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August new car sales ‘encouraging’
New car sales figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today show month-on-month sales were up 0.1% compared to April last year, while the market increased by 3.3% year to date.Sue Robinson, director of the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) said it is encouraging that ...
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FairFuelUK welcomes OFT call for price info
FairFuelUK has welcomed news that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will be gathering information on the pricing of petrol and diesel in the UK.The fuel price lobby group has made intensive representations to the highest levels of government over recent months on this matter. Tens of thousands of FairFuelUK ...
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Support fair fuel price campaign now, RHA tells prospective MPs
With by-elections looming, now is the time for prospective members of Parliament, regardless of party, to firmly pledge their support to the FairFuelUK campaign, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said. RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said: “November 15 could be a critical day in the Parliamentary year. Cardiff, Corby ...
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Harvest Energy rated in bioenergy top 10
Harvest Energy has been rated as one of Britain’s top 10 most progressive biofuels and biochemical companies by NNFCC, the leading international consultancy that advises on the conversion of biomass to bioenergy, biofuels and bio-based products.Since 2003, NNFCC has functioned as the UK’s National Centre for Bio-renewable Energy, Fuels and ...
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Retailers on alert as OFT calls for fuel price info
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today issued a call for information on the UK petrol and diesel sector in response to continued public concern over pump prices. RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has been chasing for a full enquiry into the fuel retailing sector since January. This formal ...
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Former Starbucks boss joins Costcutter as chief executive
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has appointed Darcy Willson-Rymer, the former managing director of Starbucks UK & Ireland, as its new chief executive, replacing Nick Ivel who leaves after 14 years with the business. Having spent 19 years with Yum Brands in various positions including operations director for KFC Great Britain, Mr ...
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FPB welcomes OFT’s six-week inquiry into fuel prices
The Forum of Private Business has welcomed an inquiry by the Office of Fair Trading into fuel pricing. The OFT said this week it would conduct a six-week long investigation into how oil companies set prices, and also at how filling stations, particularly those owned by the supermarkets, set their ...
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New transport secretary emerges from cabinet reshuffle
A new Secretary of State for Transport has been appointed following today’s cabinet reshuffle. Justine Greening, who only took over as transport secretary from Philip Hammond in October, has been replaced by Patrick McLoughlin, former Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip. Greening now becomes international development secretary in ...
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OPW and Petroman strike global licensing deal
OPW Fueling Components EMEA has signed a new global licensing agreement with Petroman in which OPW will produce and market all components of the Total Vapour Solution (TVS) vapour-recovery system under the OPW brand.The TVS recovers lost petroleum vapours for conversion back into sellable fuel to increase fuels margins and ...
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High fuel prices force a third of families to cut visits to relatives
Family get-togethers are being pushed to the wayside by the rising cost of motoring, reveals a new study from Hyundai out today.Most under threat is the traditional Sunday Roast, with six in 10 families saying that they have missed out on the occasion. And it’s parents who are losing out ...
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Fuel economy boost for used-car buyers
Three-year-old cars released onto the used car market from tomorrow (September 1) will boost new owners’ fuel economy on average by 7%, saving them around £88 a year, says the AA.A new plate change on Saturday will start the release of three-year-old cars coming up to their first MOT test ...
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Chelmsford Star Co-op buys family forecourt business
A petrol filling station and c-store business that has been owned by the same family for over 50 years has been sold to the Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society for just under £2m by property advisers Christie & Co.Jones of Chelmsford, located in the Essex county town’s Baddow Road, was owned ...
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PRA calls on government to follow France in fuel price cuts
The RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) is urging the UK government to follow France in cutting fuel prices. The French government and the major oil companies have agreed to cut fuel prices by up to 6 euro cents per litre for three months to help drivers hit by a recent ...
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Local shops among hardest working professionals in Britain, says ACS
Figures released from the upcoming ACS Local Shop Report have revealed that small shopkeepers are amongst the hardest working professionals in Britain, with most putting in more than 50 hours a week.The survey shows that 60% of the nation’s convenience store retailers work more than 50 hours in an average ...
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FairFuelUK urges government to follow French lead and cut fuel taxes to boost economy
Fuel price campaigning group FairFuelUK is calling on the government to follow France in cutting petrol and diesel prices to drive the UK economy into growth.The French government has announced extensive measures to lower the price of fuel which has reached a record 1.46 euros (£1.15). President Francois Hollande will ...
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Act now to stop beer fraud, says FWD
The government must immediately tackle the growth of beer duty fraud and treat wine as a separate issue, or legitimate wholesalers and retailers will be forced out of business by illegal beer distributors, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) has warned.The FWD has welcomed results of the Public Account Committee’s ...
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Shell opts for Nice customer-centric system
Nice Systems has announced that the retail division of Shell UK Oil Products is using the Nice Fizzback Voice of the Customer (VoC) solution to help the company take a more customer-centric approach across its retail fuel business. The solution gathers feedback in real time from various channels, with a ...
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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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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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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 ...