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Chancellor should give up on fuel duty increases as a bad job, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association has hailed yesterday’s Parliamentary debate as confirmation that fuel duty has now become a mainstream political issue, and welcomes the suggestion that the Chancellor George Osborne may be about to cancel the increase in fuel duty planned for New Year’s Day. The indication that the Treasury ...
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Autogas ’duty’ bound to highlight cheaper motoring
With the fuel duty debate once again hitting the headlines, Autogas Limited is championing more affordable motoring by reminding struggling drivers and businesses how much money they could save simply by switching to autogas LPG. Paul Oxford, business development manager, Autogas Limited, said: “The bid to delay the proposed fuel ...
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AUK Investments take on cycling challenge
Three directors from independent forecourt group AUK Investments have helped raise £7,000 for charity in a 150-mile Coast to Coast cycle race. Brothers Simon, Marcus and Angus Hockings joined four others to make the ‘Magnificient Seven’ team that rode the gruelling hilly route from Whitehaven in Cumbria to Tynemouth in ...
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Rock-loving Kingsley wins top Forecourt Sales Assistant award
Kingsley Elliff from Suffolk-based AW & D Hammond was the winner of the Forecourt Sector in the Sales Assistant of the Year competition run by Forecourt Trader’s sister publication Convenience Store.He was presented with his award today (Tuesday 13) at the prestigious Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, by celebrity presenter ...
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Pinpoint launches refuelling alert system to aid disabled motorists
A new forecourt alert service called Pinpoint has been launched to take the stress out of refuelling for disabled motorists. Developed by Contacta Incisive Solutions, which is headed up by London 7/7 bombing survivor Daniel Biddle, Pinpoint uses a two-way radio frequency for petrol station staff to be alerted as ...
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ACS presses Government on rates data
ACS chief executive James Lowman has today given evidence to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee, urging the Government to give more details on the impact of delaying business rates revaluation by two years.The Government has described the measure – to be introduced as part of the Growth and Infrastructure ...
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Motorists will ’waste’ £50m on fuel to defrost their cars this winter
UK motorists will waste nearly £50 million of fuel this winter by leaving their cars to idle with the engine running in order to defrost them, a new study of regular drivers by Direct Line Car Insurance has discovered. The study calculates that the fuel wasted equates to over 300 ...
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RHA welcomes fuel duty support by SNP
The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the news that the Scottish National Party are to vote against the 3ppl fuel duty increase planned for January 2013."The more opposition to the planned increase, the more chance of the Chancellor abandoning his plans to increase fuel duty and thereby reducing the stranglehold ...
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Madderson briefs MPs as Labour’s debate on deferring fuel duty rise gets under way
As Labour force a debate in the House of Commons today over the deferred 3.02ppl duty rise on January 1, 2013, in an attempt to cancel or at least delay the increase until the spring, it seems that the Coalition and the media have conveniently overlooked the impact of VAT, ...
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Imperial Tobacco’s challenge on Scottish tobacco vending law to be heard on Monday
The legal challenge by Imperial Tobacco against the Scottish Government’s legislation to ban unstaffed tobacco vending machines and tobacco displays at point-of-sale will be heard in court from Monday.Despite having twice been upheld by the Scottish courts, Imperial Tobacco brought its legal challenge on the basis that the Scottish Parliament ...
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Commons vote on Monday as Shadow Chancellor calls for delay to January’s fuel duty rise
A delay to the proposed 3ppl fuel duty rise in January will be the subject of a House of Commons debate prompted by the Labour party on Monday (November 12).Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls revealed the news in his online blog saying the fuel duty rise should be delayed at least ...
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Gatwick the top destination as AA Route Planner celebrates 100 years
Gatwick Airport is the top destination requested on the AA Route Planner which is celebrating its centenary year with its 1.5 billionth online route. The service has seen many changes in its 100 years which started with early AA Patrols providing motorists with information about the shortest routes for their ...
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RMI slams ’exortionate’ fuel prices charged by majors at MSAs
Motorway service areas (MSAs) owned or supplied by major oil companies continue to extort their customers by pricing fuel much higher than at their standard company-owned sites, according to Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA). Recent data produced by Experian Catalist showed that Shell branded petrol purchased ...
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Retail crime at the top of NFRN’s 2013 agenda for independent stores
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents launched its 2013 public affairs agenda in the Churchill Room of the House of Commons this week, as parliamentarians listened carefully to the key areas of concern for independent newsagents and convenience store retailers The 16-page Agenda for Maintaining a Healthy Independent Shop Sector ...
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’Green’ tyres more effective at reducing fuel bills and carbon emissions than green vehicle technologies
Environmentally friendly tyres are the fastest way to achieve a ‘green return’ - the point at which the upfront financial and environmental costs of green vehicle technologies are recouped, and savings begin, according to a new report by the Technical University of Munich. The report, commissioned by Lanxess, a leading ...
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Supermarkets follow Asda with 2ppl fuel price cut
Asda is cutting 2p a litre off diesel and unleaded from tomorrow morning (November 8), with Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons confirming they would match the cut. Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 205 forecourts nationwide will benefit from Asda’s new national price cap, meaning motorists will pay no more ...
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Reducing carbon footprint important focus for motorists, BCA research reveals
Research conducted among 4,000 motorists for the British Car Auctions 2012 Used Car Market Report shows that reducing their personal motoring carbon footprint has become an important focus for drivers in the past year. ‘Walking more often’ comes top of the list at 29%, followed by ’cutting out unnecessary journeys’ ...
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Chancellor urged to focus on business rates and banking 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 all future increases at ...
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75% of UK consumers use Internet for grocery shopping
Three-quarters (74%) of UK consumers use the Internet for household grocery shopping activity, according to a study released by consumer insight specialist Nielsen. The 2012 Nielsen Global Survey of Digital’s Influence on Grocery Shopping surveyed more than 28,000 Internet consumers in 56 countries. In the UK, it reveals that saving ...
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Private buyers main factor in 12.1% year-on-year increase in new car registrations
UK new car registrations rose 12.1% to 151,252 units in October, bucking current demand trends in Europe, according to the latest figures from the SMMT, which has revised its forecast for the full year to more than two million units, from 1.94 million in 2011. The new car market has ...