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Fair Fuel UK to stage mass tweet for lower fuel prices while lobbying MPs at Westminster
Fuel price campaigner Fair Fuel UK is encouraging a ‘mass tweet’ on Twitter at 1pm today, calling for lower petrol and diesel prices.As average petrol and diesel prices continue to rise daily – today reaching 137.89ppl and 144.99ppl – Fair Fuel UK is asking anyone with a Twitter account to ...
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TaxPayers’ Alliance backs campaign to cut fuel duty
The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has lent its support to Fair Fuel UK’s campaign to cut fuel duty, which has seen the campaigning group hold a mass lobby of MPs at Westminster today.TPA director Matthew Sinclair said: “British drivers are hit unfairly hard by motoring taxes that are far too high. ...
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New training scheme helps forecourt staff tackle crime
A training manual to help cashiers tackle crime on the forecourt has been launched by new company Counter Crime.The company has been set up to teach crime awareness training to those who confront the criminal at the point of sale.The book has been designed to be a one-stop reference point ...
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Days are numbered for miles per gallon measurement, says AA
Measuring fuel consumption in miles per gallon (mpg) when fuel is sold in litres could be gone within a generation, AA research suggests. Although 51% of AA members want to keep the mpg measurement, support crashes to 27% among drivers aged 18-34 years. However, moving to litres may not be ...
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Record fuel prices hit breakdowns and road safety, says AA
With the price of diesel and petrol hitting record highs – 144.92ppl and 137.79ppl today – many drivers are putting off essential maintenance and servicing on their vehicles leading to an increase in some breakdowns, says the AA.The latest research from the AA shows that more than one in 10 ...
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P&H expands retail and symbol sales department
Palmer and Harvey has announced seven managerial appointments to further bolster its sales departments throughout the UK for symbol groups Mace and SuperShop.Ray Hayes joins the Palmer and Harvey Distribution team as general sales manager. Previously he worked for Jordans Ryvita on an interim basis where he was responsible for ...
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Forecourts improve age check pass rates
Forecourt retailers have made great improvements in preventing underage sales of alcohol, according to latest statistical analysis from Serve Legal.The independent test purchasing and site analysis company’s end of year review of 2011 site visits shows that forecourts continued to narrow the gap on supermarkets and convenience stores in terms ...
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NewsPetroplus administrators set out proposals for Coryton
The administrators of Coryton refinery owner Petroplus have told creditors that if refinancing and restructuring is not possible, a sale of the Essex refinery and closure are being explored as alternatives. In a proposal to the company’s creditors, the administrators have set out the actions they have taken to date ...
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Price of petrol hits record high
The average price of petrol has reached a record high of 137.44ppl today, exceeding the last peak of 137.43ppl recorded on May 9 last year. Diesel prices have continued to rise to highest levels on a daily basis since February 17, hitting 144.67ppl today. According to the AA, UK drivers ...
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Musgrave aims to deliver €1bn in own-brand sales by 2014
The Musgrave Group has launched a group-wide strategy across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, which aims to deliver one billion euro in own-brand sales by 2014. The initiative follows the launch of SuperValu’s own-brand range in the Republic of Ireland which saw 1,500 product lines introduced across the SuperValu ...
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Forecourt robber jailed
A man who robbed an Edinburgh petrol station at knifepoint has been jailed.Salvatore Sivero went into the Shell forecourt on Glasgow Road last July armed with a knife, demanding cash.A man working at the garage tried to prevent Sivero stealing the money and, as a result, suffered minor cuts to ...
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Getaway driver jailed
The getaway driver in a raid on a forecourt ATM has been jailed for two years.The Chelmsford Weekly News reported that others involved in the raid at the Total Service Station in Sible Hedingham, Essex, removed the cash machine from a wall and caused an estimated £10,000-worth of damage. A ...
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Fuel duty rebate scheme comes into force for remote islands
The government’s pilot of a rural fuel duty rebate scheme giving motorists in Scotland’s Highlands and Islands a 5ppl discount on pump prices has come into force today.More than 90 retailers in the Inner & Outer Hebrides, Northern Isles, Islands in the Clyde and Isles of Scilly have applied to ...
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OFT refuses to investigate news supply chain
News retailers have condemned the Office of Fair Trading’s decision not to conduct a full investigation of the news and magazines supply chain.The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) chief executive James Lowman said: “The OFT failure to act is an abdication of its responsibility to consumers. By not taking action ...
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Thieves use cloned fuel cards to fill up
Two thieves have used a cloned fuel card to fill up with almost £1,000 worth of petrol at forecourts across Coventry.The two suspects – caught on CCTV released by Coventry Police – struck 16 times in just five days using a duplicate of a fuel card which officers have traced ...
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MP questions PM on business rates rise
Local shops urged the Prime Minister to go further to reduce the burden of business rates following his statement to the House of Commons yesterday.In a question to the Prime Minister, Peter Aldous MP said: “High Streets across the country, including those in Lowestoft, Beccles and Bungay in my constituency ...
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Assisant robbed at knifepoint
A forecourt assistant in Essex was robbed of thousands of pounds at knifepoint by a masked man. According to the Basildon Recorder newspaper, the incident happened at Bell Corner Service Station in Stanford-le-Hope at around 1am on February 24.The robber was wearing a black ski mask and was armed with ...
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G20 report adds weight to call for OFT investigation into fuel pricing
RMI Petrol has welcomed a commission appointed by the G20 nations calling for stricter regulation of price-reporting agencies to prevent the manipulation of oil markets.The report, published by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), confirms that the price reporting companies are at risk from oil prices being manipulated, and ...
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Increasing tax on tobacco would boost illicit trade, says JTI
Latest estimates from Japan Tobacco International (JTI) have revealed that, on average, over a quarter (27%) of tobacco smoked across the country is non-UK duty paid (NUKDP), leading to revenue loss to the Treasury of billions of pounds. Although this latest data represents a continuation of a declining trend in ...
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February 29 is a ’nice little earner for the Government’, says AA
An extra weekday of commuting, the school run and other car use, courtesy of the leap year, will generate an additional £56.3 million in fuel duty revenue for the Government, says the AA. It claims the figure represents more than 0.2% of the £27.3 billion the Treasury expected ...