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Council negotiates savings on fuel
A Cornish council has negotiated with two forecourts to give locals 2ppl off fuel. Saltash residents who have a Saltash Card can get 2ppl off fuel at the BP at Granada Services and the Texaco forecourt on the A38.The Saltash Card, which costs £2, was introduced just over a year ...
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BP names new UK company and franchise retail estate manager
BP has named Catherine Randle as the new manager of its company and franchise retail estate in the UK, replacing Richard Harding.Randle will take over the post, running around 350 BP branded stores, at the start of April. Her appointment follows Harding’s move to Turkey to run BP’s Fuels Value ...
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Biofuel backlash in Germany
Germany’s Ministry of Economy is continuing with the introduction of E10 despite a backlash from drivers. The Ministry held an emergency petrol summit earlier this month to discuss problems surrounding the sale of E10.E10 went on sale in Germany in February but many drivers have been avoiding it because they ...
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Petrol hits £6 a gallon
Soaring oil costs have pushed the UK’s average price of petrol above 132ppl – £6 a gallon – for the first time ever. Figures from Experian Catalist put yesterday’s average price of unleaded at 132.30ppl and diesel at 138.20ppl. And the cost of petrol has risen 7.11ppl a litre since ...
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Government sounds death knell for tobacco displays
Forecourt stores will be banned from displaying tobacco products from April 6, 2015, the government has announced today. The amended regulations, as set out in the Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Plan, will mean that tobacco products will need to be out of sight in shops, except for temporary displays ...
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Chancellor gives more hope for duty axe
A fuel duty cut is looking more likely in this month’s Budget as Chancellor George Osborne promised to help the motorist. Speaking at the Conservative Spring conference in Cardiff over the weekend Osborne said: “When it costs £1.30 for a litre of petrol; £80 to fill up a family car; ...
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Madderson urges fuel duty campaign support as The Sun gathers 150,000 signatures
A gathering of the nation’s biggest independent petrol retailers were urged to support RMI Petrol’s campaign to cut fuel duty, by the association’s chairman Brian Madderson. In his rousing and amusing pre-dinner speech at the prestigious annual Top 50 Indies dinner, which took place during IFFE at the NEC, Birmingham, ...
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Total revamps rewards scheme
TOTAL UK has relaunched its rewards scheme with a new range of partner offers that customers can start redeeming instantly.The scheme offers dealers the chance to better engage with their customers and is designed to capitalise on the public’s appetite for savings.The updated 2011 rewards programme includes new offers from ...
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Retailers urged to stick to trusted suppliers
Forecourt retailers with off licences should always buy their wines and spirits from reliable sources, says the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD), after reports that up to a quarter of retail outlets in some parts of the country are stocking counterfeit alcohol products. Spot checks carried out by ...
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Results of this month’s online poll:
Do you think axing the fuel duty escalator would be the right thing to ease the burden of rising fuel prices? yes 91%no 9% As fuel prices continue to rise to record levels on an almost daily basis the 1ppl duty increase in April has been ...
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MRH sells Pace to focus on retail network
MRH (GB) LTD is divesting its commercial fuels distribution business to focus its growth aspirations on the ownership and operation of forecourts. Contracts have been exchanged to sell the shares in MRH subsidiary Pace Fuelcare Ltd to GB Oils Ltd, which is a major operating subsidiary of Dublin-based ...
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Oil prices rocked by Middle East unrest
Fuel prices are set to rocket by up to 10ppl in the coming months as oil prices rocket following bloodshed in Libya, according to warnings issued by RMI Petrol. Brian Madderson, RMIP chairman, said: "Following the turmoil and violence in Libya in recent days Brent crude oil prices ...
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Prices force drivers to run on empty
High fuel prices have lead to a sharp rise in the number of motorists driving on empty and running out of fuel before they make it to a service station, according to a survey commissioned by roadside rescue organisation Green Flag. The survey revealed a 40% increase in ...
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Fuel cards on the up
High fuel prices are driving an increasing number of businesses to use fuel cards as a means of payment at the pump, claims Datamonitor. The research revealed that 987 million more litres of fuel is set to be purchased using fuel cards in the next three years alone, ...
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Brulines strives to cure forecourt headaches
Brulines Fuel Solutions has launched a one-stop-shop wetstock management service addressing the three core issues of fuel loss, margin control and asset management.The ‘end to end fuel asset management’ service can provide real-time data analysis, full facilities management, individual maintenance and repair services, as well as capital projects such as ...
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Jet names winners in dealer awards
St Blazey Service Station in Cornwall has been named winner of Jet’s annual ’Aim4Success’ awards, which recognise dealers’ commitment to achieving high levels of service, safety, training and communication. Beating stiff competition from more than 370 Jet dealers, St Blazey was chosen from a shortlist of six regional ...
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RMIP slams profiteering jibe by AA
RMI Petrol has slammed the AA’s latest claims that UK petrol retailers are profiteering from rising fuel prices, following publication of the association’s Fuel Price Report, published yesterday. The AA claims that European petrol prices have dropped in line with wholesale reductions but UK prices continued to rise, ...
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Topaz in €6m joint deal with McDonald’s
Leading Irish fuel retailer Topaz and McDonald’s have announced details of a joint investment of 6m in a new state-of-the-art service station on the Dublin/Cork motorway. The site, which will be located at Junction 8 on the M8, will open for business at the end of May. ...
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Jonathan James woos Indie 5000 audience
Top independent retailer Jonathan James gave a humourous and rallying speech at Forecourt Trader’s inaugural Indie 5000 dinner on Sunday night. Launched at the International Forecourt & Fuel Equipment Show (IFFE) at the NEC in Birmingham, the Indie 5000 project targets dealers with a handful of sites or fewer, who ...