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Asda slashes price of fuel for third time in three weeks
Asda is cutting up to 2ppl from the price of fuel today, bringing unleaded down to 134.7ppl and diesel to 139.7ppl.The move is the third price cut the supermarket has made in the past three weeks, meaning its fuel prices have cumulatively dropped by up to 6ppl.Today’s price cut marks ...
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FairFuelUK rallies support for campaign to stop August fuel duty rise
Campaigning group FairFuelUK is ramping up support for its battle to see off the August 3ppl fuel duty increase which was waved through in the Budget this March.The group is calling on businesses and the public to register their support of the campign at www.fairfueluk.com and contact their local MPs.FairFuelUK ...
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Bilker gets 12 weeks
A Wolverhampton man who stole a total of £674.80-worth of fuel has been jailed for 12 weeks.According to the Express & Star, 29-year-old David Lee admitted to driving without a licence or insurance along with four charges of driving off without payment, and asked for a further seven to be ...
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NewsFuturistic 1960s forecourts awarded listed status
Two petrol station canopies built in the 1960s have been given Grade II listed status by Heritage Minister John Penrose on the recommendation of English Heritage.The dramatic overlapping parasol design of the Mobil canopies on the A6 at Red Hill, Leicestershire, and the concrete canopy structure on the A1 at ...
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Tanker drivers back action short of strike in re-ballot
Oil tanker drivers working for distribution company Hoyer have backed industrial action short of a strike, in the ongoing dispute over minimum standards. The union Unite has said that 57.5% of members on a turnout of 79.5% voted for action short of strike in the re-ballot, which was called ...
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Sat nav for trucks guides drivers to AdBlue filling stations
AdBlue supplier Air1 has joined forces with Snooper to highlight AdBlue pump facilities on its Truckmate Pro satellite navigation system that guides truckers on safe routes avoiding low bridges, weight and width restrictions.The software will create a route based on the attributes of the driver’s particular vehicle. Truckers input the ...
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Police arrest serial bilker
Police in Herefordshire have confirmed that a man has been arrested as part of their investigation into a series of bilking offences that have been going on for over a decade.The thefts have been committed at many different forecourts in the south of the county.Speaking about the arrest, Inspector Neil ...
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Petrol thief arrested at Heathrow
A West Midlands petrol thief on bail fled to New York but was arrested at Heathrow when he attempted to return to the UK.Javid Hussain from Bordesley Green skipped bail while detectives were investigating 19 fuel thefts at forecourts stretching from Solihull to Sandwell.Hussain had been flagged as ‘wanted’ on ...
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Brobot opens greenfield site in Corby
Top 50 Indie Brobot Petroleum has opened its first greenfield new-build in 20 years, bringing the number of forecourts in its network to 23.The new-build on the Southern Gateway in Corby, Northants, comprises a four-pump starter gate forecourt plus separate HGV with AdBlue, along with a drive-through car wash, air/water ...
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Brookfield Group runners raise £11,000 for charity
The Brookfield Group has raised more than £11,000 for a children’s charity after three colleagues took part in the gruelling 26.2-mile London Marathon last month.The Top 50 Indie’s development partner Aziz Patel, along with financial assistant Ismail Patel and student customer sales assistant Yahya Patel, trained for 12 weeks to ...
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MFG signs up Shopmate to refit 48 shops
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) will be refitting the forecourts shops at all of its sites over the next 12 months.The company has awarded Manchester-based shopfitting contractor Shopmate a £1.5m contract to refit 48 forecourt shops. After detailed site surveys, the full programme will start at the beginning ...
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Signs of optimism returning among local shops
The number of local retailers considering making investments in their stores has increased, reveals a new survey conducted by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). In a rare sign of economic good news, the ACS Voice of Local Shops Survey reveals that over the past three months, the number ...
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Government ‘blamed for fuel prices’
Nine out of 10 motorists blame the government for the record high cost of petrol and diesel, a new survey has found.A poll of more than 26,000 drivers for campaign group FairFuelUK showed 89.3% felt ministers were to blame for soaring prices at the pump.More than three-quarters thought MPs were ...
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Forecourt improvements to drive growth at MFG
After only four months in his role as managing director at Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG), Jeremy Clarke is taking significant steps to improve the management and profitability of his group’s 48-site network. In the past few weeks MFG has signed three contracts with Istobal, Gilbarco Veeder-Root and ...
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Musgrave appoints new trading director
Kenton Burchell has been promoted to the role of trading director for Musgrave Retail Partners GB. Burchell has been with the business for 13 years and began his career with the Londis store development and supply chain teams. He went on to work on both the Budgens and Londis brands ...
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Forecourt closures slow, while GB Oils tops BP on site numbers
The UK forecourt network has shrunk by less than 90 sites in the past year, according to figures released by Experian Catalist today. There are now 8,677 open forecourts, compared to 8,765 this time last year, showing that the rate of site closures has slowed slightly, as site numbers fell ...
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Cash is here to stay, says research
Despite predictions that cash will disappear within a few years, cash handling and money processing equipment supplier Scan Coin has launched a market report that paints a different picture.It claims that cash accounts for 55.2% of all transactions and £32.78 in every £100 spent at retail outlets is by cash, ...
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NewsFree fuel with chocolate bars
Fuel has become so valuable that it’s made it into the prize bank for a chocolate on-pack promotion. On May 14 Nestlé Confectionery’s Yorkie brand is launching a promotion offering shoppers the chance to instantly win a full tank of fuel. Chocolate lovers will have 100 chances to instantly win ...
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Slip in first quarter profits for BP
BP has reported a slip in profits for the first quarter of 2012. It made $4.8 billion in replacement cost profit – adjusted for non-operating items and fair value accounting effects – compared to $5 billion in the previous quarter.The company’s reported that the quarter’s result was impacted adversely by ...
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Fraser’s Carterton site helps Mayor’s charity
Top 50 Indie Fraser’s Retail’s forecourt in Caterton, Oxfordshire has been building a good name for itself by striving to be at the forefront of community fundraising.BP and Spar-branded Carterton has been heavily involved with the town’s mayor Cllr Norman MacRae and his nominated charity for the past 12 months.The ...