staging Forum in Blackburn
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Lancashire on February 13. The event is taking place at the Beehive Conference Centre in Haslingden Road, Blackburn, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on a packed agenda include: PRA - Deloitte ...
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Fairbanks implements wet-stock solutions in 1,500 Shell sites
Fairbanks has completed the installation of a range of wet-stock solutions in more than 1,500 Shell forecourts across 14 countries in the past four months. Services include statistical inventory reconciliation, intelligent web reporting and real-time data collection and analysis using the Fairbanks ibank device.Fairbanks has been rolling out wet-stock management ...
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Opportunity to influence licensing reform
Businesses have until 6 February to take part in the Government’s consultation on licensing reform.Areas that forecourt businesses may wish to comment on include the prohibition of selling alcohol at motorway services, the need for a licence to sell late night refreshments, even where alcohol is not sold, and the ...
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Robber jailed for four years
A robber who raided a petrol station and made off with takings from the till has been jailed for four years. Nelson Mubiru (27) was also involved in two unrelated assaults. Leicester Crown Court was told that on July 9, 2011, he went into the All Hours BP filling station ...
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Forecourt raided at Tesco superstore
Officers from Thetford CID are appealing for witnesses to a burglary which took place at a Tesco superstore’s petrol station in Dereham, Norfolk, in the early hours of Friday February 1. At approximately 1:40am, two men in dark clothing smashed glass in a door at the filling station on Kingston ...
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FTA dismisses fuel report as irrelevant
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has dismissed the OFT report into the fuel supply market saying it will do nothing about the high level fuel duty, which is the real issue affecting retail prices.The report agreed with points made within the FTA evidence, stating that the rises in pump prices ...
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Minister urges caution on minimum wage
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed government evidence to the Low Pay Commission urging caution on future minimum wage increases and their impact on employment.Employment relations and consumer affairs minister Jo Swinson said: “The level of employment is now above its pre-recession peak, but the employment rate is below ...