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consultation period extendedThe government is extending the consultation period on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans from 2040 to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible. The new deadline has been extended by two months to 11.45pm on July 29, 2020.contactless successOne ...
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Penny Petroleum buys Stannington site
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum has added to its estate with the acquisition of Stannington Service Station in Morpeth. The deal was arranged by Christie & Co, and follows a smaller acquisition of Gillens Filling Station in Hartlepool, earlier this year. Stannington was a key strategic purchase to boost the ...
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NewsConvenience is forecourt saviour, says Madderson
The strength of the convenience offer in the majority of service stations means the forecourt sector should have a good chance of surviving the present pandemic crisis more or less in one piece, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He says everyone is pulling together and has praised the government ...
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NewsIndependents under pressure as Morrisons drops petrol price
The RAC has referred to the ‘darker’ side of the type of fuel price cuts Morrisons has announced today - dropping the price of its unleaded fuel down to less than £1 a litre - which heaps more pressure on smaller independent fuel retailers. It means unleaded fuel is priced ...
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NewsCar use continues to rise despite lockdown, RAC data shows
Car use is continuing to rise despite the lockdown, according to RAC data which shows a steady increase in breakdowns and average miles driven each day. More than a third of drivers say they are using their vehicles more for food shopping as well as trips to DIY stores The ...
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NewsEssar offers NHS staff a 10ppl discount on their fuel
Essar has joined forces with its retail dealers to give back to the front line NHS staff, by offering them 10ppl discount off their fuel from 7th May.NHS staff can claim their discount when filling up their personal cars at Essar-branded retail forecourts by simply showing their NHS ID cards ...
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NewsACS gives evidence to two Parliamentary Covid-19 inquiries
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has provided evidence to two Parliamentary inquiries which explore the impact of Covid-19 on businesses and the food supply chain, highlighting the vital role that local shops have played in feeding communities.The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s inquiry looks at the ...
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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 ...