All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2012 – Page 2
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AA slams Budget "blow-out"
The Chancellor’s decision to increase fuel duty in August was described as a “Budget Blow-Out” by the AA, whose research shows such increases will force two thirds of drivers out of their cars for some journeys. For almost one fifth of drivers these increases will hit their food budget as ...
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JTI stunned by fourth big tobacco tax increase since 2010
The Government’s Budget announcement of an 8% rise in tobacco duty, despite recent data from JTI warning that one in every four cigarettes smoked in the UK is not taxed, has stunned the tobacco manufacturer. A statement from the company said the increase was the fourth large tax increase ...
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Retailers urged to attend Forecourt Live sessions at the NEC
RMIP chairman Brian Madderson will be at the centre of the action on the Forecourt Live area at next week’s Fuel and Forecourt Equipment Show at the Birmingham NEC.Retailers are encouraged to come along at 12 noon on Monday March 26 and Tuesday March 27, where we will be holding ...
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Transglobal triumphs at Yorkshire Fastest 50 awards
Fuel supplier Transglobal Fuels emerged as the Fastest Growing Large Business and Overall Fastest Growing Business at the 2012 Yorkshire Fastest 50 Awards, organised and sponsored by top 100 UK law firm Ward Hadaway in association with the Yorkshire Post. The newspaper said the Batley-based company, which was founded in ...
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Raid on Hertforshire forecourt
Thieves broke into a BP forecourt in Buntingford, Hertfordshire and made off with thousands of pounds worth of tobacco, alcohol and cash.According to the Hertforshire Mercury, security alarms at BP’s Howe Green Filling Station were activated at 3.25am on Monday March 5.Intruders forced up a metal shutter at the back ...
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Police forces clampdown on illegal number plates
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police have joined forces for a new operation which aims to tackle misrepresented number plates displayed on vehicles using the counties’ roads.Operation Dragon, which is running throughout this month, will ses officers from automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) intercept teams and roads policing units clamping down ...
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New road blights forecourt
A Nottinghamshire forecourt retailer has warned that a lack of signs on a new road which bypasses his site is causing motorists to run out of fuel.Tarlochan Pabla, who runs the Car Colston filling station, told BBC News Nottingham that at least three motorists had walked to his garage after ...
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Impact of relaxed Sunday Trading laws on local shops will dwarf benefits
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has hit back at the government’s plans to extend Sunday trading during the Olympics period over the Summer.Chancellor George Osborne is leading moves to allow large stores to open all day on eight Sundays, claiming this will add £180m to the economy, but ACS ...
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ATM stolen from Kent forecourt
Police from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are investigating the theft of an ATM from outside a Murco forecourt in Whitstable.The incident took place between 3am and 3.30am on Friday March 9 and detectives believe a white Ford Iveco Daily van was used and at least two people ...
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Asda launches fuel price comparison website
Asda has launched a new petrol price comparison site powered by independent price checker www.PetrolPrices.com, to enable drivers across the UK to find the lowest-priced fuel before they fill up. The supermarket aims to save Britain’s 38m drivers millions of pounds at the pumps each year by publishing ...
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Cameron announces study into private sector models for national road network
A study into easing congestion on Britain’s roads through private invesment in the national network is to be undertaken by the Department for Transport and Treasury. The announcement was made by Prime Minister David Cameron, who said innovative approaches to the funding of our national roads was needed. "Road ...
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Government considers plans to catch uninsured drivers using forecourt cctv
The government is considering plans to cut off uninsured drivers’ petrol supply by linking information using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) at forecourts.The plans originate from a presentation given by accountancy firm Ernst & Young to officials at Number 10 and could see ANPR cameras and data held by the ...
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Cameron and Obama’s talk of releasing oil reserves is more “smoke and mirrors”, says RMI Petrol
RMI Petrol has branded the news that David Cameron and Barack Obama are discussing plans to force down the price of fuel by releasing reserves of oil to boost global supply as more “smoke and mirrors” ahead of the budget next week. Brian Madderson, chairman of RMI Petrol, said: “One ...
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NewsBrookfield Group shines in convenience awards
Top 50 Indie, the Batley-based Brookfield group, shone at last night’s Convenience Retail Awards, organised by Forecourt Trader sister publications The Grocer and Convenience Store. It won the ‘Excellence in impulse’ award, and was also a finalist in the multiple c-store category. Director Raj Patel (pictured) collected the awards. “We’re ...
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Duns Service Station wins Jet national award for standards and service
Duns Service Station in Scotland has been named winner of Jet’s annual ‘Aim4success’ awards, which recognise dealers’ commitment to providing high levels of service, safety, training and communication.All 380 Jet dealers in the UK participated in the national ‘Aim4Success’ programme and were judged throughout 2011 on a variety of criteria. ...
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Euro Garages founders win Asian business award
Forecourt Trader of the Year winners Mohsin and Zuber Issa have been named entrepreneurs of the year at the first English Asian Business Awards.The founders of Top 50 Indie Euro Garages picked up their award at the Midland Hotel in Manchester in a ceremony that recognised the outstanding business achievements ...
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Murco saves time and money with 3G technology
Murco Petroleum is benefiting from an advanced secure payment back-up service ensuring complete connectivity across all of its forecourts in the UK.Murco has invested in independent internet service provider Timico’s new IT system that eliminates missed sales opportunities caused by the temporary loss of Internet connection, adding to advancements which ...
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Scottish fuel distributor Gleaner Oils up for sale
Family-run Scottish fuel distributor Gleaner Oils has been put up for sale by its owners, who want to retire from the business.Gleaner Oils, which also owns the country’s most northerly service station at Skiach in Ross-shire, last year turned over £122.3m and employs a total of 181 staff in Scotland. ...
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NewsMurco names new senior management team
Murco Petroleum has announced four senior management appointments within its retail operations, filling the personnel gaps left by Jeremy Clarke and Jim Mulheran’s move to Motor Fuel Group at the end of December. Jamie Goodfellow (pictured), who was Murco’s treasury & tax director with additional responsibility for the company’s insurance ...
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Forecourt Watch to tackle fuel thefts in North Tyneside
Fuel stations across North Tyneside are gearing up for a new initiative to halt fuel thefts supported by Northumbria Police.Fourteen filling stations have so far signed up to join Forecourt Watch, the crime fighting scheme operated by the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS), which alerts police and informs customers the ...