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NewsNew car market records third annual decline in sales
The UK new car market declined in 2019, with annual registrations falling for the third consecutive year, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 2,311,140 units were registered last year, down 2.4% on the previous year. There was modest growth in ...
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NewsLondon’s first EV rapid charging hub opened by TfL and Engenie
London’s first rapid EV charging hub has been opened at Stratford International Station car park by Transport for London (TfL) and electric vehicle (EV) charging network Engenie.Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said: “London’s air quality is a serious public health crisis and we face a climate emergency which threatens our ...
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NewsPRA publishes its Market Review with focus on future trends
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has published its Market Review 2020, a 64-page guide to the forecourt industry with special emphasis on alternative fuels and the transition to electric vehicles.PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: This is the most comprehensive annual review we have ever produced thanks to terrific contributions from ...
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NewsJTI removes gantries from three stores for selling illicit tobacco
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has removed its gantries from three retailers’ stores after they were convicted of selling illegal tobacco.The removal of JTI gantries from NJ Food & Wine in Staines, Kenton Superstores in Harrow and KS News in Bilston takes the total number of gantries removed to 43.The tobacco ...
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NewsVolatility in oil market set to push up prices at the pumps
Volatility in the oil market caused by the heightened tension in the Middle East could feed through to the pumps in the shape of higher prices, the RAC has warned. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “Increasing tension between Washington and Tehran will cause the oil price to go up ...
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NewsGovernment hikes National Living Wage by well above inflation rate
The Government has announced what it called “the biggest cash increase ever” in the National Living Wage rate, which will take effect from April this year.In April the National Living Wage will rise by 51p in April from its current rate of £8.21 to £8.72 per hour.The new hourly rates ...
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NewsACS calls on Link to cancel fee cut for cash machine operators
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on Link, which manages the UK’s ATM network, to cancel its next planned fee cut and stop large numbers of machines being lost from local communities.Link’s cuts to the fees that are paid to cash machine operators have resulted in thousands of ...
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NewsHand car wash closed down after multi-agency operation
A hand car wash in Northern Ireland has been closed down temporarily after a multi-agency operation.Detectives from Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit (MSHTU) along with colleagues from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team and partners in HMRC and the Health and Safety Executive for NI ...
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NewsGovernment announces grants for alternative fuel development
Household waste, unused straw from farmland and old wood will be among the components used by four UK-based plants to produce green fuels with support from a new round of government funding. Between 2018 and 2032 low carbon fuels are expected to save nearly 85 million tonnes of CO2 – ...
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NewsMotor Fuel Group appoints new property director
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has appointed Graham Wilson as its new property director.Wilson, who is a qualified chartered surveyor, joins MFG from McDonald’s Restaurants where he was a senior acquisitions manager. Previously, he spent five years with Sainsbury’s as a development ...
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NewsStolen car set on fire on forecourt in Northern Ireland
A stolen car has been set on fire on the forecourt of a Belfast petrol filling station in what police described as an “unbelievably reckless act.The blaze at the forecourt on Rosetta Road, in the south east of the city, was reported to police at about 1am on Thursday December ...
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NewsCCTV shows motorbike gang swarming onto forecourt
Film of a motorbike gang swarming across a forecourt and stealing items has been released by Greater Manchester Police (GMP). The footage was recorded by security cameras at the Shell petrol station on Altrincham Road on the evening of Thursday 31 October 2019, and officers are appealing for information from ...
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NewsDrivers will cover 3.5 billion miles over Christmas, says Kwik Fit study
New figures released today reveal that Britain’s drivers are set to travel a total of 3.5 billion miles over the Christmas and New Year period visiting family, friends or going on holiday. The study, carried out for automotive servicing and repair company Kwik Fit, found that drivers using their cars ...
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NewsJet boosts co-owned network with acquisition of Harrogate Investments
Jet Retail UK Limited has increased its company operation by acquiring Harrogate Investments Limited and its operating company, Kenworth Limited, from owner Barry Raw. The acquisition, which took effect on 19th December 2019, sees Jet Retail take over ownership of four sites in the northeast of England which were operated ...
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NewsACS welcomes legislation to tackle violence and action on business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the proposed introduction of a new Sentencing Bill in the Queen’s Speech and action to cut business rates for local shops.On tackling violence, ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The introduction of new sentencing laws to deal with violent offenders will be ...
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NewsACS publishes guidance on ban on sales of menthol cigarettes
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched guidance for retailers on the upcoming ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes which comes into force from 20th May 2020.The European Union Revised Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) makes it an offence for manufacturers to produce menthol cigarettes and retailers to sell ...
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NewsThree men jailed after being found with illegal cigarettes
Three men have been jailed for a total of ten years and nine months after they were caught with millions of illegal cigarettes at a Yorkshire farm.Michael Haley, 39, Rafal Miller, 37, and Grzegorz Kojak, 50, were found with illegal tobacco products worth £3,041,476 in unpaid duty, an investigation by ...
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NewsCity of London approves UK’s first zero emission street
Plans to launch the UK’s first 24/7 zero emission street have been backed by The City of London Corporation in a bid to improve air quality in the Square Mile.Beech Street is now expected to be restricted to zero emission vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians by Spring 2020, pending final approval ...
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NewsAttackers steal cashpoint from service station in Norfolk
Police are searching for attackers who stole a cashpoint from a service station in Norfolk.The Esso garage on the A10 at West Winch, near King’s Lynn, was attacked in the early hours of Friday December 13.Police said the raid took place at 3.39am. A silver Mercedes Sprinter van was used ...
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NewsYorkshire Dales service station switches to the Texaco brand
Kirkby Lonsdale Motors Service Station, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in Lancashire, has transferred to the Texaco brand, having previously sold BP fuel for nearly 30 years.Dennis Atkinson, managing director of the family owned business, said: “Our other site, Canal Garage, located close by at Junction 36 of ...