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Supermarket fuel discounts should face axe, says PRA
The initiative by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that will see supermarkets stick to helping shoppers with lower grocery pricing instead of subsidising fuel offers is music to the ears of all our small, often family-owned and run, petrol filling stations, according to Brian Madderson, chairman of the ...
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Eurogarages to convert Little Chefs to Starbucks
Petrol forecourt operator EuroGarages has taken on the leases of five former Little Chefs for conversion to coffee shops under a licensing arrangement with Starbucks. The lettings were brokered by specialist property adviser Christie & Co.The sites — Hailsham in East Sussex, Wirral, Wansford in Cheshire, Wrexham and Worksop — ...
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Emergency relaxation of fuel tanker driver rules
The Department for Transport has announced a temporary, and limited, emergency relaxation of rules governing tanker drivers in reaction to the industrial action at Grangemouth refinery in Scotland. The temporary relaxation currently applies until 23:59 on Thursday 28 February 2013 and will apply only to drivers involved in the delivery ...
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Roadchef raises £5,000 for Thirsty Planet
Leading motorway service area operator Roadchef has been awarded with a gold certificate from Thirsty Planet, the British bottled spring water company, after raising over £5,000 towards the installation of 10 water pumps in Malawi, Africa.The 10 pumps will provide clean, safe water to over 1,000 people, across many village ...
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AA reports 5ppl surge in fuel prices since January
Petrol prices in the UK have shot up 5ppl over the past month, according to the latest AA fuel price report. It blames speculation in the fuel and currency markets as being the main drivers of what it describes as the third price surge in less than a year. The ...
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ACS calls for fairer energy market
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government’s energy regulator Ofgem to apply the same priority to delivering a fairer energy market for small businesses as it does households, as it announces sweeping changes to domestic energy contracts.ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We applaud the commitment being shown by ministers and Ofgem to delivering a fairer more competitive energy market. We urge the Government to extend this urgency and commitment to the reform of the non-domestic market.“Ofgem’s proposals for protecting micro-businesses must be extended to all small businesses. ACS has campaigned for, and been promised, measures including strict rules on the information suppliers must provide to business customers about contract terms and limits on companies blocking retailers switching to new providers. These are needed just as urgently as changes in the household energy market.“We will continue to press for action until retailers see a real change in the way they are treated in the energy market.”Ofgem’s proposals for reform of the household market were announced on Thursday February 21 and were welcomed by the government with Prime Minister David Cameron commenting: “The package announced today is a huge step towards energy bills that are more fair for everyone.”
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PRA concerned by tanker driver action
The strike threat by tanker drivers at Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland is seriously concerning the petrol retailing industry, as echoes of the chaos caused by a similar situation last March emerge. Unite said its members at the Forth estuary facility will walk out for three days from today in ...
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Tanker drivers tell BP ’to do the right thing’
Unite tanker drivers at Grangemouth have told BP ‘to do the right thing’ over cuts to pay and pensions and are preparing for a long battle as 72 hours of strike action started at 4am this morning (Friday, February 22). With workers manning the picket line and up to 10 ...
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Madderson urges cancellation of September duty rise
With pump prices set to continue rising, the Chancellor must take swift action in the Budget on March 20 to cancel the proposed duty rise in September and cut this damaging tax which restricts economic recovery and adds to inflation, according to Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers’ ...
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£37m funding to encourage plug-in vehicles
The government has announced a £37m funding package to encourage take-up of plug-in vehicles. It will use the funding to provide 75% of the cost of installing new charge points for: people installing chargepoints where they live; local authorities installing rapid charge points to facilitate longer journeys, or ...
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Used car prices fall
The average price of used cars sold at auctions fell by more than 10% in January compared with the previous month, according to the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA).Its report shows that during January the average values of used cars sold at auction decreased from £5,402 to £4,856, equivalent ...
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Grangemouth tanker drivers plan three-day strike
Tanker drivers at Grangemouth oil refinery, in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, are threatening to strike at the end of the week in a dispute over pensions and pay.Their union, Unite, said its members at the Forth estuary facility will walk out for three days from Friday morning. The workers, ...
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Report highlights supermarket growth in petrol
The massive impact supermarkets have had on the petrol market in the decade between 2001 and 2011 is highlighted by a new report, The Way We Pay, published by the Payments Council. It says the amount spent on petrol in supermarkets almost tripled in the decade to 2011, and the ...
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George Hammond invests £1.5m in re-build
George Hammond is investing £1.5m in a full knock down re-build (KDRB) of its Thanet Way Services in Kent that is scheduled to open in April. The redevelopment, which is already under way, will include a 30kW solar array that will generate electricity for the site and feed electricity back ...
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Morrisons buys Blockbuster outlets for c-store push
Morrisons has bought 49 Blockbuster stores from the company’s administrators, Deloitte, as it begins an accelerated expansion of its Morrisons M local convenience estate. The deal follows shortly after Morrisons’ acquisition of seven Jessops stores. The Blockbuster deal gives Morrisons access to a significant number of high street and neighbourhood ...
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Doctors call for fat tax on sugary soft drinks
A 20% tax on sugary soft drinks has been recommended by a major doctor’s organisation as a way of combatting the UK’s epidemic of obesity.In its report, Measuring Up, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges describes the UK as the ‘fat man’ of Europe with two thirds of adults either ...
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PRA stages Forum in Oxfordshire
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Oxfordshire on February 26. The event is taking place at Oxford Witney Four Pillars Hotel, Ducklington Lane, Witney, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda include: PRA - Deloitte study ...
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Armed robber’s sentence extended
A prisoner who was jailed for carrying out two armed robberies on a petrol station in Jedburgh, Scotland, in 2009 has received a further four-month sentence. Perth Sheriff Court was told Craig Stevens, formerly of Jedburgh and Kelso, was caught sneaking drugs and mobile phones into Castle Huntly open prison ...
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Gun brandished during robbery
A gun has been brandished during a robbery at a BP service station on the A14 near Newmarket early this morning. The incident began at about 12.30am when two men entered the petrol station on the A14 westbound carriageway at Rowley Mile. One of them threatened the cashier with a ...
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Cut fuel duty and tax urges PRA
The Petrol Retailers’ Association is urging the Chancellor of the Exchequer to reverse fuel duty and tax rises in the next Budget because otherwise soaring fuel prices will stifle the economy.PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “With pump prices set to continue rising, the Chancellor must take swift action in the ...