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Energy Secretary dismisses business concerns on energy contracts
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has condemned comments from Energy Secretary Ed Davey and called for regulatory intervention to stop local shops and other small businesses being taken advantage of by energy companies. In a letter sent to the ACS, the Energy Minister refused to acknowledge the concerns of ...
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P&H publishes latest forecourt report
Leading wholesaler Palmer and Harvey has published The Forecourt Report 2012, ‘understanding today and preparing for tomorrow’. The report predicts the future evolution of forecourts in the UK, in the short, medium and long term. The company conducted detailed consumer research (in conjunction with shopper research specialist him!) to establish ...
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AA report highlights young drivers at risk
The ‘perfect storm’ of circumstances surrounding drivers’ first accidents has been revealed in a new report, launched by Nigel Mansell today at the Silverstone Classic.Key findings of the report, ‘Young Drivers at Risk’, centre on a survey of motorists on the AA/Populus panel who have been involved in car crashes ...
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Retailers urged to join the fight for fairness with business rates
Retailers are being urged to take part in research that will form the basis of a challenge against the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and the 2015 Rates Re-Valuation. Property advisors Barber Wadlow, working with the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), is compiling a research report on the fuel retailing sector to ...
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ACS welcomes MPs’ rejection of unnecessary alcohol multi-buy ban
The Association of Convenience Stores has broadly welcomed the publication of the Health Committee’s report into the government’s Alcohol Strategy. MPs have called on the government to scrap plans to bring in a ban on multi-buy promotions and a sunset clause that would allow for the removal of minimum pricing ...
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Protestors step up demands for answers over Coryton sale
Coryton oil refinery workers and their families will be demonstrating outside the Vopak terminal in Purfleet from 10am this Saturday (July 21), demanding a public inquiry into the sale of the refinery with the loss of 850 jobs.The demonstration, organised by Unite the union, follows the sale of Coryton to ...
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Welsh Assembly urged to ditch costly hygiene rating proposals
ACS public affairs director Shane Brennan has given evidence to the Welsh Assembly, urging them to abandon plans for a compulsory food hygiene rating scheme. The plans, which could cost Welsh retailers around £225,000 a year, would require all food businesses to display their food hygiene rating at the front ...
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Fairfuel UK demands probe into oil speculation as pump prices rise
Twenty thousand supporters of the FairFuelUK campaign have joined in the call for two major investigations into the price of petrol and diesel as pump rises have started to rise again. The calls have come after a renewed surge in pump rises and continued concern that oil traders may have ...
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NewsBP showcases its vision of future fuels as global spotlight focuses on London 2012
BP has launched its vision for ‘Fuelling the Future’ at its Hammersmith site in London to coincide with its role as official oil and gas partner of London 2012. It is providing fuels and lubricants for the official Olympic fleet of over 5,000 vehicles, some of which will fill up ...
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Jet agrees Post Office partnership to offer cash management service
Jet has agreed a new partnership deal with the Post Office to introduce a cash management service for its dealers. A spokesman for the company explained that in the recession a growing number of customers were paying in cash for their fuel and goods on forecourts, increasing the amount of ...
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As car ownership continues to rise, front gardens disappear
The rise in the number of vehicles and the shortage of parking spaces means millions of front gardens have been paved over to make room for cars.Figures analysed by the RAC Foundation show around 80% of Britain’s 26 million dwellings were built with a front plot.Almost a third of these ...
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New teams at Londis to help influx of retailers
Londis has set up four new store-opening teams around Britain to help new retailers to settle in and place their first order using webshop, the group’s new on-line ordering facility. The teams also offer merchandising, ranging and promotional support with a key focus on the fresh, beers/wines/spirits and impulse categories. ...
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NewsGreenpeace targets 53 Shell sites in London and Edinburgh
Fitfty three Shell petrol stations in London and Edinburgh have been targeted by Greenpeace in a protest against the company’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. Protesters plans included switching off fuel pumps, covering Shell signs with a Save the Arctic banner; positioning life-sized polar bear models on ...
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PRA supports press article exploring possible manipulation of oil prices
The RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association has indicated its full support for today’s (July 16) Daily Telegraph article which explored whether oil prices are open to manipulation by bankers, oil companies and traders. Brian Madderson, PRA chairman said: “PRA has been concerned for some time about the lack of transparency in ...
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RHA not surprised by suggestions of oil price manipulation
Reports that oil prices may have been another victim of price manipulation come as little surprise to the Road Haulage Association."This issue isn’t just about the motorist," said RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning. "The price of oil dictates the price we pay for all fuel types. To learn that there ...
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Moto’s AdBlue pump network grows to 20
Moto Hospitality Limited is claiming to be the first motorway services operator to offer AdBlue available from the pump at 20 of its HGV forecourts across the UK. Moto installed the first of its 20 bulk AdBlue dispensers in October 2009 at Chieveley and Wetherby Service stations, and by the ...
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NewsGB Oils appoints Alex Ward to head up new London region to push Pace brand
Fuels and lubricants distributor GB OIls, owner of Pace Fuelcare, has established a new operating region in London to serve the needs of commercial and domestic customers, and has appointed Alex Ward to lead the business as regional manager. As part of his new role, Alex will be responsible for ...
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Check tyres before summer holiday travels, TyreSafe warns motorists
With the school summer holidays fast approaching, TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, is urging motorists to check their tyres before they set off on their travels. The organisation says that despite the recent poor weather, many families are likely to be staying on these shores for their annual ...
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Cashier fights off robber
A forecourt cashier fought off a robber who threatened to stab him during a raid.In an article in the North Wales Daily Post, the owner of the Smithy View Garage in Wrexham, Charles Dodman, praised the outstanding bravery of his employee – 76-year-old Bob Marton – who was subjected ...
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Contactless payments gathering momentum
Contactless payments are gathering pace, with the number of contactless POS terminals in the UK predicted to rise by 50% to 150,000 this year, claims Dr. Chandra Patni, CEO of global card payments service company YESpay."With Visa’s PayWave; MasterCard’s PayPass and American Express’s Express Pay out in the market, contactless ...