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New car sales exceed expectations
The increase in retail car sales in September has exceeded expectations, according to the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). New car sales figures, released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), show month-on-month sales were up 8.2% compared to September last year. Private registrations showed one of ...
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OFT agrees to simplify questionnaire for indies
The Office of Fair Trading has modified its ‘call for information’ questionnaire to make it less complex and daunting for independent retailers to fill out. Following an event in Birmingham yesterday – when around 50 retailers had the chance to speak face to face with OFT representatives about the workings ...
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An extra £20m will be squeezed from motorists as Dartford toll rises 50p
Sunday’s 33% hike in the cost of using the Dartford crossing, used by 140 million motorists each year, to £2 should not go ahead says the AA. It believes that to take an extra £20 million from drivers each year, while they sit in queues with no firm plans ...
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PRA backs government advice to push back E10
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has expressed its support of the government’s recommendation to delay the introduction of an E10 grade of petrol. In a letter this week to Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, PRA chairman Brian Madderson said he had no doubt that the government ...
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European hydrogen road tour visits the UK
The UK’s first public-access hydrogen refuelling station was host to seven fuel-cell cars today (October 4), as they filled up at Swindon on the UK leg of the H2 Moves European Hydrogen Road Tour. The station, operated by industrial gases and clean energy business BOC, is the only refuelling stop ...
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New eco fuel log comes to the UK
A naturally created and environmentally friendly heat log has been launched into the UK market as an alternative to wooden logs. Fuel World’s Supaflame heat logs are made from recycled rice husk; a bi-product of rice production. The husk is compacted together to form bespoke logs which can be used ...
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Fuel sales down by half a billion litres
Nearly half a billion fewer litres of petrol and diesel were sold between April and June than during the same period last year, according to new figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The fall came after sales rose at the start of the year when the threat ...
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Motorists cut back on shopping and going out to keep car on the road
The increasing costs of running a car are forcing nearly three quarters of drivers (70%) to make cut-backs to their outgoings to keep themselves motoring, according to research by MoneySupermarket.com. The research found that a third of drivers (33%) “cannot live” without their car, and a further 31% would find ...
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Good riddance to cowboy clampers as new parking rules come into force
Monday October 1 is ’Ban Day’ for private wheel clampers when clamping on most private land will be outlawed after a long AA campaign. However, the AA warns that some cowboy clampers may try their hand at issuing parking tickets and this could become a problem. Drivers are also reminded ...
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Retailers get the chance to meet OFT reps
Independent retailers will have the opportunity to privately meet with representatives from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) at ForecourtExpo this Thursday (October 4) to talk about their response to its call for information on the fuel retailing sector. The Petrol Retailers’ Association has arranged for OFT project director Jon ...
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FairFuelUK campaigns for tax take to be shown on fuel receipts
Fuel price campaign group FairFuelUK is backing a move in Parliament to get the amount of tax that the government gets from motorists when they fill up with fuel shown on the till receipt. FairFuelUK believes there are still motorists and businesses who will be staggered to find out that ...
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First of the new OPW Avance fuel equipment rolls off the production
OPW Fueling Components EMEA, a global business unit of OPW Fueling Components Group, has announced that the first fueling nozzles, breakaways and hoses from its AVANCE product family have come off the production line at its European manufacturing facility in Prague, Czech Republic in compliance with ISO and ATEX standards ...
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AA highlights growing population of elderly drivers
Older drivers need to take control of their driving safety and ask healthcare professionals if they are safe to continue behind the wheel, according to the AA Charitable Trust, as it reveals there are now more than one million drivers over the age of 80 on the road.Research shows that ...
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P&H offers guide to frozen food category
Palmer and Harvey has released a comprehensive guidance pack to help retailers cash in on frozen food sales during the winter. The pack includes advice from category experts outlining the seven easy steps to selling frozen food and maximising sales, including tips on cabinets and freezers, merchandising advice and what ...
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Fleet managers urged to use fuel cards
Energy Saving Trust is urging fleet managers to consider using fuel cards in a bid to reduce their motoring spend – while reassuring firms this does not automatically mean providing free private fuel to drivers. A guide produced by the Trust outlines how costs, fuel consumption, administration time and security ...
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Best way to driver’s petrol tank is through their stomach, says Shell
Shell UK is focusing on developing food and coffee on the go offers in a bid to fuel growth on its forecourts. Addressing the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink & Agriculture Group last week, Shell UK marketing manager David Wood explained how Shell has spent the past few months ...
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Euro Garages renews deal with BP
Top 50 Indie Euro Garages is to continue its long-standing partnership with BP after renewing its fuel agreement across 62 sites. BP will also convert four Euro Garages sites from Shell and brand an additional six ‘new to industry’ locations. Many of the sites will be located on key motorway ...
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NewsGB Oils creates company-owned network with Calanike acquisition
GB Oils has acquired the trading assets of Top 50 Indie Calanike Retailing, the 19-strong filling station network with sites in Scotland and Northern England. Glasgow-based Calanike, which employs 151 staff and has an annual throughput of 30 million litres, was placed in receivership in January this year. One of ...
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Santander supports Northumberland indie’s growth plans
Northumberland-based independent forecourt retailer Khizer Khan is expanding his business and taking on a second petrol station, supported by Santander Corporate Banking. Khizer has operated Nedderton Service Station in Bedlington since 2006, and is now taking on a second site, on a busy commuter route in South Shields. The site ...
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NewsMurco grants new pump maintenance contract to Premier
Murco Petroleum has announced that The Premier Group has been awarded a pump maintenance contract for its 231 company-owned stations throughout the UK. The awarding of the contract follows the development of a successful relationship built up through an extensive and on-going re-pump programme. So far this year 35 sites ...