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NewsValuation Office set to appeal over ATM business rates
A court verdict that overturned £300m of business rate bills for cash machines outside shops is set to be challenged after the Government received approval from the Supreme Court to appeal. The latest decision follows an earlier ruling from the Court of Appeal which confirmed that through the wall ATMs ...
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NewsShortage of facilities blamed for risky charging practices
A majority of EV users who responded to a survey have admitted they have charged dangerously, and blamed it on an absence of local public charging points. Consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First surveyed 1,500 electric vehicle owners, including both all electric and hybrids, revealing that 74% believe that a ...
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NewsWell known member of forecourt community dies
The directors of two Top 50 Indie companies have paid tribute to a well-known member of the forecourt community who died earlier this month. Sunil Tandon, director of Park Garage Group, and Dermot Dowling, chairman of Petrocell, said: “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son buys site
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has added to its estate with the purchase of Snaith Hall Filling Station in Snaith, near Goole in East Yorkshire. It was sold through specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, on behalf of the family who had operated it for more than ...
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NewsACS welcomes decision to axe charges for calls to police
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed an announcement by the Home Office’s that charges for calls to the 101 police non-emergency number will be dropped. Currently, callers to the 101 number are connected to their local police force or a force of their choice at a cost of ...
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NewsDfT launches website to publicise fuel labelling changes
A website advising consumers about the changes to fuel labelling on forecourts has been launched by the Department for Transport (DfT). The launch follows the distribution of Know your fuel campaign toolkits, which have been sent to filling stations by the DfT. The labels, which are intended to help drivers ...
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NewsNumber of public charging sites exceeds petrol filling stations
There are now more public charging locations in the UK than petrol stations, according to data from Zap-Map, an online service for electric charger users. As of 22 May, Zap-Map reported there were 8,471 charging locations across the UK, hosting a total of 13,613 charging devices. According to Experian Catalist ...
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NewsCo-op invests in new filling station and shop in Norfolk
The Co-op is developed a new petrol filling station and food store in Necton, Norfolk, in a multi-million pound re-development of a disused site. The new site is due to launch on Friday, 21 June, and has created 25 jobs. The 24-hour petrol station on the A47 sells unleaded petrol, ...
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NewsFilling station robber jailed for three years
A man who threatened a member of staff before stealing money from a service station in Wickford, Essex, has been jailed for three years. Billy Sharp forced open the doors to the BP garage in Cranfield Park Road shortly after 1.50am on April 18. Once inside he threatened a member ...
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NewsBudgens wins ’Favourite Forecourt Retailer’ at HIM Awards
Symbol group Budgens was voted The Shoppers’ Favourite Forecourt Retailer at the HIM Awards 2019. The celebratory night at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf. saw 16 awards presented in front of a sell-out audience of over 400 senior, industry leading suppliers, retailers and wholesalers. BP won The Shoppers’ ...
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NewsLincolnshire Police make arrests after rash of drive-offs
Two men have been released on conditional bail after their arrest in Bourne, Lincolnshire, on suspicion of conspiring to steal fuel from petrol stations. The men were arrested after officers on patrol noticed a suspicious car on May 19 on the A16 in Spalding. They suspected it might have been ...
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NewsMan armed with hammer robs forecourt store in Coventry
A man armed with a hammer has robbed a petrol station in Coventry. The raid took place at the Texaco petrol station on Hinckley Road in Walsgrave, sometime between 6pm and 6.55pm on Thursday, May 16, when the man threatened a member of staff with a hammer, demanding money, and ...
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NewsRaiders use digger to steal ATM from Hampshire forecourt
Officers from Hampshire Police are hunting for thieves who used a digger to smash down a wall and rip out an ATM from a forecourt.Raiders targeted the Windmill Service Station on the A338 Salisbury Road near Ringwood in the early hours of Monday May 21.Emergency services were called to the ...
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NewsGovernment launches design competition for EV chargers
The government has launched a competition for 7 to 19-year olds to design the electric vehicle chargepoints of the future. The Eco Innovators competition calls on students to submit creative designs for public electric vehicle chargepoints, The competition aims to encourage young people to learn more about the engineering sector ...
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NewsEsso confirms move to Nectar loyalty scheme from June 1
The shake-up of Esso’s loyalty scheme, which was announced in November last year, will get under way on June 1 when Esso transfers from Tesco Clubcard to Nectar. From that date customers will be able to earn Nectar points on their fuel and shop purchases at participating Esso-branded service stations, ...
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NewsSainsbury’s offers 10ppl discount in fuel promotion
A promotion offering 10ppl off fuel is being launched by Sainsbury’s. Customers who spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 23 and Tuesday 28 May will receive a coupon and will have 14 days to redeem the offer. The discount can be used ...
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NewsIonity orders 120 350kW Veefil EV chargers from Tritium
Electric vehicle charger company Tritium, has signed a deal with Ionity to supply its Veefil-PK 350kW DC high power electric vehicle (EV) chargers for 120 new Ionity charging sites across Europe.The contract with Ionity is Tritium’s largest-ever deal for its Veefil-PKs and will see an average of four to six ...
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NewsGreenergy acquires tanker fleet in the South West
Greenergy has acquired William C Hockin (Tankers), a family owned specialist haulage company located in the south-west of England. The Hockin tanker business will be integrated into Greenergy Flexigrid, Greenergy’s existing in-house haulage business, as a specialist long-distance operation. Andrew Owens, chief executive of Greenergy, explained: “William C Hockin has ...
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NewsEG Group boosts IT capability with acquisition of company
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has acquired GB3, a provider of information technology (IT) solutions based in Preston. In parallel, Graham Billsborough, founder and CEO of GB3, has been appointed EG Group’s chief information officer (CIO). Billsborough has a background in technology leadership roles and, having worked in AstraZeneca, ...
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NewsGang of robbers raid Applegreen site in Hampshire
Officers from Hampshire Police are investigating after a gang robbed a forecourt in West End, east of Southampton. At about 4.30am on Monday 20 May a group of around five or six men carrying metal objects forced entry to the Applegreen Service Station on Swaythling Road. A member of staff ...