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NewsPRA welcomes Chancellor’s moves on fuel duty
The fuel duty cut announced in the Autumn Statement has been welcomed by the Petrol Retailers’ Association. Chairman Brian Madderson said that after sustained lobbying, the message is finally getting through to Government of the vital place of road fuel in the budgets of both businesses and consumers, by cancelling ...
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FTA welcomes early Christmas present but wants more from Chancellor
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to cancel January’s 3p per litre fuel duty increase, but is disappointed that he did not go further and abandon all planned rises before the next election and move to reduce fuel duty by 3p a litre. FTA has been at ...
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Duty furore highlights case for LPG says supplier
The relief felt by motorists after the Chancellor’s decision to cancel a planned duty rise on fuel, just serves to highlight the case for switching to LPG, according to Paul Oxford, business development manager, Autogas Limited. He claimed that motorists who convert to LPG can save up to 40% on ...
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Chancellor cancels fuel duty rise
The Chancellor has cancelled January’s 3ppl fuel duty rise following pressure from the Petrol Retailer’s Association, Fairfuel UK and other lobby groups. The increase planned for April 1, 2013 will be deferred until September 1, 2013. ACS chairman James Lowman said: “The Chancellor’s decision to cancel the planned 3ppl fuel ...
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PRA reiterates call to cancel duty rise
As the Chancellor of the Exchequer prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon, the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) made a last-ditch call for him to scrap plans for two duty increases planned for 2013 that would add 7.00ppl to fuel prices. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The Government’s plans ...
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Kay Group picks up second award
Kay Group has celebrated 40 years in business for its chief executive Ken Kay by picking up its second award in two months. In September the Blackburn-based group’s Formby outlet won Forecourt Trader’s award for the Best Northern Site Over 2.5 mlpa, and it has now added the Service Station ...
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ACS disappointed over business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has criticised the Chancellor’s failure to stop unpredictable business rates hikes in his Autumn Financial Statement. In recent months, ACS has been campaigning for the annual business rates increase to be capped at 2%, in line with the council tax cap and the Government’s ...
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High fuel prices are damaging retailers
Failure to cancel the 3ppl fuel duty rise planned for January will exacerbate tough trading conditions in the forecourt sector, according to independent retailers as they anxiously await the outcome of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday.David Cox, who runs Spar Saintfield in Lisburn, County Antrim, said: “Volumes are down ...
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Kegworth is next stop for PRA forum
The Petrol Retailers’ Association will be heading to Kegworth in Derbyshire for the last regional forum of 2012.The event will start at 10am on Tuesday December 4 at The Whitehouse Hotel on Packington Hill, DE74 2DF. It will end at 3pm after a free lunch.Presentations will be from PRA, Bank ...
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Supermarkets sign up to new OFT code on food and drink promotions
Eight supermarkets have agreed to a set of Office of Fair Trading principles to address concerns over special offers and promotions for food and drink.A statement released by the OFT said: "Aldi, Co-Op, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have agreed to adopt the principles into their ...
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Alcohol proposals offer ’carrot and stick’ says Botkai
If the new alcohol proposals announced this week are enacted, they will impact on forecourt stores licensed to sell alcohol and those seeking new licences or variations to existing licences, according to Robert Botkai, head of property and licensing at Winckworth Sherwood solicitors.The Consultation on delivering the Government’s policies to ...
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Chancellor urged to act on rates and bank charges in Autumn Statement
ACS has called on the Chancellor to focus on the cost of business rates and banking in his Autumn Financial Statement on December 5. The submission, includes a range of recommendations including: on business rates, reviewing how business rate increases are calculated and introducing a cap on all future increases ...
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Forecourts outsell standalone c-stores when it comes impulse products, says P&H
Forecourt shops are the home of snacking for the UK’s peckish drivers, new research from Palmer and Harvey has revealed.Compared to regular suburban and town centre convenience stores, petrol stations sell two-and-a-half times as many sandwiches, one-and-a-half times as many savoury slices, 13% more confectionery and nearly double the number ...
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PRA calls on business minister to scrap onerous legislation
Ahead of next week’s Autumn statement, the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), on behalf of its 5,500 small, independent retailer members today called on Minister for Business and Enterprise Michael Fallon MP, to restore economic fortunes to small forecourt shop owners by scrapping “onerous and ill-considered” regulation.PRA chairman Brian Madderson, in ...
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Symonds boosts service with forecourt attendant
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has introduced a forecourt attendant at its site in Wells, Somerset, to improve its service to motorists. Between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday the attendant fills cars with fuel, checks tyre pressures and cleans windscreens while customers pay in-store. The free service is being ...
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Minimum unit price for alcohol could boost illegal trade, says FWD
Proposals to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol will prevent supermarkets’ deep discounting but could also fuel the growing illegal trade in duty-avoided beers and wines, says the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD).While price controls would stop irresponsible promotions, FWD warns that the move would make the market more ...
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ACS urges ministers to reconsider alcohol licensing and pricing proposals
Ministers are being urged by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) to reconsider proposed changes to alcohol licensing and pricing rules that it believes will have a disproportionate burden on small shops.ACS chief executive James Lowman said: "In the past five years, we haveseen a reduction in alcohol consumption, increased ...
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MP promises changes as plight of local shops revealed
New research has revealed that seven out of ten shoppers (70%) believe that neighbourhood retailers and newsagents should be offered some degree of protection or special treatment from local councils and/or the Government to support them. The research was revealed in the Palmer and Harvey Shop Health report 2012, an ...
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BritainThinks: Local services crucial to keeping the community happy
A new report exploring the links between how happy people are with where they live and the shops and services in their area has been published today. The ’Local Services, Happy Places’ report, commissioned by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and conducted by research consultancy BritainThinks, proposes a host ...
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Convenience stores are focal point during the floods, says ACS
Convenience stores and village shops are open in the areas of the country affected by high winds and flooding overnight, according to the ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores), which has canvassed members and is reporting no significant problems with store closures or deliveries.ACS chief executive James Lowman said: ...