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InstaVolt partners with Plugsurfing app
InstaVolt has partnered with the Plugsurfing app and, as a result, added 1,350 nationwide InstaVolt chargepoints to Plugsurfing’s existing network of nearly 30,000 chargepoints in the UK and over 600,000 in Europe. InstaVolt says this will improve the customer experience for existing and future customers by allowing easier access to public charging infrastructure.
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British Gas says it offers cheapest EV home charging
British Gas says it offers the cheapest way to charge an EV in the UK, with its Hive SmartCharge service.
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More than two-thirds of chargepoint users unhappy with infrastructure
A new survey from Which? has revealed that 69% of people who use public EV chargers are unhappy with the current infrastructure.
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Man charged with forecourt murder
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man at the Texaco garage in Meadow Lane, Nottingham, have charged a suspect with murder.
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Former Environment Secretary to head new UK transport decarbonisation initiative
A new task force to help drive the UK’s transport decarbonisation transition through its “crucial delivery stage” has been unveiled.
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Miles Retail withdraws extension plans
Miles Retail Ltd has withdrawn plans to extend its Jet forecourt at Desborough Park Road in High Wycombe. The decision comes after the site was hit with a contaminated fuel problem, where some cars which had been filled with diesel subsequently broke down.
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Rontec applies for planning for EV bays at Preston site
Top 50 Indie Rontec has applied for planning permission to install seven EV charge bays at its Fulwood Service Station in Garstang Road, Preston.
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Petroassist UK installs new pay@pump terminals at Tesco forecourts
Petroassist UK, a subsidiary of the Petrotec Group, has begun installing its latest pay@pump terminals at 600 Tesco forecourts.
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EG Group awarded planning permission – and partial costs
EG Group’s plans to build a new petrol station on a greenfield site, off the A14 at Elmswell in Suffolk, have finally been approved after an appeal. As well as getting planning permission, EG Group was also awarded partial costs by The Planning Inspectorate due to delays on Mid Suffolk District Council’s part.
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Maxol targets twentysomethings for convenience sales
Maxol is targeting shoppers in their mid-20s, pre-family and with greater spending power, as it repositions from a traditional fuels-centric company to a convenience led retailer.
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BP identifies bespoke food, dealer recruitment, and ultra-rapid EV charging for 2024 forecourt plans
When picking up a bottle of champagne, freshly cut flowers, and a bean-to-cup coffee is cited as a key shopping mission you get an idea of what BP is trying to achieve with its estate of 1,100 UK forecourt sites, including the 313 it owns.
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MPK Garages hits out at no means of payment as “a kind of payday loan”
No-means-of-payment (NMoP) incidents have trebled over the past six months for Top Indie retailer MPK Garages, with people using the excuse as “a kind of payday loan”, stalling payment for three or four weeks, while they are tracked down for payment.
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ACS report highlights key role of rural independent retailers
The Association of Convenience Stores is celebrating the crucial role that rural shops play in thousands of communities across the UK as part of the launch of its 2024 Rural Shop Report.
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UK EV charger installations up 45% in a year
A 45% increase in the number of public electric vehicle charging devices installed in the UK in the past year has been revealed by the latest quarterly figures released by the Department for Transport.
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Gridserve launches ‘fastest and most powerful’ commercially available charger
Gridserve has introduced its fastest electric vehicle charger - the 360kW ABB Terra 360 - following a successfull trial at its Braintree Electric Forecourt back in October 2022.
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MFG agrees partnership and proposed acquisition of 337 Morrisons forecourts in £2.5bn deal
MFG and Morrisons have confirmed the proposed acquisition by MFG of 337 Morrisons petrol forecourts (including fuel, convenience retail kiosk and ancillary services) and more than 400 associated sites across the UK for the development of ’ultra-rapid’ EV charging.
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Grove Retail addresses planning issues to get new site built
Top 50 Indie Grove Retail is closer to getting a new forecourt built at New Cumnock in Ayrshire after submitting a report on its proposals to East Ayrshire Council.
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Shell forecourt re-opens at Luton Airport
A Shell forecourt has re-opened on Eaton Green Road at Luton Airport after a knockdown rebuild.
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FOCUS ON VAPING: Forecourt retailers question disposable vape ban, which is part of sweeping government regulation for the vaping category
Forecourt retailers warn that the ban on disposable vapes announced today could boost the black market for unregulated devices, simply driving the problem underground.
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Cornwall Council to debate shortage of EV charging in the county next month
One of the most tourism-reliant and rural counties in England is desperately short of electric vehicle charging points, according to a report.