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NewsFuel card customers taking up BPme app
Fuel card customers have become significant users of the BPme app since it was made available to BP Plus and BP Plus Bunker customers six months ago. According to BP Fuel Cards, more than 3,000 cards are active on the app, with over 15,500 fuel card transactions since the launch. ...
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NewsGulf Retail unveils app-based loyalty platform
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 tailor ...
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NewsDetectives investigate attempt to steal ATM from forecourt
Detectives from Kent Police are appealing for information following the attempted theft of a cash machine from the Esso garage at Maidstone Road, in Paddock Wood, in the early hours of 28 February. Police were called at 3am after a vehicle described as a blue 4x4 truck attempted unsuccessfully to ...
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Businesses urged to get ready for Making Tax Digital
Businesses are being urged to get ready as over 2,000 businesses a day sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT. Almost 1.2 million businesses have one month to go before the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) – a new way of keeping business records and submitting digital VAT ...
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NewsPolice check car washes over modern slavery concerns
Police, backed up by officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Immigration Enforcement and by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have visited five car washes in Cleveland after concerns were raised about modern day slavery. The sites were targeted by members of Cleveland Police’s VEMT (vulnerable, exploited, ...
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NewsMaxol raises £23,000 for its charity partner Aware
Forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has raised £23,000 in Northern Ireland for its charity partner, Aware. Brian Donaldson, chief executive officer at Maxol, said: “We’re extremely proud of our partnership with Aware and are delighted to have raised these much-needed funds for them. We also want to thank all our ...
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NewsACS calls for ’Making Tax Digital’ to be delayed by a year
The Government is being urged to postpone the roll-out of new tax procedures, because with less than six weeks to go until the introduction of Making Tax Digital rules by HMRC, only one in four convenience store retailers know what they need to do comply with the changes. From 1 ...
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NewsPetrol station owner fights off armed masked raider
A petrol station owner has fought off a masked armed robber. Himanshu Aligh was locking up the Murco Garage in Tiverton, Devon, when he was approached from behind by a man wearing a mask and carrying a suspected pistol, and was pushed to the ground in the doorway of his ...
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NewsAscona Group reveals plans to more than double in size
Fast-growing Ascona Group says it is set to more than double in size by the end of the year, and reach a turnover greater than £150m. In the past year Ascona has grown its business from 7 to 16 sites, with support from lender ThinCats, with turnover increasing from £7m ...
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NewsRobbers tie-up and assault forecourt worker
Officers from Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery at a petrol station in Dunchurch, on the outskirts of Rugby, during which a staff member was tied up and assaulted. It occurred between 9.45pm and 10.25pm on Friday 22 February at Dunchurch Service Station, Coventry Road, Dunchurch. During ...
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NewsRetailers meet police over ATM crime in Northern Ireland
Representatives of retailers in Northern Ireland have met senior police officers to discuss their concerns after a spate of ATM thefts from forecourts and other retailers’ premises. A delegation from the Retail NI trade association met with PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) officers on Tuesday February 26, and after ...
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NewsJet unveils new image prototype
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, ...
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NewsDrive-offs in East Lancashire up 50% over three years
Drive-offs from petrol filling stations in East Lancashire that have been reported to the police have risen by more than half over the past three years, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request by the Lancashire Telegraph found there were 589 reported incidents in the eastern part of the ...
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NewsACS warns over track and trace tobacco rules implementation
HMRC has still failed to explain how retailers can comply with new tobacco ‘track and trace’ regulations even though they are due to come into effect in less than three months. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has compiled a guide to what is known so far about the regulations ...
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NewsBestway awards recognise staff "commitment and exceptional talent"
Bestway Wholesale colleagues and supply partners came together last night at a glittering ceremony to celebrate the 2018 Bestway Performance Awards, which recognise talent and excellence across company’s employees for the 2017/18 financial year. The awards were judged with representatives from each department, and saw 17 colleagues and teams, and ...
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NewsRedeveloped Bradford forecourt joins BP dealer network
A newly rebuilt forecourt in the city 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 ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV footage of burglary on forecourt
Leicestershire Police has released CCTV footage of a burglary at a forecourt shop in an attempt to identify one of the offenders. At around 4am on 25 January, police believe three suspects broke into the BP garage in Wanlip Road, in Syston, by forcing open a window. Once inside the ...
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NewsFilling station in North Wales comes to market
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has brought to the market Modurdy Dolydd Garage, a rural petrol filling station and MOT garage in the North Wales village of Dolydd. The forecourt and convenience store trade under the Essar and Mace banners and have been significantly renovated during recent years. ...
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NewsRates expert warns of scammers preying on forecourt operators
A rates expert has warned forecourt operators that scammers may approach them to try and take advantage of a new business rates relief scheme that is due to come into operation in April. The Chancellor Phillip Hammond, in his 2018 Autumn Budget, announced a scheme that will reduce the rates ...
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NewsMinistry report suggests high street shops are too highly taxed
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the findings of a new report published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on the future of high streets and town centres. The report, which is the result of an inquiry launched last year to which ACS submitted ...