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  • Asda takes unleaded petrol down to 107.7ppl
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    Asda takes unleaded petrol down to 107.7ppl

    2015-01-02T00:00:00Z

    The big four supermarket groups marked New Year’s Day by cutting a further 2ppl from their petrol and diesel prices, with prices now having fallen by 19ppl and 15ppl respectively in less than four months. Asda announced its new national price cap was 107.7ppl on unleaded petrol and 114.7ppl on ...

  • AA dismisses prospect of petrol below £1 per litre
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    AA dismisses prospect of petrol below £1 per litre

    2014-12-23T00:00:00Z

    The AA has dismissed suggestions by rival motoring organisation the RAC that petrol could fall below £1 a litre in the New Year, but said the crash in fuel prices over the past month is the third largest it has recorded. In its latest monthly fuel report the AA said: ...

  • RAC predicts unleaded petrol will fall below £1 a litre
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    RAC predicts unleaded petrol will fall below £1 a litre

    2014-12-17T00:00:00Z

    The RAC is predicting petrol could be selling for less than £1 a litre for several months at the start of 2015, due to the plummeting price of oil – a pump price last seen in late May 2009. The price of Brent crude has fallen below $60 a barrel ...

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    Petrol prices plummet to four-year low

    2014-11-19T00:00:00Z

    The lowest unleaded petrol prices looked likely to fall below 120ppl as Forecourt Trader went to press, with the prices having fallen 6ppl in a month after the major multiples launched another round of price cuts at the beginning of last week. Tesco beat its competitors to the punch by ...

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    Asda takes unleaded petrol below 120ppl

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Minimum supermarket prices for unleaded petrol have fallen below 120ppl, as predicted in the November issue of Forecourt Trader, after the big three all cut 1ppl off their fuel prices. Today Asda introduced its fifth price cut in less than six weeks, taking 1ppl off both unleaded petrol and diesel, ...

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    Knife man attempts to rob petrol station in Dundee

    2014-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Police Scotland is appealing for information after a man walked into a petrol station in Dundee, threatened a member of staff with a knife and demanded money. He made off empty handed. The incident happened at the Shell Petrol Station at Forfar Road about 9.50pm on Tuesday 7 October. The ...

  • Penny Petroleum additions strengthen Jet in North East
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    Penny Petroleum additions strengthen Jet in North East

    2014-10-08T00:00:00Z

    Jet has increased its presence in north-east England through new contracts with Penny Petroleum that have seen seven new sites join the network and a further three sites sign retie deals. Penny Petroleum has a portfolio of 25 retail sites, the majority of which are located in the north of ...

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    Teesside upgrade includes petrol

    2014-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Greenergy has completed the first significant milestone in the regeneration of a former refinery on Teesside, now called Greenergy North Tees, as part of its programme of investment in fuel infrastructure. This phase of regeneration has seen the facility, a top tier COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazards) site, upgraded ...

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    Kent petrol station robber jailed

    2014-09-19T00:00:00Z

    A man who robbed a Shell service station in Kent has been jailed for almost two years. Rodney Grannum, 48, of Hayle Road, Maidstone snatched cash from the tills of the petrol garage and a Co-op store on April 25. Grannum first targeted the petrol station on the A229 in ...

  • Petrol and diesel prices hit three-year low
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    Petrol and diesel prices hit three-year low

    2014-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Average petrol and diesel prices have fallen to a three-year low following a new spate of price cuts by the major supermarkets. Yesterday, petrol averaged 129.12ppl at the pump while the cost of diesel averaged 133.5ppl. The last time petrol was lower than yesterday’s price was on 23 February 2011, ...

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    Murco sells refinery and is close to petrol station deal

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The sale of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery has been confirmed while Murphy Oil Corporation is also close to a deal on its network of petrol stations. The company announced last Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murco Petroleum had signed an agreement to sell its Milford Haven refinery and terminal assets ...

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    Two English petrol stations in £3m fuel fraud investigation

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Two petrol stations have been raided and seven men and two women from across southern England have been arrested for their involvement in a suspected £3m fuel fraud, during an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). About 170 HMRC officers, assisted by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) ...

  • Average unleaded petrol prices back below 130ppl
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    Average unleaded petrol prices back below 130ppl

    2014-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The average price of unleaded petrol at the pumps in the UK has fallen below 130ppl after two months of higher prices. The average price of unleaded petrol rose above 130ppl in May, peaking at 131.70ppl during the first weekend of July. Experian Catalist reported that on Wednesday 6th August ...

  • Minister slammed for blaming petrol stations for drive-offs
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    Minister slammed for blaming petrol stations for drive-offs

    2014-08-06T00:00:00Z

    A government minister who suggested petrol stations are encouraging theft by failing to take measures to stop customers leaving without paying has been widely criticised. Home Office minister Norman Baker questioned whether police should respond to reports of motorists driving off without paying for fuel, if forecourt retailers are not ...

  • HMRC raids two petrol stations in southern England
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    HMRC raids two petrol stations in southern England

    2014-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Two petrol stations have been raided and seven men and two women from across southern England have been arrested for their involvement in a suspected £3m fuel fraud, during an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). About 170 HMRC officers, assisted by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) ...

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    Domestic energy price hikes depressing petrol sales

    2014-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Record low sales of petrol this spring were a reaction to surging domestic energy bills, according to a poll of more than 18,000 AA members. The slump at the pump occurred while petrol prices were at their lowest for three years. Fifty five per cent of those polled said the ...

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    Thieves raid two petrol stations for cigarettes

    2014-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Break-ins yesterday at two petrol stations - in Hillington and South Raynham - involving the theft of thousands of cigarettes, have been reported on the Eastern Daily Press news website. The report said thieves forced their way through the door of Hillington Petrol Station and Post Office at 2.15am and ...

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    Petrol hits an all time low

    2014-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Sales of petrol in the UK plummeted to the lowest level on record in March despite an average price below 130ppl. Petrol sales figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that UK drivers this March bought 1.367 billion litres compared to 1.375 billion litres last March, which was the ...

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    Solar power will kill off petrol stations predicts scientist

    2014-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Petrol stations could die out in the near future as motorists will be able to generate all the power they need for their vehicles from solar panels on their homes, according to claims by a scientist reported by The Telegraph. Keith Barnham, emeritus professor of physics at Imperial College, said ...

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    Supermarkets hit by petrol slump

    2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

    The big four supermarkets have been hit hardest by the falling demand for petrol, according to analysis of new government figures by the AA. Despite the lowest prices for three years, demand for petrol from October to December last year fell 4.2% compared with the same period in 2012, but ...