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NewsRobbers threaten female forecourt assistant with machete
Detectives from Wiltshire Police are investigating a knife-point robbery at a petrol station in Swindon on Tuesday March 12. At approximately 10.20pm, two men entered the Applegreen petrol station on Great Western Way and demanded money from the cashier. One of the men was carrying what is believed ...
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NewsBurglar steals cash from Hampshire service station
A burglar broke into a Hampshire petrol station and filled a bag for life with cash before fleeing, according to police. The break-in was at Hinton Service Station, on the A35 Lyndhurst Road at around 2.45am on Monday March 11, when the burglar entered the Best One shop and stole ...
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NewsCouncil tightens up controls for hand car washes
Cheshire East Council is to draw up clearer rules for dealing with planning applications for hand car washes – following concerns around a number of operation issues. The local authority will work with partners, including the Environment Agency and water utilities companies, to discuss a wide range of concerns that ...
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NewsPolice say fire that has closed forecourt was deliberate
A fire which has forced the temporary closure of an unmanned 24-hour Gulf filling station near Loch Lomond in Scotland was started deliberately, say police. Luss Filling station was developed by Certas Energy and Tokheim Solutions for the Luss Estates Company, and opened in July 2016 offering Gulf diesel and ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber escapes with £200 in cash
Detectives from Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a knifepoint robbery at a shop in Westbury on Monday March 11. Police were alerted at about 10.30pm to a report of a robbery at the Esso Service Station in Warminster Road, Westbury. A man had entered the store, threatened a ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie relaunches Tonbridge site after KDRB
Top 50 Indie George Hammond plc has relaunched its Three Elm site at Tonbridge, in Kent, following a full demolition and rebuild, which has included moving the shop from Spar to Southern Co-op’s Welcome franchise. The former site, which closed in August last year, was a four-square forecourt with one ...
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NewsSuffolk Police investigating after failed cash machine heist
Suffolk Police are appealing for witnesses following the attempted theft of a cash machine in Great Barton. The incident occurred at around 1.30am on Saturday 9 March at the Esso service station in The Street. A car pulled up outside and two people wearing high-visibility jackets got out and hooked-up ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in Belfast
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Belfast on Thursday March 28.The event will be at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 117 Milltown Road, Shaws Bridge, with registration from 10am.Presentations will include: PRA – market update; PRA – AFID fuel labelling; Edge Petrol – fuel margins under the microscope; Grip ...
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NewsNorthern Irish police set up team to tackle ATM crime
A team of detectives has been set up to tackle ATM thefts in Northern Ireland after another attack on a forecourt over the weekend. The Organised Crime Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has set up the team and is appealing to the public for information. Detective inspector ...
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NewsCCTV footage shows staff member hit and run on forecourt
Dramatic CCTV footage of a forecourt staff member being knocked down by a driver who failed to pay for their fuel has been released in a bid to identify her attacker. In footage released by the Texaco garage in Leicester Road, Lutterworth, a man can be seen filling an Audi ...
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BOSS figures for Q4 2018 show forecourt crime fell
Incidents of forecourt crime recorded by BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) fell by 4% during the final quarter of 2018, according to the latest results from its Forecourt Crime Index. The index is based on no means of payment incident reports that are made as part of its Payment Watch ...
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Essar Oil (UK) is principal sponsor of Forecourt Awards
Essar Oil (UK) has been revealed as the new principal sponsor of this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards the industry’s most prestigious awards programme. The long-established competition is the showcase for the petrol retailing industry recognising and rewarding those businesses at the leading edge of their profession. The Forecourt Trader Awards ...
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Phoenix Service Station rises with new BP branding
A newly rebuilt forecourt in the centre of Bradford has been added to the BP dealer network. Phoenix Service Station, which is run by brothers Ismail, Nazir and Mohammad Bismillah, has been converted from Gulf branding, and has undergone a full knockdown and rebuild in partnership with forecourt solutions company, ...
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profits rise at rontec Top 50 Indie Rontec has revealed it increased pre-tax profits by 8% to £28.8m on turnover of £1.2bn in its accounts for the year to September 30, 2018. In his chairman’s statement, Gerald Ronson said that although fuel volumes had been under pressure, shop sales increased ...
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Shell replaces Driver’s Club with Shell Go+ rewards
Shell is updating the way it rewards customers for the business they bring to Shell service stations with a new rewards programme Shell Go+, officially launched on March 11. The new programme will replace the existing Shell Drivers’ Club scheme. Michael Hominick, marketing manager for Shell Retail UK, said: "We ...
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Forecourt owner partners with Co-op for new site
Forecourt owner Visvanathan Ragunathan has partnered with Southern Co-op for the opening of his new site at Southwater in West Sussex. The store at the Texaco fuel station is trading under Southern Co-op’s Welcome franchise brand. He said: "Our customers love the Co-op own-label range and promotions. They love our ...
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September will see new rules on fuel labelling
The government has announced that new rules on the labelling of petrol and diesel at service stations are to be rolled out from September. The labels are intended to help motorists to make sure they have the right fuel for their vehicle, preventing mis-fuelling and enhancing understanding of the fuel’s ...
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Gulf Retail gives it retailers more Oomph
Gulf Retail is rolling out out a new forecourt loyalty platform, Oomph, across its UK network, utilising latest technology to drive new revenues to its dealers and enable them to strengthen customer retention. Working in partnership with Azpiral, the new initiative allows Gulf dealers to talk to their customers and ...
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NewsShell launches new rewards programme – Shell Go+
Shell has launched a new rewards programme – Shell Go+ – which will replace its current Drivers’ Club scheme and is designed to completely update the way the company rewards customers for the business they bring to Shell service stations. “It’s a fresh start to a brand new rewards programme, ...
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Jet unveils new image
Jet has unveiled a new image prototype at Jet Abbeyside in Selby, North Yorkshire, one of the fuel brand’s new company-owned sites, acquired from independent retailer Nick Baker last October. The new design has been developed in response to dealer and consumer feedback, and incorporates an array of improvements, including ...