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Drunk teenager steals cigarettes
A drunk teenager who had been refused alcohol and tobacco at a Jet petrol station in Surrey and went on to steal cigarettes has been jailed for six months. According to www.getsurrey.co.uk, the cashier refused to serve 19-year-old Benjamin Edgecock because he appeared to be drunk. But Edgecock barged him ...
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Cashier threatened with ‘gun’
A drunken would-be robber who terrified a petrol station assistant with what she thought was a gun has been jailed for two years. Grimsby Crown Court heard that Gavin Jackson attempted the robbery at East Marsh Service Station in Grimsby on July 17. According to www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk, sales assistant Sarah Ward ...
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Botkai defends off licences on forecourts
Licensing lawyer Robert Botkai has been defending the sale of alcohol on petrol stations in a live debate on Radio Four today. Following the decision by West Yorkshire Police to oppose a forecourt retailer’s alcohol licence, the police force has indicated it wants to clamp down on forecourts selling alcohol. ...
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WashTec and BigBrother join forces on UK forecourts
WashTec UK has teamed up with Dutch forecourt security specialists BigBrother to offer state-of-the-art video monitoring capabilities tailored to the needs of UK forecourts.PumpWatch BigBrother‘s innovative system, which is widely used in Europe, records forecourt activities and attaches links to transactions such as fuel authorisations, shop sales and car wash ...
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Brits alter driving habits to save on fuel costs, says Green Flag
Nearly 14 million UK motorists have pledged to drive more economically as a direct result of high fuel costs, according to new research from Green Flag breakdown service.More than a third (39%) of all motorists will avoid behaviours like heavy acceleration and sudden breaking to help minimise their fuel consumption.The ...
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PCMS adds fuel and forecourt technology to epos system
Forecourt epos technology is undergoing a high-octane makeover to maximise potential sales within the highly-regulated fuel and convenience environment because margins on petrol and diesel have become so slim, according to John Lewis, the new convenience and fuel manager for retail software provider PCMS.Lewis, who has worked in the forecourt ...
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Colossal tax on fuel is news to half of motorists, says YouGov survey
Half of motorists do not realise that 60% of the price of fuel at the pump is tax, according to a YouGov poll for The Sun newspaper, which is supporting the Petrol Retailers’ Association and TaxPayers’ Alliance’s new forecourt campaign.Motorists were surveyed as placards showing the true cost of fuel ...
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Londis reveals new ‘holistic’ promo strategy
Londis has unveiled a new approach to its promotional planning to further enhance its offer for retailers.The new strategy will be implemented across the Londis brand and will see Londis become the first brand within the independent retail sector to instigate a shopper promotional calendar that is holistically linked to ...
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Forecourt gets off licence
The Chickenhall Service Station in Eastleigh, Hampshire has been given the go ahead to sell alcohol, despite dozens of locals signing a petition to block the move. . According to the Southern Daily Echo, the Esso station already stocks food and drink in its convenience store. An application was submitted ...
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NewsThe Sun girls help distribute TPA’s fuel tax signs
Symonds Forecourts’ site in Bristol was one of four Top 50 Indie forecourts to provide a location for The Sun newspaper’s photo shoot to publicise the Petrol Retailers’ Association and TaxPayers’ Alliance’s (TPA) new campaign highlighting the true cost of fuel duty. Page 3 girl Poppy – pictured* with Nick ...
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Parliamentary debate on fuel duty expected next month
Robert Halfon MP is to lead a cross-party Parliamentary debate on fuel duty next month. Supported by 65 MPs from all three main political parties, Halfon will press for an Office of Fair Trading enquiry into the oil market, as well no further tax on fuel. Brian Madderson, chairman of ...
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Costcutter posts strong growth and retailer recruitment
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has posted a 4% year-on-year increase in sales in the first six months of 2012 and added another 112 new accounts from January to July.In addition, the symbol group has a further 41 pending accounts, which will begin trading imminently. Supply deals with several large groups are ...
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Blazing car on forecourt
A driver, who suddenly found that his car was on fire, drove it onto a forecourt. According to the Medway Messenger, the man drove the Renault on to the Co-op forecourt on the A2 in Strood, Kent on Sunday night.As he drove in, smoke was coming out of the car ...
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Raid on ATM in Stoke-on-Trent
Police are investigating an attempted theft of an ATM at the BP forecourt in Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent. At approximately 1.55am on August 20, attempts were made to remove the free-standing cash machine, but the raiders failed and fled the scene. Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the incident.
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Madderson and Sinclair applauded for tax campaign
Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) chairman Brian Madderson and the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) campaign manager Matt Sinclair have been hailed ‘Campaigners of the Week’ by PetrolPromise.com, the independent campaign for cheaper petrol and diesel. PetrolPromise.com, founded by Robert Halfon MP, has praised the TPA and PRA’s launch of ‘fuel tax stands’ ...
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Camelot calls for urgent government action to close legal loophole
Camelot is disappointed by today’s judgment rejecting its claim for a judicial review of the Health Lottery, and intends to lodge papers with the Court of Appeal against what it believes to be a legally-flawed and unfair decision by the court. Despite this, it warmly welcomes the fact that the ...
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MPs rally in support of ACS Fair Energy campaign
Members of Parliament from all major parties have rallied together to call on the government to take action and stop unfair practices by energy companies.A dozen MPs have already spoken out in favour of the campaign. The latest MP to add her support, Liberal Democrat MP Lorely Burt, said: “Energy ...
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NewsForecourt campaign highlights true cost of fuel duty
The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has launched a major new campaign with the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) highlighting the burden of excessive fuel taxes in a bid to raise pressure on the Treasury to cut fuel duty. More than 5,000 ‘fuel tax stands’ (pictured) will be going to independent forecourts across ...
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BOSS guide helps drive down drive-offs
A guide produced by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) is supporting a successful crime reduction training initiative in Rossendale, Lancashire.Bob Ormerod, a community volunteer with Lancashire Constabulary, developed the drive-off prevention training which he has been delivering at local service stations during 2012.“The training is based on the practical ...
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Spar UK and Oakland shortlisted for IGD’s Supply Chain Excellence Award
Spar UK and Oakland International have announced that the Spar UK National Consolidation Scheme, a partnership between the two companies, has been selected as a finalist in the Ian MacLaurin Award for Supply Chain Excellence Award, as part of the 2012 IGD food industry awards.The Spar UK and Oakland collaboration ...