All News articles – Page 8
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NewsMasked football hooligans throw lit flare around Scottish forecourt
A group of around 25 masked youths rampaged across a forecourt in Newmains, North Lanarkshire, lighting a flare before throwing it into the site’s shop.
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NewsCar-wash boss banned from being a company director over illegal workers
The owner of a Suffolk hand car wash has been banned from being a company director for seven years after Immigration Enforcement officers found he had employed four people with no right to work in the UK.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: The SMMT’s Mike Hawes gets real on EVs
Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, gives his most candid interview yet on electric vehicles.
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NewsSafety concerns raised over plans for roundabout petrol station
Developers seeking to build a new petrol station just off a roundabout on the Isle of Sheppey have been told a pedestrian crossing will likely be needed to provide access to the forecourt, while one local resident branded access plans for the site “downright dangerous”.
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NewsForecourt knife robber gets six-year prison sentence
A thief who held up two petrol stations at knifepoint has been sentenced to six years in custody.
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AnalysisHVO could take diesel engines back to the future
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a drop in replacement for diesel which significantly reduces carbon emissions, is growing in demand. However, it needs government backing to become a serious solution to help slow climate change, argues Hugo Griffiths.
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NewsUndercover audits reveal concerns over ID checks for vape sales
The disposable vapes ban comes into force in a little over two weeks, but concerns around sales to under-18s look set to be an issue even after refillable devices are the only ones offered.
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NewsDevelopers appeal to Planning Inspectorate over forecourt digital advertising billboard
An application to install a six metre wide digital advertising billboard by a petrol station, initially refused by the local council, has seen developers appeal to the Planning Inspectorate in an attempt to get the screen allowed.
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NewsInPost partners with Asos for UK’s first nationwide next-day locker delivery service
InPost, which has around 9,000 drop-off and collection lockers in the UK and is often found at forecourts, has teamed up with fashion firm Asos to create the UK’s first nationwide next-day delivery service for lockers.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: £6.5m of fuel stolen in drive-offs as up to 94% of offenders escape justice
Forecourt Trader has discovered that fuel worth an estimated £6.5 million has been stolen in the past five years in over 131,000 drive-off incidents from petrol stations, with police ending investigations with no suspect being identified in up to 94% of cases, despite senior officers linking such offences to organised crime.
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NewsNew EV charging hub opens at Wiltshire National Trust estate
A new EV charging hub providing eight ultra-rapid chargers for 16 charging bays has opened at a National Trust property a mile and a half off the A303 near Mere, Wiltshire.
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NewsPolice appeal for information following Harrogate forecourt theft
Officers from North Yorkshire Police have asked members of the public to come forward with information about a suspect following a theft from a Harrogate petrol station.
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NewsPRA raises questions over new Fuel Finder scheme
The government may only have awarded the tender for the national Fuel Finder scheme, set to launch by the end of the year, but the Petrol Retailers Association has already raised significant questions over how the programme will operate.
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NewsNew chargepoint operator Source launches first EV hub
The competitive world of EV chargepoint firms became even more competitive this month with the launch of Source, a new joint venture between energy firm SSE and French oil company Total Energies.
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NewsTill stolen as thieves break into Penny on the Move Durham forecourt
Thieves made off with the till and other items from a Durham forecourt after breaking into the site at 2:30am earlier in the week.
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NewsGovernment contract for Fuel Finder scheme awarded to VE3 Global
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded the contract for the nationwide Fuel Finder database to a company called VE3 Global Ltd, it was announced this week.
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NewsUK Deposit Management Organisation formed to run Deposit Return Scheme
The government has selected and named an industry coalition to run the country’s Deposit Return Scheme for single-used plastic and metal drinks containers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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NewsLPC sets out options for ending 18-20-year-olds minimum-wage rate
Two options for expanding the National Living Wage (NLW) to 18–20-year-olds have been put forward by the Low Pay Commission for consultation.
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NewsHybrids outsell EVs as new-car registrations dip
Hybrid cars comfortably outsold EVs last month, as the new-car market declined 10.4% overall. Hybrids made up 25.5% of sales, with EVs being chosen by 20.4% of buyers.
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NewsCouncil switches bin lorries to HVO in bid to cut carbon emissions
Pendle Borough Council has opted to run six of its bin lorries on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as part of its plans to become carbon neutral by 2030.