All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2012 – Page 3
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Madderson briefs MPs as Labour’s debate on deferring fuel duty rise gets under way
As Labour force a debate in the House of Commons today over the deferred 3.02ppl duty rise on January 1, 2013, in an attempt to cancel or at least delay the increase until the spring, it seems that the Coalition and the media have conveniently overlooked the impact of VAT, ...
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Imperial Tobacco’s challenge on Scottish tobacco vending law to be heard on Monday
The legal challenge by Imperial Tobacco against the Scottish Government’s legislation to ban unstaffed tobacco vending machines and tobacco displays at point-of-sale will be heard in court from Monday.Despite having twice been upheld by the Scottish courts, Imperial Tobacco brought its legal challenge on the basis that the Scottish Parliament ...
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Commons vote on Monday as Shadow Chancellor calls for delay to January’s fuel duty rise
A delay to the proposed 3ppl fuel duty rise in January will be the subject of a House of Commons debate prompted by the Labour party on Monday (November 12).Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls revealed the news in his online blog saying the fuel duty rise should be delayed at least ...
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Gatwick the top destination as AA Route Planner celebrates 100 years
Gatwick Airport is the top destination requested on the AA Route Planner which is celebrating its centenary year with its 1.5 billionth online route. The service has seen many changes in its 100 years which started with early AA Patrols providing motorists with information about the shortest routes for their ...
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RMI slams ’exortionate’ fuel prices charged by majors at MSAs
Motorway service areas (MSAs) owned or supplied by major oil companies continue to extort their customers by pricing fuel much higher than at their standard company-owned sites, according to Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA). Recent data produced by Experian Catalist showed that Shell branded petrol purchased ...
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Retail crime at the top of NFRN’s 2013 agenda for independent stores
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents launched its 2013 public affairs agenda in the Churchill Room of the House of Commons this week, as parliamentarians listened carefully to the key areas of concern for independent newsagents and convenience store retailers The 16-page Agenda for Maintaining a Healthy Independent Shop Sector ...
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’Green’ tyres more effective at reducing fuel bills and carbon emissions than green vehicle technologies
Environmentally friendly tyres are the fastest way to achieve a ‘green return’ - the point at which the upfront financial and environmental costs of green vehicle technologies are recouped, and savings begin, according to a new report by the Technical University of Munich. The report, commissioned by Lanxess, a leading ...
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Supermarkets follow Asda with 2ppl fuel price cut
Asda is cutting 2p a litre off diesel and unleaded from tomorrow morning (November 8), with Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons confirming they would match the cut. Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 205 forecourts nationwide will benefit from Asda’s new national price cap, meaning motorists will pay no more ...
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Reducing carbon footprint important focus for motorists, BCA research reveals
Research conducted among 4,000 motorists for the British Car Auctions 2012 Used Car Market Report shows that reducing their personal motoring carbon footprint has become an important focus for drivers in the past year. ‘Walking more often’ comes top of the list at 29%, followed by ’cutting out unnecessary journeys’ ...
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Chancellor urged to focus on business rates and banking in Autumn Statement
ACS has called on the Chancellor to focus on the cost of business rates and banking in his Autumn Financial Statement on December 5. The submission includes a range of recommendations including: -On business rates, reviewing how business rate increases are calculated and introducing a cap all future increases at ...
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75% of UK consumers use Internet for grocery shopping
Three-quarters (74%) of UK consumers use the Internet for household grocery shopping activity, according to a study released by consumer insight specialist Nielsen. The 2012 Nielsen Global Survey of Digital’s Influence on Grocery Shopping surveyed more than 28,000 Internet consumers in 56 countries. In the UK, it reveals that saving ...
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Private buyers main factor in 12.1% year-on-year increase in new car registrations
UK new car registrations rose 12.1% to 151,252 units in October, bucking current demand trends in Europe, according to the latest figures from the SMMT, which has revised its forecast for the full year to more than two million units, from 1.94 million in 2011. The new car market has ...
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Spar trials new retailer mobile marketing scheme
Spar stores in the South West of England are trialling an new mobile marketing scheme set to help retailers communicate with their customers in a new way.The initiative will see Spar retailers use mobile marketing to communicate with their customers, giving retailers an opportunity to promote national, regional and store-specific ...
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FTA welcomes River Severn Tolls report
The Freight Transport Association is optimistic that there is room for further discussion over the relaxation of tolls at the Severn Crossings, and welcomes the fact that the debate has begun in earnest, following the release of the Welsh Report ‘The Impact of the Severn Tolls on the Welsh Economy’.The ...
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Palmer and Harvey managers facing redundancy
Many senior managers are facing redundancy at leading wholesaler Palmer and Harvey, as the Brighton-based organisation conducts a fundamental review of its management structure.A Palmer & Harvey spokesman said the company was unable to comment while the consultation was taking place, and that further information would be released shortly. However ...
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MPs debate Business Rates Revaluation delay
ACS has joined other business groups in calling on MPs to press Ministers to withdraw plans to delay the 2015 rates revaluation in a debate taking place in the House of Commons today (November 5).ACS along with the British Property Federation, British Independent Retailers Association, British Council of Shopping Centres ...
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Fairbanks to launch ‘plant a tree’ project
Fairbanks will be launching an innovative ‘plant a tree’ project at APEA Live 2012’s awards dinner, which the wetstock monitoring company is sponsoring next week. As part of the evening entertainment, Fairbanks will donate up to 200 tree saplings to guests in a bid to help them off-set their carbon ...
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Greenergy expands with new fuel supply operation in Canada
Greenergy, the UK’s leading supplier of gasoline and diesel, is to begin supplying diesel, gasoline and biofuel in Southwestern Ontario, in the second quarter of 2013. Greenergy has been a successful supplier of fuel in the UK for nearly 20 years, and today supplies more than a quarter of the ...
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Dismay at claims that rates delay would benefit forecourts
Petrol stations would be among 800,000 premises to see a rise in business rates if revaluations stick to the 2015 date, a government Minister has claimed in a Westminster Hall debate this week. Brandon Lewis MP, Minister for the Department for Communities and Local Government, which has proposed to delay ...
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Fuel efficient tyres could save firms £500m a year, says Energy Saving Trust
UK businesses could reduce fuel costs by up to £500m a year if they fitted more fuel-efficient tyres on their company vehicles, according to new research by the Energy Saving Trust. The reseach has been revealed as new EU legislation comes into force today (November 1) forcing tyre manufacturers to ...
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