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  • No case for largest EV chargers warns industry expert
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    No case for largest EV chargers warns industry expert

    2019-08-09T00:00:00Z

    There is no need or commercial case for the largest electric vehicle (EV) chargers that are being proposed, according to an expert in the car charging industry. Clive Southwell, sales director UK & Ireland, of Enel X, an international company working in car charging, was speaking at a conference organised ...

  • Valli Forecourts wins planning permission for new filling station
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    Valli Forecourts wins planning permission for new filling station

    2019-08-09T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indie Valli Forecourts has won planning permission to redevelop a car dealership in Bradford into a petrol filling station. The proposal is to demolish the existing buildings and to replace existing underground petrol tanks on the site from a filling station which closed about 25 years ago. The ...

  • Motorcycle market picks up with rise in registrations in July
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    Motorcycle market picks up with rise in registrations in July

    2019-08-09T00:00:00Z

    Motorcycle registrations rose by 4.3% in July following the double-digit decline of 11% in June. A total of 9,916 machines were put on UK roads last month, and year to date 69,381 motorcycles have been sold. The majority of motorcycle types saw an increase in registrations in July, with the ...

  • Applegreen buys a stake in 23 US service stations
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    Applegreen buys a stake in 23 US service stations

    2019-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Applegreen has struck a deal to acquire a 40% holding in 23 service stations in Connecticut, in the US. The company is part of a consortium that has agreed to takeover CT Service Plazas, the owner of the sites, which are located on three high-traffic routes that are the main ...

  • Network of 88 chargers launched in West Yorkshire
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    Network of 88 chargers launched in West Yorkshire

    2019-08-07T00:00:00Z

    West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has launched a network of electric vehicle (EV) charging points to improve the county’s air quality. The first of 88 rapid charging points has been installed in Bradford and is now operational, with the rest of the £3.2m network set to be completed by later ...

  • Pump prices rising as sterling weakens against dollar
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    Pump prices rising as sterling weakens against dollar

    2019-08-07T00:00:00Z

    After a month of falling fuel prices in June, July saw both petrol and diesel rise again as sterling lost 3% against the dollar, data from RAC Fuel Watch reveals. However, pump prices are still cheaper than they were at the start of June as 1.55p was added to the ...

  • APEA Live event returns for its eighth year
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    APEA Live event returns for its eighth year

    2019-08-07T00:00:00Z

    APEA Live, a one-day event for the petroleum industry, returns for its eighth year this November. The event, which incorporates an exhibition, conference and awards dinner, will be held at Stadium MK, in Milton Keynes, on November 21. The conference and exhibition sponsored by Elaflex is free to attend. The ...

  • Ram raiders smash fuel payment kiosk at Asda site
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    Ram raiders smash fuel payment kiosk at Asda site

    2019-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Ram raiders who smashed their way into an Asda fuel payment kiosk fled empty handed after police arrived at the scene, according to West Yorkshire Police. The police service received a report of a car attempting to ram raid a petrol station kiosk at the Asda site in Killingbeck Drive, ...

  • Diesel decline continues to depress new car sales
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    Diesel decline continues to depress new car sales

    2019-08-07T00:00:00Z

    The UK new car market declined for the fifth consecutive month in July, with 157,198 vehicles leaving showrooms, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Registrations fell by 4.1% compared with the same month a year ago. Registrations of diesel vehicles fell for the ...

  • SuperStation moves to Celtic Manor Resort
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    SuperStation moves to Celtic Manor Resort

    2019-08-07T00:00:00Z

    SuperStation, the initiative by Certas Energy designed to raise standards of service across all areas of forecourt retailing, will host its 2019 Gala Awards Dinner at the Coldra Court Hotel by Celtic Manor in Newport, south Wales. Open to Gulf and Pace branded forecourts across the UK, the finalists in ...

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    Government urged to go public with E10 plan

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The government has been urged to publish its consultation on the introduction of E10 without delay by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Bioethanol. The call comes after the APPG held its own inquiry into E10 and published a report.The report warns that the UK’s bioethanol industry will ...

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    Esso Nectar has 2m users

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Esso’s Nectar promotion has reached nearly two million users since its nationwide launch on June 1. At a celebration to mark its launch, Pat Rutherford, Esso’s UK retail sales manager (pictured left with Nectar md James Moir), thanked everyone involved for the "tremendous effort that’s taken place throughout the Esso ...

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    Middleton Service Station opens after £900k refurb

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has re-opened Middleton Service Station at Pickering, in North Yorkshire, after a 12-week redevelopment programme.The fuel offering, formerly from Esso, is now from Shell. Improvements to the forecourt include a new canopy, new tanks and pumps, two Washtec jet wash machines and air, ...

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    Middleton Service Station opens after £900k refurb

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has re-opened Middleton Service Station at Pickering, in North Yorkshire, after a 12-week redevelopment programme.The fuel offering, formerly from Esso, is now from Shell. Improvements to the forecourt include a new canopy, new tanks and pumps, two Washtec jet wash machines and air, ...

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    UKPIA report gives advice on decarbonising

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The downstream oil sector can play a major role in helping the UK realise its net-zero climate ambitions, according to a report released by the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA).The Future Vision report outlines the opportunities across the sector from the refinery to the forecourt that can help ...

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    in brief

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the number one company in the Top 50 Indies, has been ranked ninth in a league table of Britain’s 100 private companies with the biggest sales, in the 18th annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100. MFG’s sales reported for the year ending December 2018 were ...

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    Ford and Centrica join forces to offer new electric vehicle services

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Energy company Centrica and Ford are set to offer new electric vehicle (EV) services in the UK and Ireland as the car manufacturer accelerates its electrified vehicle plans across Europe.Under the planned partnership, Ford will work exclusively with Centrica to deliver a dedicated home-charging installation service and EV tariffs from ...

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    Jet completes UK roll out of new Ultra premium diesel and unleaded

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Jet has launched its 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, Jet is also trialling a pole ...

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    Co-op continues with investment in forecourts

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    The Co-op has embarked on a £2.5m investment in its petrol station in Coedpoeth, north Wales, following the completion of the multi-million pound redevelopment of Handbridge S/S in Chester.The Chester site reopened last month after a complete overhaul of its infrastructure, and a new layout to improve traffic flow. Its ...

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    New Welcome Co-op franchise in Lancing

    2019-08-06T00:00:00Z

    A new Welcome franchise store opened last month in Manor Road, Lancing, West Sussex. The site has been redeveloped and extended during a six-month refurbishment with a new forecourt, tanks and pumps. The new BP-branded forecourt features eight fuel pumps, jet wash and air and vacuum machines. The Welcome store ...