All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2013 – Page 2
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Citizens Advice attacked over garage report
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has refuted a Citizens Advice report suggesting that independent used car dealers and garages are the top cause of consumer complaints. The IGA said it had contacted Citizens Advice to try and establish how the information was gathered and what evidence was provided to verify ...
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Work starts on new M5 services
Work has started on the development of a £40m service station on the M5 motorway between junctions 11a and 12 at Brookthorpe in Gloucestershire. The project is a partnership between a local charity, the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust, and Westmorland Limited, which runs the Tebay service station on the M6 in ...
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P&H and Costcutter confirm partnership
Palmer and Harvey has announced it will be moving away from direct management of symbol group convenience retailing with the 800 Mace, Your Store and Supershop stores joining the 1,600 Costcutter and Kwiksave stores in the Costcutter Supermarket Group on 7th April. At the same time P&H and Costcutter have ...
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Shell challenges forecourt food preconceptions
Shell has acknowledged the preconception that garage food is below expected standards in a new campaign to promote their forecourt food brand Deli2Go. Launching next week at sites across the UK, the retail POS campaign turns this preconception on its head and challenges customers to reassess. Using tongue-in cheek humour ...
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PRA calls for duty cut in Budget
The PRA is calling on Government to not only cancel the planned duty rise for fuel on 1 September, but to announce a 2 pence per litre duty cut in next week’s Budget. The PRA also advises that this reduction in duty should not be implemented until 1 April, to ...
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Small firms sceptical over rates benefits
Small firms have little enthusiasm for the Local Government Finance Act, with many doubtful the redistribution of money from supplementary business rates will benefit them. That’s the findings of research carried out by the Forum of Private Business (FPB), which asked members for their thoughts on how the new Act ...
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Diesel stolen from Asda distribution site
Police are investigating after a large quantity of diesel was stolen from a container at an Asda regional distribution centre. The theft happened between 11.30am on Saturday March 9, and 1am on Sunday, March 10, when diesel was stolen from a container at the Asda Distribution site on Pattinson North ...
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Two men arrested over armed robbery
Police have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery at a filling station near Cambridge. The robbery happened at Worsted Filling Station off the A11 at Babraham, south of Cambridge, at 1.20am on January 25. The shop area was locked but the station was open to sell fuel ...
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ACS welcomes inquiry into retail sector
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed news that MPs are launching an inquiry into the UK retail sector. The Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee has invited evidence on what the Government can do to support the retail sector. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We welcome this ...
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AA reports ’pothole plague’
AA members have reported a plague of potholes with road conditions worse than at the start of 2012, and one third suffering pothole damage to their vehicles in the past two years. A third of AA members have rated the overall surface condition of their local roads as poor, very ...
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Sainsbury’s sparks petrol price war
Sainsbury’s has sparked a supermarket price war on fuel after an announcement it was cutting its prices was rapidly followed by Asda and Tesco also announcing cuts. It began yesterday when Richard Crampton, Sainsbury’s head of fuel, said that from today Sainsbury’s petrol prices will drop by 4p per litre ...
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Knifeman in forecourt rampage
A knifeman has rampaged across a forecourt in Manchester attacking vehicles and threatening customers. The attack occurred at 8.45pm on Friday at the Texaco petrol station in Oldham Road, Failsworth, and police have issued CCTV footage and an efit of the attacker. Police said a man threatened several customers on ...
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Part exchange car prices hit record high
Part-exchange car prices have reached an all-time high, according to the monthly market analysis by automotive services company Manheim. It found that in February average part-exchange values reached £2,938, a growth of more than 20% year-on-year. It also reported that the rise during the past 12 months in part-exchange values ...
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P&H and Costcutter announcement expected
A partnership deal between Costcutter and Palmer and Harvey, which was first reported last week, is expected to be confirmed later today. The two companies have refused to comment on reports of the deal in The Grocer last week, but they have both invited media to an announcement in Birmingham ...
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Tax changes will affect employers
An advertising campaign about an overhaul of the PAYE system that has major implications for employers has been launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The new PAYE reporting system, known as Real Time Information (RTI), will be introduced from April 2013, with employers reporting each time they pay their ...
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AA welcomes action on drugs and driving
The AA has welcomed plans by the Government to introduce a new offence of driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with a specified controlled drug in the body. The new offence is included in the Crime and Courts Bill, currently before Parliament, and the Government has published ...
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The Forecourt Show
Make a date in your diary for April 14-16 2013 because that’s when The Forecourt Show (formerly FFE – The Forecourt & Fuel Equipment show) will take place at the NEC Birmingham. The organizing team listened to their audience and following a review of the visitor research, the show name ...
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P&H and Costcutter tight lipped over reports of deal
Costcutter and Palmer & Harvey have both declined to comment on reports in The Grocer that they have agreed a new partnership deal. Costcutter stores are currently supplied by Nisa, but according to the report P&H will take over the distribution contract when it expires in July next year, and ...
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Tobacco packaging decision "has not been taken"
The prime minister has denied that a decision has already been taken on plain packaging for tobacco products, according to the smokers’ lobby group Forest. Earlier this week a newspaper report claimed “a senior Whitehall source” confirmed that legislation would be announced in the Queen’s speech in May. Forest reports ...