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France bans alcohol at petrol stations
The sale of alcohol from French petrol stations is to be banned in a new campaign against drink drivers that includes the permanent confiscation of their vehicles for a second offence, according to a report in The Times. Petrol retailers were said to be angered by a measure that is ...
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Drive-off mums lead to crime rise in Oz
Desperate drivers are roaring off without paying for petrol in a crime surge costing service stations up to $300,000 a week in Australia, according to the country’s biggest selling daily newspaper, the Herald Sun. Record pump prices are being blamed for the rise of ’mum and dad’ petrol thieves.Station operators ...
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Not enough UK forecourts, says Motorpoint
Motorists in the UK believe there are currently not enough filling stations where they can pick up fuel, new research by car supermarket company Motorpoint has revealed. The research states that the 9,500 sites providing fuel may not be enough to cope with the demand of close to 30 millioncars ...
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Retailers warned 2008 will be one of toughest yet
UK retailers should get ready to face one of the toughest years ever as the British consumer “feels the pinch,” warns Verdict Consulting. Businesses are in for a hard time in 2008 due to a “dangerous cocktail” of intense competition, space saturation, consumer apathy and slowing spend, whichare all likely ...
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UK adults hold credit card record
British adults are more likely to have a credit or debit card in their wallet than consumers in any other country in Western Europe. Research by independent market analysts Datamonitor found that the average Brit now carried an average of around 2.8 payment cards in their wallet. This is an ...
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NewsUniverse expands car wash division
Universe, the retail and loyalty systems company, whose principal trading subsidiary is HTEC, has acquired AIB Services Limitedand WSF Services Ltd, to strengthen its recently formed car wash and valeting services subsidiary, Jet Set Wash Services Ltd which trades as Jet Set. AIB is a family-owned business based in Bedford ...
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Don’t get caught out by new laws on lighters
Retailers are being reminded that new legislation regarding the sale of lighters comes into force in less than a month. Anyone caught selling lighters which are not child-resistant faces a fine of up to £20,000 and/or being jailed for 12 months after the European measures are introduced on March11. The ...
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Emission-based congestion charge ineffective says RMIF
Most private cars driven in central London fall outside the new emissions-based congestion charge level, so it is questionable if the plan will achieve its aim of further reducing central London traffic levels and overall emissions,” said Alec Murray, chairman of the Retail Motor IndustryFederation (RMIF). He was commenting on ...
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EPOS Engineers wins Morrisons forecourt maintenance contract
Morrisons has signed up EPOS Engineers on an annual contract to provide pump maintenance for 76 of its UK sites. The contract, being managed through Morrisons’ facilities management company LBI, means EPOS staff are on-call 24/7 for any pump issues Morrisons may encounter. Morrisonssaid it decided to work with EPOS ...
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PRA says cut fuel duty to cut inflation
"With the price of fuel now clearly impacting on inflation, the time has come for the Chancellor to cancel the fuel duty increase scheduled for 1 April," said Ray Holloway, director of the RMI Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), commenting on inflation figures announced earlier this week. January’s Consumer Prices Index ...
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Pressure mounts on Chancellor to scrap planned April fuel tax hike
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) is among a group of organisations which have written to the chancellor urging him to scrap plans to hike fuel duty again in April. The letter calls on Alistair Darling to abandon the move to add another 2p per litre to the price at the ...
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ACS welcomes move to tackle underage drinkers
The Home Secretary’s intention for the police to do more about tackling underage drinking in public places has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores. The Minister outlined plans for a centrally funded alcohol confiscation campaign over the period of school half term. The Minister also signalled her intention ...
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BP cuts jobs as profits plunge
BP is to cut 5,000 jobs, including 1,500 in the UK, after seeing profits plunge by 22%. The oil giant recorded profits of £8.76bn for 2007, blaming “disappointing” performances in certain areas compared to rivals, and “notably US refining”.Announcing the results yesterday, BP chief executive Tony Hayward said: “The steps ...
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Interest rate plea as car sales fall
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) is calling on the Bank of England to cut interest rates after a drop in car sales during January. According to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the number of new cars sold duringJanuary 2008 was 162,097, down 2.1% on ...
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FPS condemns fuel duty hike
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers’ Forecourt Division has joined other trade associations in seeking suspension of the fuel duty increase due to come into effect at the end of March. The two pence per litre rise in fuel duty last autumn is to be followed by a further rise of ...
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MPs given the lowdown on the plight of petrol retailers
Fuel retailers work under great financial pressure in order to provide a vital service, Ray Holloway, director of the Petrol Retailers Association told a group of MPs at a meeting in London yesterday (Wednesday, February 6). Holloway met the cross-party group of MPs to discuss the current position of the ...
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Trial shows thieves exactly who’s BOSS
The British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) says it has seen "very encouraging" results from a trial it has been running in Hertfordshire where it acts as the middle-man between retailers and police. The trial, which started in April, is a versionof BOSS’s existing Forecourt Watch scheme, which operates in more ...
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in brief
Castrol has signed a channel partner contract with Convenience Distribution Group aimed at improving delivery of products to forecourts nationwide. Convenience Distribution Group has 12 distribution centres around the UK, and Castrol said the deal would offer retailers benefits such as smaller minimum order quantities and faster delivery.Palmer ...
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Warning to check contractor status
Petrol retailers are facing the threat of legal action by appointing inexperienced contractors with inadequate training and little industry knowledge, warns Steve Martin, managing director of sign installation specialist Xmo Strata. "With ever changing legislation, dealers need tobe totallyaware of their responsibilities before bringing anyone on site to ensure ...
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Is this the dearest fuel in the country?
Allan Henry who runs the John Henry service station in Dalmuir, Clydebank, is selling petrol for 125.9ppl and diesel for 131.9ppl. His prices are so high they were featured in the local Clydebank Post newspaper. However Allan refutes claims that his prices are a money-making scheme. Instead he said he ...