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NewsNew car sales hit record low with decline of 97.3% in April
UK new car registrations plunged by 97.3% in April, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).This marked a record low for the new car market as the coronavirus pandemic forced the nation into lockdown for the entire month, with showrooms closed and car buyers ...
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NewsRAC acknowledges dealers unable to cut fuel prices until sales rise
The RAC has acknowledged that retailers will not be able to cut fuel prices, despite plummeting wholesale costs, until they can be confident they can sell it in large enough quantities.The average cost of filling up a car with unleaded petrol has dropped to its lowest level since May 2016, ...
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NewsForecourt ATM blown up while staff were in the shop
Reckless criminals have blown up an ATM on a forecourt while staff were inside the shop.Detectives are investigating the theft of cash from an ATM at a petrol station in Grimsby, which was blown open using gas bottles.Staff were inside the 24-hour shop at the Esso garage on Albion Street ...
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NewsBP appoints Andy Allen as UK sales manager
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, Andy will be responsible for leading BP’s dealer business of about 900 forecourts across the UK. Allen has been with ...
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NewsBankrupt petrol station 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 (41), from Birmingham, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday 1 May where he was sentenced to four years imprisonment. His ...
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NewsDetectives investigate after petrol station ATM is broken into
Detectives from Nottinghamshire Police are investigating after a cash machine at a petrol filling station in Newark was broken into. It happened at around 1.30am on Thursday 23 April at the Jet Garage in Bowbridge Road. The detectives believe a quantity of cash was stolen. Anyone who saw anything or ...
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NewsPolice make fresh CCTV appeal after forecourt robbery
Police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses and information after robbers threatened a cashier with a crowbar before stealing a large quantity of cigarettes from a Nottinghamshire petrol station.The robbery was carried out at about 11pm on Monday 13 April at St Mary’s Filling Station on Nottingham Road in ...
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NewsAverage battery powered car mileage far exceeds petrol cars
New research shows that battery-powered electric cars are racking up far more miles than their petrol equivalents.The research by the RAC Foundation looks at the mileage recorded at a vehicle’s first MOT, which is required to take place when they are three years old.It found that the newest cars in ...
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NewsNumber of cars damaged by potholes increasing, says RAC
The number of cars damaged by potholes is increasing, according to the RAC.It reported that its patrols were called out by 3,426 motorists whose vehicles were likely to have been damaged by potholes in the first three months of 2020.Data from the RAC Pothole Index shows this was a 64% ...
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NewsTotal number of diesel cars in GB falls for the first time
The number of diesel cars in Britain has fallen for the first time since records began in 1994, the latest government data shows. In 2019 there were 12.29 million diesel cars on the roads. This compares with 12.4 million a year earlier. When records began in 1994 there were 1.6 ...
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NewsOver seven million contactless payments using new higher limit
One month on from the introduction of the new £45/€50 contactless limit in the UK and Ireland, Barclaycard, which handles half of all contactless transactions in the UK, has processed more than seven million contactless payments above the previous limit of £30/€30. The higher limit was introduced ahead of schedule ...
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NewsHitachi and Gridserve unveil plans for 100 ’Electric Forecourts’
Hitachi Capital (UK) plc has announced a multi-million pound investment into Gridserve Sustainable Energy Ltd as the two companies confirm a partnership deal which aims to revolutionise the UK’s renewable energy sector, accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and support the UK’s net zero carbon ambitions. The partnership will: ...
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News2000 forecourts take up GripHero’s free hand-protection dispenser offer
More than 2,000 forecourts across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Australia, have signed up to Devon-based GripHero’s offer of free hand-protection dispensers on the fuel pump in the past month as forecourts globally try to protect the public and staff against the avoidable transmission of Covid-19. In addition ...
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NewsRoad traffic volumes on the rise after 59% drop since start of February
Road traffic volumes have shown a 3% rise in the past week, according to the latest figures released by the Department for Transport, revealed at yesterday’s Government press conference at No 10. Prior to that, traffic volumes had fallen by 59% since the first week of February. The small upward ...
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NewsSainsbury’s reopens forecourt stores after installing screens
Sainsbury’s has begun reopening its forecourt stores after introducing new safety measures to guard against coronavirus, and says it will have more than 100 in operation by the end of the week. At the start of the coronavirus lockdown the supermarket group closed all its forecourt stores, introducing payment booths ...
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NewsMan slashed with a machete on Smethwick forecourt
West Midlands Police officers have arrested five people following a stabbing at a Texaco petrol station in Smethwick on Monday 27 April.Police went to Oldbury Road, shortly before 6pm, after reports that a man in his 20s suffered serious slash wound injuries to his arm.It is believed an argument took ...
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NewsLess use of cars after lockdown, according to new AA poll
One fifth of drivers say they will use their cars less once the lockdown is over, according to a new AA survey, ‘Life after lockdown’. The AA-Populus poll of nearly 20,000 drivers (polled between April 14 – 20) revealed that: 22% will drive less (increasing to 24% of those over ...
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NewsCertas Energy sites offer free hot drinks to NHS and emergency workers
Certas Energy is offering free hot drinks to all NHS and emergency service workers visiting its petrol stations across the country to support the tireless efforts of the UK’s blue light services. Workers can receive their free hot drink by presenting their work ID or Blue Light Card at any ...
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NewsJCB heir plans 3,000-strong hydrogen bus fleet
Plans for a UK-built, 3,000-strong hydrogen bus fleet across the country, have been revealed by JCB heir Jo Bamford, in a move he hopes can lead the nations’ economic recovery. Bamford said his plans are “an ideal option for a Government that needs to boost UK manufacturing at this critical ...
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NewsACS issues retailer guidance for staff coronavirus testing
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has developed a template letter that retailers can use to communicate with staff over email, post or display in staff rooms about how to self-refer for coronavirus testing, following the extension of the scheme to include all key workers experiencing symptons. ACS chief executive ...