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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 ...
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NewsKay Group praises PRA help to avoid car-wash closure
The PRA has been praised by the Blackburn-based Top 50 independent, the Kay Group Ltd, following the enforced closure of one of its car wash operations by the local Environmental Health Officer. Paul Blackmore, The Kay Group’s non-executive chairman, said the company greatly appreciated Brian Madderson’s intervention when it had ...
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NewsDemand for quality food and drink grows, but price still key
Quality is the fastest-growing shopper need, yet price remains either the primary or secondary need across all dayparts, according to HIM and MCA Insight’s latest Channel Pulse findings - a measure of weekly shopper and consumer behaviour across all UK food and drink channels. Quality as a key ...
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NewsACS welcomes laws giving greater protection to tenants
Legislation that will protect businesses against aggressive rent collection tactics by landlords during the coronavirus lockdown has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).The government will temporarily ban the use of statutory demands and winding up orders where companies cannot pay their bills due to coronavirus, to ensure ...
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NewsInstaVolt named best charging point network for multiple brands
InstaVolt has been named as the best electric vehicle charging network for multiple brands in 2020 in the first chargepoint survey by Auto Express. In its Driver Power customer satisfaction rankings, the motoring magazine also gave InstaVolt its “Recommended” award. Tesla’s manufacturer-specific network, available only to Tesla drivers, topped the ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV image in bid to catch prosecco thief
Hertfordshire Police officers investigating a theft from a service station in Mill End have released an image of a man they would like to speak to as part of their enquiries. It happened at the M&S Simply Food store at the BP filling station on Uxbridge Road between 8.45pm and ...
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NewsMoto offering free food to HGV drivers who park overnight
Motorway service area operator Moto Hospitality is recognising the contribution HGV drivers are making during the Coronavirus lockdown by offering them free food and extending free parking periods.The free food scheme has been launched at 10 of the company’s sites that are most popular with truck drivers and will be ...
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NewsRoadchef steps up services to support truckers
Motorway service area (MSA) operator Roadchef is stepping up its services to ensure that HGV drivers are supported during the Covid-19 crisis. HGV drivers are driving for longer periods of time per day following the Department for Transport’s announcement that it will extend drivers’ daily limit from nine to 11 ...
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NewsHoyer fuel tanker drivers trained to support NHS oxygen deliveries
Drivers employed as part of Hoyer’s UK Petrolog fuel tanker delivery team have received training to deliver medical grade oxygen to NHS hospitals treating patients with Covid-19. The potential deployment comes after the company approached the Government to see how it could both support the national effort to fight the ...
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NewsExpert panel at free tobacco webinar
Meet the panellists who will be answering your questions at the free webinar on the future of the tobacco category, being hosted by Forecourt Trader and its sister brands Convenience Store and The Grocer on May 5. With the impending ban on menthol and capsule cigarettes, and with adult smokers ...
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NewsRetailers reminded about coming ban on menthol cigarettes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding retailers about the upcoming ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes which comes into force next month.From May 20, it will be an offence for manufacturers to produce menthol cigarettes and retailers to sell menthol cigarettes as part of the European Union ...
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NewsACS calls for change to grant so more petrol stations will qualify
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging the Government to change the eligibility for its business grant support so it takes in more petrol filling stations. When the Chancellor announced the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant to help businesses through the coronavirus lockdown, the upper threshold for eligibility to ...
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NewsACS publishes advice on how to process volunteer transactions
New guidance to help convenience retailers to support customers who are grocery shopping on behalf of others during the COVID-19 outbreak has been published by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). It has been developed to advise convenience retailers about best practice on offering and processing “card not present” payments ...
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NewsEG Group competitor drops bid for Caltex Australia
The Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard has withdrawn from the competition to buy the Australian fuel retailer and refiner Caltex Australia, but there has been no update from Euro Garages parent EG Group, which has made a rival bid. In a statement, Alimentation Couche-Tard said it was withdrawing its ...