All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2012
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Cheaper fuel in days - or else, orders Transport Secretary Greening
Oil companies will today be given “one last chance” to pass on price cuts to motorists — or face Government action, according to a report in today’s Sun newspaper.The report says Transport Secretary Justine Greening has ordered officials to draw up a code of conduct in order to shame retailers ...
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Price transparency will help stop motorists "being taken for fuels" says AA
The AA claims the Government’s announcement calling on the industry to implement petrol and diesel price transparency will help to stop its 15 million members and other motorists ‘being taken for fuels’.The Transport Secretary has called on fuel retailers to set up a transparency register and code of practice so ...
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Unite urges government to save Coryton and secure petrol supplies
Unite the union will be calling on the government to intervene and secure the future of the Coryton oil refinery in Essex, following the announcement by administrators that it intends to close the site.The union is seeking an urgent meeting with ministers in a bid to avert the refinery’s closure ...
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UKPIA ’saddened’ by prospect of Coryton closure
UKPIA said it is saddened by the news from Price Waterhouse Coopers that PRML Coryton Refinery appears destined to cease refining operations shortly with the consequent loss of jobs and supply infrastructure. "Our thoughts are with the staff and contractors, many of whom have been employed at the site for ...
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Closure of Coryton will not disrupt supply, says government
The government has said that the closure of Petroplus’ Coryton refinery in Essex will not have any impact on fuel supply. A spokesperson at the Department of Energy and Climate Change said: “Continuing jetty operations at Coryton means that there should be no loss of supply through the terminal to ...
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Osborne abandons plans for ‘pasty tax’
Chancellor George Osborne has announced a u-turn on his controversial plan to impose VAT on the Cornish pasty. After the amendment, food such as sausage rolls or pasties will not be liable for VAT as long as they are cooling down naturally on shelf, rather than being kept hot in ...
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Total Lubricants sponsors Mazda MX-5 GT race programme
Total Lubricants has become one of the official sponsors of the 2012 Mazda MX-5 GT race programme.Linden Thornton, marketing manager for Total Lubricants, said: “With the MX-5 GT race car doing so well in last year’s Championship and an attractive sponsorship proposition, it is an exciting time to support Mazda ...
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Coryton refinery looks set to close
Petroplus’ refinery in Coryton is set to close as the administrators failed to find a buyer for Essex refinery, which supplies 20% of road fuels in London and the Southeast. PriceWaterhouseCooper said the current economic environment, the challenge of raising $1bn (£625m) of funding for the refinery, including the $150m ...
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Total dealers hear “compelling” case for Gulf brand at GB Oils roadshows
GB Oils has completed a series of roadshows for its Total dealer network to discuss the challenges and opportunities for retailers, along with the oil company’s vision for the future.More than 110 retailers – including many of the Top 50 Indies – attended the events in Birmingham, York and Windsor ...
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Topaz launches free app for motorists
Topaz has launched a free ‘Topaz App’ which helps motorists find their nearest Topaz site from the network of more than 300 sites in Northern Ireland and Ireland. A ‘running low on fuel’ feature picks up the driver’s current location via GPS and maps the route to the nearest Topaz ...
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Positive result for retailers in Mastercard judgment
The European Union General Court has upheld the European Commission’s decision against the way MasterCard sets interchange rates on European cross-border credit and debit card payments that are unfair and anti-competitive. While this ruling only applies to cross-border payments in Europe, such as when tourists and business people use their ...
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New wet-stock deals for Fairbanks in Ireland
Wet-stock monitoring specialist Fairbanks has secured contracts in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with fuel retailers Applegreen and Topaz Energy supplying its real-time data monitoring and wetstock management services.Henderson Group has also re-signed its current deal to use Fairbanks’ real-time data management as well as statistical inventory reconciliation ...
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TfL urges road users to plan ahead for Olympics travel using new online planning tool
Transport for London (TfL) has launched an online ‘temporary road changes’ planning tool, enabling London’s road users to see how the areas where they live, work and visit will be affected.The new tool, which is searchable by postcode, currently includes information about the Olympic and Paralympic route networks and the ...
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Tory MP leads charge against ’rip-off’ fuel prices
‘Rip-off’ petrol prices were the subject of a debate in the Houses of Parliament yesterday, led by Tory MP for Harlow, Robert Halfon.He urged the Government to launch a tough investigation into allegations of price-fixing in the UK oil market; to put pressure on oil companies to reduce prices quickly ...
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Post office overhaul will bring opportunities to forecourts, says Christie + Co
The network transformation of the Post Office looks certain to result in opportunities for forecourt and convenience operators, business adviser Christie + Co has said.While the future shape of the Post Office or postal services network in a possible new era of competition is still to be defined in statute, ...
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RAC calls on government to scrap August fuel duty rise
The RAC has called on the Government to scrap the planned rise in fuel duty in August at a time when drivers are being hit by record fuel prices and are struggling to cope with the impact of high motoring costs. In its latest annual report on motoring it says ...
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Retailers call for action on card transaction fees
Top retailers including Welcome Break, Morrisons and Spar are supporting a letter to be sent to George Osborne tomorrow, asking the government to take action on increasing card transaction charges that are costing both big and small retailers dear.The campaign, which is being spearheaded by CMS Payments Intelligence, will see ...
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Risk of high oil prices through Iran sanctions would be short-lived, reports Moody’s
Higher oil prices that could potentially result from new US and European Union (EU) economic sanctions against Iranian oil exports would be credit-positive for international oil companies (IOCs) overall, but negative for corporate sectors such as retail, oil refining and European car manufacturers, Moody’s Investors Service has said in ...
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Multi-format strategy leads to global sales uplift for Spar
SPAR’s worldwide retail sales grew by €1.36 billion in 2011, leading to overall sales of €31.1 billion and a cumulative three year retail sales increase of 16%, Dr Gordon Campbell, managing director of SPAR International announced at its annual congress.He said the SPAR multi-format retail strategy had played a key ...
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DMUK launches new signage website
Illuminated signage specialist DMUK has launched its new website – www.dmuk.co.uk – which provides detailed information on the DMUK portfolio of display products, and highlights the ways in which the company works alongside trade partners to design and manufacture bespoke solutions.With LED rapidly becoming the preferred technology for illuminated display, ...