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NewsThieves cut into forecourt ATM in Northern Ireland to steal cash
Detectives investigating the theft of money from an ATM at a petrol station in Armagh, Northern Ireland, are appealing for information and witnesses. Chief inspector Tim Flanigan said: “We received a report at around 2.30pm on 13 May that an ATM building at a service station on the Portadown ...
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NewsEuro Garages starts reopening Starbucks and Subway outlets
Euro Garages has extended the gradual reopening of some of its food-to-go outlets to Starbucks and Subway, after starting the process with KFC two weeks ago.Ilyas Munshi, group commercial director, said the company was starting with drive-thru and delivered services, with a takeaway service to follow.He said the company was ...
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NewsNew information hub provides overview of motorway services
A new online hub providing an overview of motorway service areas (MSAs) across England has been launched to help HGV drivers and other people making essential journeys during the lockdown.The site, which is provided by Highways England, shows whether the MSAs are open and what facilities they are providing.It gives ...
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NewsPRA calls for clampdown on ’non-compliant’ hand car washing
The PRA has called on the government for an urgent clamp-down on the re-opening of “endemically non-compliant” hand car washes (HCW) following the lockdown. Earlier this month chairman Brian Madderson wrote to Secretary of State Alok Sharma about the “reliability of this sector to adhere to the clear guidance and ...
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NewsEx-McDonald’s director joins Engenie to enhance EV charging
Rapid electric vehicle charging specialist Engenie, has appointed former global product director at McDonald’s, James Wehner, as its new chief technology officer (CTO), to make EV charging as easy as possible. During his five years at McDonald’s, Wehner was responsible for designing and introducing McDonald’s’ revolutionary digital self-service kiosks, dubbed ...
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NewsMoto gives away 4,000 meals to HGV drivers parking overnight
Motorway service area operator Moto has given away more than 4,000 meals to HGV drivers during the coronavirus lockdown. The scheme, for HGV drivers parking overnight, was launched two weeks ago and is now averaging more than 250 meals a day from the 24 sites taking part. Drivers get a ...
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News58.9% fall in spending on fuel in April recorded by Barclaycard
A 58.9% reduction in spending on fuel in April has been recorded by Barclaycard, which claims to handle nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions. The slump in fuel transactions was the main factor in an overall 7.5% decline in spending on essential items. Supermarkets, meanwhile, continued ...
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NewsApplegreen reveals it is trading above its expectations
Applegreen plc has revealed that all its sites have remained open during the Covid-19 lockdown, and current trading levels are ahead of its expectations for the second quarter. It added that the recent easing of movement restrictions in each of its markets has resulted in increased traffic volumes. The trading ...
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NewsMFG displays “Thank You NHS” banner at all of its sites
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is visibly showing its support for the NHS, carers and all essential workers by displaying a big “Thank You” banner at all of its 900-plus forecourts throughout the UK.William Bannister, MFG’s chief executive officer, said: “MFG is very proud of the role our stations are playing ...
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NewsMoto starts to reopen Burger King restaurants for takeaway service
Motorway service area operator Moto is to re-open 27 of its Burger King restaurants for take-away service only.Eight sites opened on Thursday (14 May), initially just for HGV drivers, to give Moto an opportunity to ensure safe working practices for restaurant teams and customers.A further 17 restaurants are planned to ...
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NewsCertas Energy launches online support for Gulf and Pace dealers
Certas Energy has launched Certas Energy Dealer Rewards, a new online resource that offers free access to personal wellbeing tools, learning courses and discounts from leading brands. Certas Energy Dealer Rewards provides tailored wellbeing programmes to help forecourt retailers and their employees to improve their personal wellbeing. The platform’s online ...
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Shell wants to be net-zero emissions business by 2050
Shell aims to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, or sooner if possible, as it focuses on its intention to "lead and thrive" through the transition to a low-carbon energy future. In a recent Responsible Investment Annual Briefing, the company’s chief executive, Ben van Beurden, revealed an ambition ...
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Road traffic volumes record a 3% weekly rise
Tentative signs of the start of a recovery in traffic volumes have begun to emerge for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown, but the AA is warning they may never return to previous levels.Road traffic volumes have recorded a 3% weekly rise, according to the figures released by the ...
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Hitachi invests in Gridserve to boost EV adoption
Hitachi Capital (UK) has announced a multi-million pound investment in Gridserve Sustainable Energy in a deal which aims to revolutionise the UK’s renewable energy sector and accelerate the transition to electric vehicles. The partnership will enable Gridserve to develop its UK-wide network of more than 100 Electric Forecourts over the ...
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BP appoints Andy Allan to replace Howard Nunn
BP has appointed Andy Allen as UK sales manager, replacing Howard Nunn who left the UK business in January to develop BP’s dealer business in China.In his new role, Allen will be responsible for leading BP’s dealer business of about 900 forecourts across the UK.Allen has been with BP since ...
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NewsThe Future of Tobacco Retailing webinar is available free on demand
Turn next week’s ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes into an opportunity with the help of our insightful webinar which is still available for free on demand. The Future of Tobacco Retailing webinar, hosted by Forecourt Trader and its sister brands Convenience Store and The Grocer, analyses the immediate and ...
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LSA Oil has big plans for Gulf site in Ramsgate
A forecourt owned by the same family for more than 50 years has been sold to LSA Oil, after offers were invited at an asking price of £1.65m. The Gulf site, including a 24-hour Bargain Booze store in Ramsgate, Kent, was sold by the Morrison family, who have decided to ...
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Kay Group plans new HQ and forecourt in Blackburn
The Kay Group has applied for planning permission for a multi-million pound redevelopment of its Grimshaw Park Service Station in Blackburn.The Top 50 Indie is to completely demolish the site which is also the company’s headquarters and replace it with a ’unique’ three-storey building and a new forecourt. ...
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Forecourt boss jailed for four years for fraud
A petrol station boss from Birmingham has been jailed for breaching bankruptcy restrictions, making false representations to the Official Receiver and defrauding creditors of more than £1m.Shahzad Tafseer appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on May 1, where he was sentenced to four years imprisonment.His brother, Sajid Asif Ali, also from ...
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Brian Madderson slams FairFuelUK over ’sickening’ journalism
Branding petrol retailers as "damning and criminal" in these challenging times is "sickening" and "desperate knee-jerk journalism", stressed PRA chairman Brian Madderson in response to a tweet and subsequent press release from Howard Cox of FairFuelUK.The FairFuelUK media communications claimed that fuel wholesalers and oil companies were still keeping retail ...