All articles by Tracy West – Page 11
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR CARE AND LUBRICANTS: Buffing up sales
With drivers seemingly holding on to their cars for longer, this is a boom time for car care.
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NewsFastned plans to build new EV hub near Eynsham
Fastned UK Ltd has applied for planning permission to build a new EV charging hub on land to the north-east of Eynsham, off the A40 connecting Oxford and Cheltenham.
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NewsZero-emission bus sales up but demand for cleaner HGVs is down
The UK has maintained its status as having Europe’s biggest zero-emission buses (ZEB) market by volume, with 1,570 electric or hydrogen units entering service across all three bus types last year, representing a 35.5% increase in demand.
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NewsSky News says CD&R is considering selling part of MFG
Sky News has reported that Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), the private equity backer of Top 50 Indie MFG, is exploring the sale of a stake in the UK’s biggest independent forecourt retailing business, in a deal that could value it at about £7bn.
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NewsTeenager dies at Uckfield forecourt
A teenager has died after his car overturned at the Applegreen petrol station in New Town, Uckfield.
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NewsPenny opens first of its new standalone car wash centres
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum has opened the first of its two new standalone car wash centres.
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NewsDurham Police appeals for witnesses to petrol station robbery
Durham Police is appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a garage in Darlington on February 12.
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NewsMorrisons petrol station could be demolished for new railway line
Plans to re-open the Bangor-to-Afon Wen railway line in Wales could mean demolishing the Morrisons petrol station in Caernarfon town centre.
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NewsRontec gets permission to build new shop at Mill Lane Service Station
Top 50 Indie Rontec has been granted planning permission to knock down its shop at Mill Lane Service Station in Newton-le-Willows and erect a new one.
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NewsPolice hunt petrol station burglar
Dorset Police is appealing for information as the force investigates a burglary at a petrol station near Dorchester.
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NewsNew Craigavon forecourt gets go-ahead with a bigger shop
Planning permission has been granted – for a third time – for a petrol station at Carn Business Park, Craigavon.
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NewsWater company introduces poo-powered electric HGVs
United Utilities is introducing four electric HGVs, which are powered by poo.
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NewsPolice locate van involved in four fuel thefts in two hours
North Yorkshire Police has identified a van linked with four fuel thefts in the space of two hours, via its ANPR Hub.
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NewsCost puts drivers off from switching to an EV
Cost remains the biggest barrier to switching to an EV, according to the 2024 Europcar Mobility Group UK EV barometer.
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NewsEssar petrol forecourt to get convenience store
A Ford dealership in Warwickshire, which already has an Essar petrol forecourt, is now adding a convenience store to the site.
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NewsMajor plans for efuel project in Scotland
Energy and tech companies are working together on the HyLion network to establish a transnational, European end-to-end supply chain for CO2-reduced hydrogen and e-methanol.
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NewsSpar Derwent forecourt gets Milk Shed vending machine
Spar Derwent in Keswick has become the second James Hall-owned forecourt site to get an Ann Forshaw’s Milk Shed vending machine.
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NewsMyAutomate acquires Portland Pricing to enhance its fuel data services
MyAutomate has announced the acquisition of Portland Pricing (www.portlandpricing.co.uk) from Portland Fuel, which it says is a significant step forward in its mission to provide cutting-edge fuel data and services to both consumers and businesses.
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NewsMan sentenced to 10 years for armed robbery at forecourt
A man who pleaded guilty to his involvement in an armed robbery at a petrol station in Grimsby has been sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison and disqualified from driving for three years.
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NewsCall for regulation to decarbonise HGVs
Twenty businesses, industry groups and NGOs have called on the government to bring forward the consultation on regulatory proposals for decarbonising the HGV sector by March 1 at the latest.