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NewsNine men convicted over illegal cigarette plot in Kent
A gang of nine men who flooded Kent with millions of illegal cigarettes and sold them for £3 a pack in shops have been jailed for a total of 16 years and nine months. The gang, led by Harem Kamishi, 33, of Tunbridge Wells, evaded £667,000 in duty and hid ...
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NewsCentrica partners Ford to offer electric vehicle services
Energy company Centrica and Ford are set to offer new electric vehicle services in the UK and Ireland as the car manufacturer accelerates its electrified vehicle plans in Europe.Under the planned partnership, Ford will work exclusively with Centrica to deliver a dedicated home-charging installation service and EV tariffs from British ...
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NewsSuspect charged after man armed with spanner robs forecourt shop
An Eastbourne man arrested after allegedly stealing alcohol from the BP service station in South Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, and carrying a spanner is to appear in court. Stuart Black, 28, unemployed, of Etchingham Road, Eastbourne, has been charged with two counts of theft from a shop and possessing an ...
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NewsTeenagers arrested after theft of cigarettes from service station
A 15-year-old boy and an 18 year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle (a moped) and burglary following a report of a burglary at a service station on Leas Lane in Seaton near Hull.The service station was broken into at around 1am on Friday ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son completes £900k redevelopment
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has reopened Middleton Service Station at Pickering, North Yorkshire, after a 12-week, £900,000 redevelopment of the filling station and convenience store. The fuel offering, formerly from Esso, will now come from Shell, offering customers their premium range of fuels and lubricants, the Shell ...
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NewsInstavolt hits 400 landmark with latest rapid charger installation
InstaVolt has begun construction of its 400th rapid charger, which it claims makes it the UK’s largest owner-operated network of rapid electric vehicle chargers in the UK.Work has started on the milestone station, which can be found at KFC on the A460, Cannock. InstaVolt’s chief financial officer Adrian Keen says ...
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NewsCar makers report 15.2% decline in output in first half of 2019
British car manufacturing output fell by more than a fifth in the first half of 2019, with a 15.2% decline in June marking the 13th consecutive month of negative growth, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that 666,521 cars rolled ...
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NewsJet launches new dual range of Ultra premium fuels
Jet has launched a new dual range of Jet Ultra premium fuels, which comprises Jet Ultra Premium Unleaded and Jet Ultra Premium Diesel. The fuel brand has completed its UK-wide roll out to all sites that previously offered Jet premium fuels. To coincide with the launch of Jet Ultra, Jet ...
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NewsRetailers and wholesalers raise tobacco track and trace concerns
Retailers and wholesalers have written to the Government raising concerns about ongoing issues with the introduction of tobacco track and trace regulations. The ‘track and trace’ regulations introduced on 20th May put in place a new method of tracking the sale of legitimate tobacco products through the supply chain. The ...
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NewsRAC reports significant fall in pothole-related breakdowns
The number of vehicles falling victim to potholes on the UK’s roads fell significantly between April and June this year, according to the latest analysis of RAC breakdown statistics. In the second quarter of 2019 RAC patrols attended 2,149 call-outs for damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels ...
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NewsRaiders with digger fail in attempted burglary
Raiders appear to have abandoned an attempt to break into a Kent Service station after causing extensive damage to the building. Detectives are investigating following a report of an attempted burglary at the site on Forstal Road, Aylesford. Kent Police was called at around 12.40am on Thursday 25 May after ...
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NewsGovernment consults again on deposit return scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the Government to ensure that it fully considers the long-term costs and implications of a deposit return scheme after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) committed to further consultation on the issue. This week Defra published its summary of ...
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NewsACS calls for greater protection for access to cash machines
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for greater protection for access to cash after a report from LINK, the UK’s main cash machine network, showing that cash withdrawals from ATMs declined year-on-year across the UK’s nations and regions in early 2019. ACS highlighted the role that convenience stores ...
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NewsPrevalence of petrol lease cars drives up CO2 emissions
Average CO2 figures for new leased cars have risen to a five-year high, according to the latest British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) Quarterly Leasing Survey. The BVRLA’s Q1 2019 Quarterly Leasing Survey has average CO2 for all new leased cars at 118g per km. This figure has risen ...
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NewsSuresite publishes three online training courses for employees
Forecourt expert Suresite Group has launched three new online courses for filling station employees. The trio of self-study modules cover manual handling, first aid and GDPR. They are suitable for all employees, from new recruits to experienced members of staff. With study times of between 30 minutes (manual handling) and ...
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NewsMulti-million pound Co-op scheme opens in Chester
The former owner of a forecourt site in Chester has welcomed the completion of a multi-million pound development of the site by the Co-op. Handbridge Service Station, on Queen’s Park Road, reopened on Friday, 19 July, after a complete overhaul of its infrastructure, and a new layout to improve traffic ...
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NewsFranklin Energy secures DfT funding for on-street chargers
Franklin Energy has secured £1.7m of funding from Innovate UK under the Department for Transport’s latest drive to improve on-street electrical vehicle (EV) charging. Franklin has developed the new fast EV charging system, EnSmartEV, in partnership with Entrust Microgrid, the project lead, based at the University of Lancaster. Under the ...
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NewsSix arrested after ATM is ripped from Essex forecourt
Six people have been arrested after a cash machine was ripped from the wall of a forecourt in Essex and stolen. A digger was used to smash the wall of a Tesco Express and rip out the ATM at Esso filling station in Brentwood Road, Chadwell St Mary, near Grays ...
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NewsAdmedia releases research into AFV market
Admedia, the provider of advertising solutions across the UK’s motorway services network, has released new research into the Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) market. The research study was commissioned by Admedia, with input from motor manufacturers including VW, BMW, Kia, Mercedes Benz, Mazda and the PSA Group. It found that 28% ...
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NewsTritium to supply chargers for 2,500-strong UK network
Electric vehicle (EV) charging company Tritium, has signed a deal with Box Energi to be the sole supplier of DC rapid chargers for sites across the UK for its Drive Energi network. Drive Energi is aiming to install 2,500 charging locations by 2025, with at least 100 sites to be ...