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NewsRoadchef’s Norton Canes tops survey of motorway services
Roadchef’s Norton Canes services on the M6 toll has been rated England’s best motorway services for the second year running in the Motorway Services User Survey carried out by independent transport user watchdog Transport Focus.Overall, across the country as a whole, motorway service operators performed well with 90% of visitors ...
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NewsFuel missions to forecourts in long-term decline
Fuel missions are in long-term decline, according to Val Kirillovs, research and insights director at shopper specialist HIM. He says fuel being the main reason for people to visit forecourts has declined by 14% overall since 2019. He also claims top-up shopping in forecourts has stagnated and is not showing ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsGovernment confirms ban on under 16s buying energy drinks
The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that under 16s will be banned from purchasing energy drinks. The Government consulted in August 2018 on the introduction of an age restriction for energy drinks as part of the Childhood Obesity Strategy Chapter II. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...