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Petrol prices at three-year low says RAC
The average price of petrol has fallen below the 130p mark for the first time since the end of February 2011, according to the RAC, while diesel has also come down to its lowest price since mid-July 2012. Quoting prices provided by Fuel Prices Online, which uses wholesale pricing information ...
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Man seriously injured in petrol tanker collision
A man has been taken to hospital in Inverness, Scotland, with serious injuries following a crash involving a petrol tanker. Officers from the Highlands and Islands Division of Police Scotland are appealing for information following a two vehicle collision which occurred on the A9 at Poles, near Dornoch. The collision ...
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Costco to start work on first UK petrol station
Asda’s reputation as the provider of the UK’s cheapest fuel could soon face a stiff challenge when Costco opens its first petrol filling station in this country. As Forecourt Trader revealed last summer the US giant applied for and was then granted planning permission for a petrol filling station (PFS) ...
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Attempted robbery at petrol station in Aberdeen
Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery at the BP petrol station on King Street, Aberdeen. The incident happened at around 8.30pm on Thursday 16 January, and the first male suspect is described as being around 5 foot 8in tall, of slim build and wearing a black hooded ...
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NewsPetrol prices set to move down
Petrol prices are set to ease downwards as economic, fiscal and commodity trends combine to provide some positive news for UK motorists, according to the PRA. Brian Madderson, PRA chairman commented: “A number of key factors and forecasts are combining to give a positive spin to the outlook for retail ...
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Petrol addict arrested on forecourt
A man addicted to sniffing and drinking petrol has been given a suspended prison sentence after twice breaching an ASBO banning him from petrol stations. Brian Taylor, 45, from Redcar in North Yorkshire, was banned from petrol stations after attacking pumps, including cutting fuel lines, in order to get at ...
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Fire destroys roof at Dorking petrol station
Five fire engines and around 30 firefighters tackled a blaze at the Esso petrol station on the A24 London Road at Dorking in Surrey. The fire service were called at 2.30pm on Tuesday November 19 and were able to extinguish the blaze, which was in the shop, just after 5pm. ...
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Asda petrol station plan refused in Newport
A planning application for a petrol station at an Asda supermarket in Newport has been rejected, but at the same meeting Morrisons was granted permission for a filling station at its supermarket despite an 860-strong petition against it. Council planners recommended the Asda scheme was refused because it was not ...
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Number of independent petrol retailers growing across Europe
There has been an upsurge in the number of independent petrol retailers across Europe as the major oil companies have been selling off many forecourt sites, according to the latest research from global real estate advisor CBRE. Europe’s largest oil companies are placing greater emphasis on upstream activities such as ...
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Robbers strike at Esso petrol station
Staffordshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a cash-in-transit robbery at a petrol station in Stafford on Saturday 19 October. The incident happened at around 1.30pm on the forecourt of the Esso petrol station at Lammascote Road. Officers are keen to trace two men who arrived at the forecourt on ...
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NewsEstate agents highlight apartment’s petrol pumps
East Preston on the West Sussex coast features a first for the forecourt sector – estate agents citing a view of petrol pumps as a major selling point for a luxury apartment. However these are not ordinary petrol pumps as they have been refurbished to bring them back to their ...
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CID appeal after major diesel theft from petrol station
East Surrey CID have launched an appeal for information following the theft of a large quantity of diesel fuel from a petrol station. The incident took place at the Murco petrol station at Guildford Road, Great Bookham, in Surrey, while it was closed overnight, between 11.30pm on Thursday, 29 September, ...
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NewsRAC praises petrol retailers for passing on savings
The RAC has praised petrol retailers for passing on savings on lower wholesale fuel prices to their customers, and predicted prices could fall to their lowest level for over a year in the next two weeks. Average unleaded petrol prices have fallen by more than 5 pence per litre (ppl) ...
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Pussy’s petrol gains
Pussy Drinks has said it has made "significant progress" in the forecourt sector so far this year, with new listings in Motor Fuel Group, Park Garages, Penny Petroleum and Aleef. Both Penny Petroleum and Aleef have taken the new £1 price-marked can. In addition, the company has a promotional programme ...
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Costco wins consent for petrol station
Costco has won planning permission for its first UK petrol station. In July Forecourttrader.co.uk exclusively revealed that the US giant had applied for planning permission to build a petrol filling station (PFS) at its Liverpool site. Liverpool Council has now granted consent for the development, and Costco told an IGD ...
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Attempted armed robbery at Bradford petrol station
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted armed robbery at a petrol station in Bradford. At about 10.50am on Wednesday 4 September, two men - one carrying a baseball bat - entered the Greengates Service Station in New Line, Greengates, and demanded money from the cashier. However, the men ...
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Armed robber who held up petrol station jailed
A man who robbed an Asda petrol station at gunpoint has been jailed. David Jones of Rushcroft Road, Shaw, Oldham, was charged with one count of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, and two counts of possession of an imitation shotgun. He was sentenced to five years on Monday 2 ...
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A head for petrol
For those of you who believe that staffing at the Petrol Retailers’ Association has been a bit thin on the ground of late, some good news. Step forward Richard Chadderton, the new head of petrol (since July), a full-time, permanent position, realigned from the scope of its previous incumbent to ...
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Series of thefts from Suffolk petrol stations
Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of over £1,000 worth of fuel from four petrol stations across Suffolk. The first incident happened at a petrol station in Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, between 4pm and 4.30pm on Saturday 24 August. Two men in a white transit van made off without ...
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MFG owners buy 54 petrol filling stations
The owners of Motor Fuels Group (MFG) have teamed up again to buy a portfolio of 54 petrol filling stations in a deal worth more than £50m. Aberdeen-based oil industry veteran Alasdair Locke and private equity firm Patron Capital Partners formed a joint venture, Scorpion PFS 1 Ltd, to buy ...