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NewsNew £45 limit on contactless payments introduced
From today (1 April) the contactless card payment limit in shops is increasing to £45 as part of measures to combat the spread of coronavirus.Shoppers will now be able to make contactless card payments of up to £45 per transaction, an increase of £15 from the previous £30 limit, which ...
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NewsBroxbourne Service Station lease sold after retirement of owners
The lease of Broxbourne Service Station in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, has been sold in a deal handled by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.Comprising a service station and convenience store, the business is in a residential area off the busy on the High Road Wormley A117, between Chestnut and Broxbourne, ...
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NewsLowCVP highlights tax benefits of zero-emission company cars
New car tax regulations coming into effect this week will make zero-emission and some ultra-low emission company cars far more attractive, according to the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP).From 6 April drivers of zero-emissions models will now pay no benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax whatsoever, down from 16% currently. On smaller electric ...
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NewsBP pledges no redundancies for three months due to coronavirus
BP has made a commitment not to make any staff redundant in the next three months as a part of the cost-cutting measures it is implementing to deal with the coronavirus.In a statement about the actions it is taking to deal with the situation it said: “Job security is a ...
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NewsPRA warns filling stations may be forced to close as sales dry up
Petrol filling stations could be forced to close because the financial pressures caused by coronavirus will render them unviable, the PRA has warned. The warning came as figures released by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) showed a massive fall in retail fuel sales. A survey covering ...
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News“Heavy-handed” officials try to stop c-stores selling Easter eggs
Convenience stores selling Easter eggs are facing interference from “heavy-handed” officials trying to restrict the range of goods they can sell under coronavirus curbs, according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).Some stores have been told by police and local council officials that the chocolate eggs are considered non-essential goods.ACS ...
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NewsOver 1,000 forecourts take up offer of free GripHero dispensers
More than one thousand forecourts globally have taken up Devon-based GripHero’s offer of providing hand-protection dispensers free to protect their customers from the transmission of Covid-19 at the fuel pump. GripHero is a hand-protection dispenser, which sits on top of each hand-pump on the forecourt, so that the first thing ...
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NewsFast-growing Top 50 Indie Ascona adds forecourt to estate
Fast-growing Top 50 Indie Ascona has added another acquisition to its estate.It has bought the lease of Dorking BP Service Station for an undisclosed sum from husband and wife Mike and Kim Prior, who were looking to retire.The forecourt has four fuel pumps and facilities include a car wash and ...
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NewsApplegreen boss confident of achieving long-term growth
The chief executive of Applegreen has said he is confident the business can achieve long-term growth, despite any uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and revealed how it is affecting the company in the short term.Unveiling the group’s results for 2019, Bob Etchingham said: “We are highly conscious of the ...
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NewsChristie & Co publishes guidance for petrol filling station owners
Advice for petrol filling station and convenience store owners on how to deal with the coronavirus crisis has been published on a blog post by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.The post, by Steve Rodell, managing director – retail, outlines the government support that is available for businesses and ...
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NewsGreen light for automatic car washes but HCW outlawed
Forecourt operators are being advised by the Car Wash Association (CWA) that they can continue to operate automatic car washes and jet washes under the current coronavirus regulations, but hand car washing and other types of valeting have been outlawed. The guidance comes after discussions between the CWA and the ...
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NewsCentral England Co-op installs plastic screens at tills
Central England Co-op has announced that it is planning to install plastic screens at all till points as part of its efforts to keeps colleagues and customers safe during the coronavirus crisis.The retailer, which has 22 forecourts in its estate, has also announced that bread from its in-store bakery will ...
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NewsDefra secretary praises workers in the convenience store sector
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a letter from DEFRA secretary George Eustice, recognising the enormous contribution of the people running and working in convenience stores.In the letter, he said: “Everyone working in the food and drink industry has rallied in an extraordinary way to respond to this ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robbers strike at Esso petrol station in Leeds
West Yorkshire Police is appealing for information following an armed robbery at a petrol station in Leeds.At 8.38pm on Tuesday March 24, officers were called to the incident at the Esso station, in Wetherby Road.Two men threatened staff with a knife before taking cash and filling a builders sack with ...
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NewsBarclaycard prioritises forecourts as it ups contactless limit to £45
Petrol filling station will be one of the priority sectors as Barclaycard rolls out deployment of the new £45 contactless limit across UK retailers from 1 April 2020.Barclaycard, which provides the technology to power over 150,000 terminals across the UK retail sector, is supporting the increased threshold to help prevent ...
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NewsApplegreen takes short-term action to conserve cash
Top 50 Indie Applegreen has announced a number of short-term actions to conserve cash during the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The group’s 2019 results are due to be released on Friday March 27 and it said profitability for 2019 would be in line with market consensus, driven by solid ...
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NewsForecourt security stepped up after upsurge in drive-offs
Security is being stepped up on the UK’s forecourts after a surge in the number of drive-offs.BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has implemented its resilience procedures to ensure that it is able to provide forecourt operators with a full level of service during the coronavirus pandemic.The move comes after ...
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NewsSupermarket price cuts branded anti-competitive
The PRA has accused supermarkets of aggressive, anti-competitive pricing after Morrisons and then Asda slashed their fuel prices, with 12ppl off petrol and 8ppl off diesel.Asda said that the cuts would mean drivers would pay no more than 102ppl for petrol and no more than 108ppl for diesel, and that ...
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NewsBP and M&S work with Deliveroo to supply households in isolation
BP fuel stations and Marks & Spencer have teamed up with Deliveroo to offer deliveries of basic essentials for households in self-isolation.This is the first time M&S food will be available on Deliveroo and items will be available from 120 M&S franchise stores at BP service stations across the UK.A ...
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NewsSector working flat out to keep emergency services supplied
With the fuel retail sector identified by the Government as one of the keys to keeping the emergency services going during the coronavirus pandemic, the PRA and its members have been working flat out to ensure they can operate safely for customers and staff. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “We ...