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PetrolPrices revamps platform to be ‘TripAdvisor for forecourts’
The fuel price information site PetrolPrices has revamped its platform to become a ‘TripAdvisor for forecourts’, by putting data and customer experience at the heart of its offer, better linking the forecourt industry with UK drivers. The new look PetrolPrices app, which is being previewed on stand Z139 at the ...
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NewsRaider armed with knife robs petrol station
Officers from North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a masked man armed with a knife robbed a petrol station in Harrogate. The incident happened on Skipton Road Esso at 3.45am on Friday April 5. A man carrying a knife approached the cashier and demanded cash and ...
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NewsChristie & Co brings group of five petrol stations to market
A group of five freehold petrol filling station sites in Yorkshire has been brought to market by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co. They comprise two sites in Barnsley, Cross Keys Garage in Hoyland and Turnpike Garage in Staincross, two sites in Doncaster, Leyland Central Garage in Belton ...
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NewsPenny Petroleum signs eight more stores to Spar
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum has signed a deal to move a further eight of its Scottish convenience stores to Spar. With a total of 52 forecourts around the UK, Penny Petroleum - currently number 6 in the latest Top 50 Indies listing - has had two sites with Spar ...
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DRB UK Maintenance Services become Emtec Petroleum
DRB UK Maintenance Services has announced that it is now trading under the new name of Emtec Petroleum. Managing director, Robert McArthur, explained: “It makes sense that since we have been part of the Emtec Group for more than 11 years that we fall into line with our sister group ...
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DRB UK Maintenance Services announces name change to Emtec Petroleum
DRB UK Maintenance Services has announced that it is now trading under the new name of Emtec Petroleum. Managing director, Robert McArthur, explained: "It makes sense that since we have been part of the Emtec Group for more than 11 years that we fall into line with our sister group ...
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NewsBig Oil partners with EdgePetrol
Big Oil has announced a new partnership with EdgePetrol, the innovative software company that specialises in providing fuel retailers with real-time visibility of their sites and live margins. As part of the partnership, EdgePetrol will now distribute Platts daily price assessments to Big Oil customers.Owned by the Retail Motor Industry ...
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NewsDRB UK Maintenance Services renamed Emtec Petroleum
DRB UK Maintenance Services has announced that from March 1, 2019, it will be trading under the name of Emtec Petroleum. Managing director Robert McArthur explained: “It makes sense that since we have been part of the Emtec Group for more than 11 years that we fall into line with ...
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NewsPetrol station owner fights off armed masked raider
A petrol station owner has fought off a masked armed robber. Himanshu Aligh was locking up the Murco Garage in Tiverton, Devon, when he was approached from behind by a man wearing a mask and carrying a suspected pistol, and was pushed to the ground in the doorway of his ...
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NewsPolice warn petrol station staff about hoax phone calls
West Mercia Police has issued a warning to petrol station staff to be on their guard following a number of identical hoax calls that have been received at petrol stations in Tolladine Road Worcester, and Worcester Road, Great Witley, recently, claiming to be from the regional area manager. The caller ...
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NewsPetrol station worker attacked during robbery
A petrol station worker has been attacked during a robbery in the West Midlands carried out by five men. One of the robbers claimed to be a police officer to gain access to the BP garage in Pedmore Road, Lye, at 4am on Sunday February 10. The robbers attacked a ...
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No move on target on sale of new petrol and diesel cars
The government has dismissed calls by MPs to bring forward the date when sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned. Last year the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee called for the date to be brought forward from 2040 to 2032.In its report, Electric ...
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NewsPetrol sales pull out of slump with four-year high
Petrol sales in November were the highest for a single month in more than four years, but overall sales for the year are down, according to the latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs. Unleaded petrol volume reached 1.515 billion litres in November, making it the highest monthly demand ...
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NewsGovernment rejects MPs calls for earlier ban on petrol and diesel cars
The Government has dismissed calls by MPs to bring forward the date when sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned. Last year the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee called for the date to be brought forward from 2040 to 2032. In its report, ...
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NewsGlobal sales of petrol and diesel cars have peaked say experts
Global sales of petrol and diesel cars peaked in 2018, according to industry experts, and are set to decline as alternatively fuelled vehicles (AVCs) take over. A report by the Financial Times predicts sales of petrol and diesel cars are set to fall or slow compared to the rate of ...
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NewsPRA slams proposal for quango to monitor petrol and diesel prices
The PRA has slammed a proposal by a group of MPs for an independent fuel price watchdog – to be called Pumpwatch – to monitor the cost of petrol and diesel. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel suggested petrol stations that charge “fair prices” would be entitled to ...
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NewsAssailants attack man in toilets of Surrey petrol station
Surrey Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in the toilets of the BP garage in Ripley on December 17. A Surrey Police spokesman said: “We are looking for witnesses after a 22-year-old man was assaulted at a BP petrol station on December 17 shortly after ...
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Harvest Energy adds EdgePetrol to HKS sites
Harvest Energy has added EdgePetrol to its recent acquisition of the HKS portfolio, boosting the number of Harvest sites using the tool from 23 to 86. Since going live with EdgePetrol in July, Harvest Energy has made good use of key Edge features such as the live margin tool, stock ...
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NewsMan jailed for stabbing customer at Asda petrol station
A man who stabbed his victim for “taking too long” in a queue at an Asda petrol station in Derbyshire has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Jack Oldfield, 26, of Stanhope Road, Swadlincote, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, and three counts of carrying a bladed weapon after ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber jailed for raid on petrol station
A man from Warrington has been jailed after carrying out an armed robbery at a petrol station in the town. Jason Williamson, of Ramsay Close, Birchwood, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery, threatening a person with a bladed article in a public place and possessing a drug of class B ...