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NewsAsda cuts 4ppl from diesel price and 2ppl from unleaded petrol
Asda has cut 4ppl from the price of diesel and 2ppl from unleaded petrol on the day the RAC accused supermarkets of failing to pass on savings from lower wholesale prices.Effective from today, Wednesday 5 February, Asda’s price cap will be 118.7ppl on unleaded petrol and 120.7ppl on diesel.The new ...
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NewsDiesels suffer 36 straight months of decline as new car sales fall
The UK new car market declined 7.3% in the first month of 2020, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).It reported that 149,279 vehicles left showrooms in January, as continued confusion surrounding diesel and clean air zones and ongoing weak consumer and business confidence ...
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NewsBP rolls out its Wild Bean Café franchise to its dealer network
BP is rolling out its Wild Bean Café coffee and food-to-go franchise to its wider independent dealer network after successful trial installations at five sites. The refreshed offer was located at sites in Scotland, North East England, the South East and South West. The company said that with a strong ...
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NewsRobber threatens forecourt staff with suspected firearm
An armed raider threatened staff at a Sainsbury’s petrol station in Belfast with a suspected firearm during a robbery. The gunman entered the Falls Road filling station shortly before 10.30pm on Monday. He told staff to put money and cigarettes into a bag before making off on foot in the ...
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NewsJet adds two more sites to its company owned estate
Two more petrol filling stations have been acquired by Jet Retail UK – a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Phillips 66 Limited – taking its total estate to 11 sites. The announcement of two separate acquisitions came just days after Jet Retail UK director Mary Wolf said the company was planning ...
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NewsIndustry slams new date to phase out petrol and diesel cars
Forecourt and oil industry representatives have slammed an announcement by the Government that it may bring forward the end of sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2035, or even earlier.The sector has been working towards a target date of 2040 since it was first set in ...
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NewsCo-op site reopens after £2.5m investment in overhaul
The Co-op petrol filling station and food store in Coedpoeth in north Wales has reopened following an extensive programme of works to overhaul and replace the site’s infrastructure, and to rebuild an extended food store. The site underwent a near £2.5m investment in which the tanks, pumps, forecourt and canopy ...
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NewsJet reveals plans for 50-100 co-owned sites
Plans are under way to develop a Jet-branded company-owned network of between 50-100 sites, according to Mary Wolf, director of Jet Retail UK Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66. The numbers were revealed following the official opening of Askern Service Station in Doncaster, on January 30th, following a ...
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NewsACS warns Environment Bill could cause problems for retailers
The Government has confirmed it will re-introduce the Environment Bill to Parliament, kick starting debate on the introduction of a deposit return scheme, reform of the PRN (packaging recovery note) system and a new levy on single use plastics. ACS has warned that the legislation will pose operational challenges for ...
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NewsThree men charged with causing explosions during raids on ATMs
Three men have been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions likely to endanger life after five arrests in connection with a series of ATM thefts across Hampshire and Surrey. The three have also been charged with conspiracy to steal and the charges relate to events between August 2019 and January ...
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NewsOnline retailer opens first bricks and mortar store at Roadchef site
Roadchef has signed a deal with online gift specialist Prezzybox which will see Prezzybox’s first bricks and mortar store open at a motorway service area (MSA) in February.It will open at Roadchef Strensham South (M5), and will offer visitors the opportunity to buy presents. Commenting on the opening, Mark Fox, ...
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NewsDeal signed for three hydrogen fuel cell buses in Northern Ireland
A deal for the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses in Northern Ireland has been signed by the public transport company Translink.Translink has ordered three of the buses from Wrightbus in a deal supported by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the Northern Irish government’s Department for Infrastructure.As part ...
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NewsSite offered as development opportunity for fuel retailers
A former petrol station site currently operated as a hand car wash is being offered as a development opportunity for the fuel retail sector.The 0.4-acre site is between Stratford-upon-Avon and Chipping Camden, and is situated close to the Meon Vale development, which has planning permission for 1,050 homes, leisure facilities, ...
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NewsUK drivers’ interest in low- and zero-emission vehicles doubles
UK drivers are showing signs they are starting to embrace low- and zero-emission electric vehicles, according to the RAC. Research conducted for the RAC Report on Motoring shows the number of drivers who say they will choose an electric car as their next vehicle has doubled in the past 12 ...
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NewsSales of battery electric vehicles forecast to rise 260% in 2020
Sales of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are forecast to rise more than 260% in the UK in 2020, according to figures from DriveElectric, an electric vehicle leasing company.DriveElectric has used its own model, built from its intelligence of the UK market, to forecast EV registrations, and predicts that at ...
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NewsAsda and Sainsbury’s cut cost of fuel by 3ppl as oil price declines
Supermarkets have cut up to 3ppl from their petrol and diesel prices two days after the RAC said there was scope for cuts due to falling oil prices. Asda announced its cut would take effect from today (Wednesday January 29) and would mean the price across its network would not ...
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NewsPolice hunt gang after ram-raid on South Yorkshire forecourt
Three thieves who ram-raided a petrol station in South Yorkshire are being hunted by police. The Premier petrol station on Barnsley Road, West Melton, was targeted at around 4.30am on Saturday January 25. A silver hatchback was driven repeatedly into the building, causing damage to the shutters, said a police ...
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NewsNew chief executive officer appointed at Essar Oil UK
Essar Oil UK has appointed a successor to S Thangapandian to head up operations at its Stanlow refinery at Ellesmere Port, which supplies 16% of all UK road transport fuels.Mark Wilson, who has held senior positions at BP and Innovene, takes over as CEO of Essar Oil UK from S ...
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NewsEG Group buys development site in Shrewsbury
Euro Garage’s parent company EG Group has bought a 5.24-acre development site next to Shrewsbury’s Churncote Island on the main A5 trunk road. Toby Shaw, who handled the sale for Towler Shaw Roberts, said: “This is a very high-profile site, one of the most significant of its type to come ...
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NewsDigger used to rip cash machine from wall of forecourt shop
Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after a cash machine was stolen from an Esso petrol station in Staplehurst.A digger is reported to have been used to rip the ATM from the wall of the forecourt store at Iden Park, Cranbrook Road, shortly after 2.50am on Saturday 25 January.The cash ...