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NewsPRA and CWA call for HMRC crackdown on tax dodgers
The PRA and CWA (Car Wash Association) have made a joint submission ahead of this autumn’s budget, calling for a crackdown by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on businesses not paying their taxes. Brian Madderson, chairman of the PRA and CWA said: “The Chancellor must use the upcoming budget to ...
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NewsMPs call for earlier ban on new petrol and diesel cars and vans
A committee of MPs has called for the phase out of sales of new diesel and petrol cars and vans to be brought forward to 2032.The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said the government’s 2040 targets for zero emission cars are vague and unambitious.In its latest report, Electric Vehicles: ...
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NewsStaff member stabbed during attempted robbery at forecourt
Staff at a petrol station in Gloucestershire where a member of staff was stabbed during an attempted armed robbery have thanked customers for their support. The male member of staff was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after being stabbed during the raid at the Texaco garage, in Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, ...
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NewsEG Group wins planning approval for two new sites in North West
A planning consultancy has helped Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group gain planning approval for two new sites in the North West. Working with PWA Planning EG Group has received permission to create petrol filling station, retail and drive through café developments in Burnley, Lancashire, and Ince Blundell, near Formby. ...
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NewsACS calls for police to give greater focus on crime in stores
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the publication of the Office for National Statistics’ annual Crime Survey for England and Wales, highlighting the significant issues retailers and their staff face when dealing with shop theft. According to the ONS survey, the number of police recorded shop theft ...
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NewsCo-op forecourt and food store reopens after £525,000 overhaul
The Co-op has served-up a new-look petrol filling station and food store on Holm Road in Clitheroe, Lancashire, following a £525,000 overhaul that has created four new jobs. The programme of works at the fuel station has seen replacement of tanks, pumps and signage with the addition of a new ...
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NewsJail sentence suspended for woman with illicit cigarettes
A Co Armagh woman, who stored almost one million illegal cigarettes in an outbuilding next to her home, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended for three years after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In April 2013, Charlene Hughes, 36, of Foughillotra Road, Jonesborough, was found ...
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NewsPRA chairman explains reason for petrol/diesel price disparity
A combination of factors have led to the growing disparity between petrol and diesel prices, according to the PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He said: “Following the steep rise in diesel prices, drivers are now paying 5ppl more to fill up, as a gap opens up at the pump between unleaded ...
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NewsRaiders blow up cash machine on Lincolnshire forecourt
Raiders have blown up a cash machine (ATM) on a forecourt in Lincolnshire, and stolen about £16,000. The attack on the ATM took place late on the evening of Thursday October 11 at the Jet service station at Main Road, Tallington. Police called to the incident at 11:19pm, but the ...
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NewsNew owners planning to expand and rebrand Berkshire site
New owners are planning a rebrand and shop expansion after acquiring a forecourt site in Berkshire. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co brokered the sale of Berkshire Downs Filling Station, a well-established forecourt and Spar-branded convenience store in Chilton, a village in the Vale of White Horse. Berkshire Downs ...
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NewsCertas Energy crowns its SuperStation award winners
SuperStation, Certas Energy’s awards scheme designed to drive-up forecourt standards, announced its champions at its annual Gala Awards Dinner, held this year at the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club, on Thursday 11 October. Among the winners was Prospect Road Service Station, which was triumphant in the Best ...
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NewsPolice investigating after attempted robbery in Essex
A man holding what appeared to be a handgun has attempted to rob a service station in Essex. Police received a call shortly after 11pm on Sunday October 14 after a man entered the Shell service station in High Road, Benfleet, and jumped over the counter holding what appeared ...
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NewsEuro Garages planning 21 new-to-industry sites
Euro Garages has revealed that it has 21 freehold properties in the UK that are ear-marked for new-to-industry sites. The disclosure was made in its accounts for the year ending December 21, 2017, which have just been published. In the strategic report published with the accounts it said that it ...
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NewsGovernment slammed for cutting support for low emission vehicles
The government has been heavily criticised after announcing it is slashing the grants supporting purchase of electric vehicles, and scrapping grants for hybrids. Changes to the Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) mean that the grant rate for Category 1 (pure electric) vehicles will be cut from £4,500 to £3,500 and Category ...
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NewsMFG and Chargepoint claim to be leaders in charger roll-out
ChargePoint Services and Motor Fuel Group (MFG) claim they are now the leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging at urban forecourts and arterial fuel stations nationwide. The two companies have been working together to develop the UK’s biggest electric vehicle rapid charging network in forecourt locations. Rapid chargers have ...
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NewsTwo hand car wash sites raided in slavery investigation
A 24-year-old Romanian man has been arrested by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) following an operation at two hand car washes in the Barnsley area. The GLAA supported by partner agencies carried out simultaneous raids at the car washes on the morning of Thursday 4 October. The suspect, ...
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NewsMP proposes Bill to protect retail workers from assaults and abuse
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a bill tabled in Parliament to protect retail workers who sell age-restricted products. Labour MP Alex Norris, proposing the Assaults on Retail Workers (Offences) Bill on Tuesday evening, told ministers that retail staff who police the sale of restricted items such as ...
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NewsUK’s first universal 60kW charger installed at Yorkshire forecourt
The UK’s first 60kW rapid charger available for all makes of electric vehicles has been installed by Alfa Power at Crown Service Station, Brighouse, West Yorkshire. High power rapid chargers are available to Tesla drivers but this charging point is the first of its type to be compatible with all ...
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NewsRAC calls on supermarkets to cut petrol prices by 3ppl
A fall in the cost of oil and a strengthening of the pound means petrol prices at the pump should soon be coming down, according to the RAC. Data from RAC Fuel Watch shows the wholesale price of unleaded has reduced in the past week, and the RAC claims this ...
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NewsCo-op site reopens following £1m overhaul
The Co-op petrol filling station and food store in Princess Parkway, Manchester, has re-opened after a near £1m revamp. The four-week programme of works has involved replacing pumps, signage and the forecourt, while enhancing the food store to include a Costa coffee dispenser, in-store bakery, Amazon Lockers and an increased ...