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SNP to table fuel duty amendment
The Scottish National Party (SNP) is to table an amendment to the Budget which it says would freeze future increases in fuel duty.The party is calling for the UK government to introduce a Fuel Duty Regulator which could see the level of duty held down when fuel prices rise and ...
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Army on standby to deliver fuel in case of strike action
Emergency plans have been drawn up for army drivers to deliver fuel to petrol stations in anticipation of a possible strike by tanker drivers. Results of Unite union’s ballot on industrial action are expected tomorrow and the government is drawing up contingency plans to avoid major disruption to fuel supplies, ...
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Local shops and wholesalers support responsibility deal pledge
Local shops and wholesalers have committed to support the government’s latest responsibility deal pledge to remove one billion units of alcohol from the market place.Local shops and wholesalers that have signed up to the pledge include Bestway Cash and Carry, Booker, the Co-operative Group, Costcutter Supermarkets, Nisa Retail, Spar UK, ...
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Come to the NEC to see and hear the latest on the forecourt industry
The RMI Petrol’s submission to the Office of Fair Trading will be one of many key topics covered on the Forecourt Live area at next week’s Fuel and Forecourt Equipment Show at the NEC, Birmingham (March 25-27). RMI Petrol chairman Brian Madderson will be at the centre of the action ...
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ACS and RMI Petrol join forces to help forecourt stores
RMI Petrol has joined the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) as affinity group members. The deal, which gives RMI Petrol the same standing in ACS policy-making as symbol group members, takes effect from April 1 and is aimed at giving independent forecourt retailers comprehensive representation for their businesses.RMI Petrol chairman ...
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Price of petrol breaks 140ppl barrier
The average price of petrol at the pumps has now reached 140.20ppl, with diesel hitting a new record of 146.72ppl. According to the AA, the driver of a car consuming, on average, 106.17 litres of petrol a month would now be spending £8.44 a month more than at the start ...
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FPB welcomes Budget measures on tax and finance
The Forum of Private Business has welcomed the measures on tax and finance in today’s Budget statement, but insists the smallest firms must benefit from new National Loan Guarantee and Business Finance Partnership schemes It sees everal measures on taxation as steps towards creating a tax system conducive to ...
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Chancellor presses ahead with August fuel duty rise
The Chancellor’s decision to press ahead with plans to levy the deferred duty increase of of 3.02ppl from August 1 this year has been described as irresponsible by RMI Petrol chairman Brian Madderson, as he reviewed today’s Budget speech. Madderson said pump prices for diesel would reach 150ppl by ...
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Budget is devastating for small retail businesses, says ACS
ACS has condemned the Government’s decision to allow large stores to open late on Sundays during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is estimated will cost small stores of £480million. In response to today’s Budget speech by Chancellor George Osborne, James Lowman, ACS chief executive said: “This Budget is devastating ...
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AA slams Budget "blow-out"
The Chancellor’s decision to increase fuel duty in August was described as a “Budget Blow-Out” by the AA, whose research shows such increases will force two thirds of drivers out of their cars for some journeys. For almost one fifth of drivers these increases will hit their food budget as ...
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JTI stunned by fourth big tobacco tax increase since 2010
The Government’s Budget announcement of an 8% rise in tobacco duty, despite recent data from JTI warning that one in every four cigarettes smoked in the UK is not taxed, has stunned the tobacco manufacturer. A statement from the company said the increase was the fourth large tax increase ...
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Retailers urged to attend Forecourt Live sessions at the NEC
RMIP chairman Brian Madderson will be at the centre of the action on the Forecourt Live area at next week’s Fuel and Forecourt Equipment Show at the Birmingham NEC.Retailers are encouraged to come along at 12 noon on Monday March 26 and Tuesday March 27, where we will be holding ...
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Transglobal triumphs at Yorkshire Fastest 50 awards
Fuel supplier Transglobal Fuels emerged as the Fastest Growing Large Business and Overall Fastest Growing Business at the 2012 Yorkshire Fastest 50 Awards, organised and sponsored by top 100 UK law firm Ward Hadaway in association with the Yorkshire Post. The newspaper said the Batley-based company, which was founded in ...
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Raid on Hertforshire forecourt
Thieves broke into a BP forecourt in Buntingford, Hertfordshire and made off with thousands of pounds worth of tobacco, alcohol and cash.According to the Hertforshire Mercury, security alarms at BP’s Howe Green Filling Station were activated at 3.25am on Monday March 5.Intruders forced up a metal shutter at the back ...
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Police forces clampdown on illegal number plates
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police have joined forces for a new operation which aims to tackle misrepresented number plates displayed on vehicles using the counties’ roads.Operation Dragon, which is running throughout this month, will ses officers from automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) intercept teams and roads policing units clamping down ...
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New road blights forecourt
A Nottinghamshire forecourt retailer has warned that a lack of signs on a new road which bypasses his site is causing motorists to run out of fuel.Tarlochan Pabla, who runs the Car Colston filling station, told BBC News Nottingham that at least three motorists had walked to his garage after ...
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Impact of relaxed Sunday Trading laws on local shops will dwarf benefits
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has hit back at the government’s plans to extend Sunday trading during the Olympics period over the Summer.Chancellor George Osborne is leading moves to allow large stores to open all day on eight Sundays, claiming this will add £180m to the economy, but ACS ...
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ATM stolen from Kent forecourt
Police from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are investigating the theft of an ATM from outside a Murco forecourt in Whitstable.The incident took place between 3am and 3.30am on Friday March 9 and detectives believe a white Ford Iveco Daily van was used and at least two people ...
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Asda launches fuel price comparison website
Asda has launched a new petrol price comparison site powered by independent price checker www.PetrolPrices.com, to enable drivers across the UK to find the lowest-priced fuel before they fill up. The supermarket aims to save Britain’s 38m drivers millions of pounds at the pumps each year by publishing ...
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Cameron announces study into private sector models for national road network
A study into easing congestion on Britain’s roads through private invesment in the national network is to be undertaken by the Department for Transport and Treasury. The announcement was made by Prime Minister David Cameron, who said innovative approaches to the funding of our national roads was needed. "Road ...