All articles by Tracy West – Page 37
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NewsMan who stole £1,800-worth of fuel jailed for four months
A disqualified driver who repeatedly stole fuel from a petrol station in Fontwell, West Sussex, has been jailed for four months.
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NewsForecourt to be bulldozed to make way for supermarket
Northdown Service Station, on Maidstone Road near Charing in Kent, is to be bulldozed to make way for a new shop – but no fuelling facilities.
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NewsHuge demand for forecourt property remains, says Rapleys
Real estate adviser Rapleys is reporting up to 100 ‘buy’ calls for every one ‘sales’ call for petrol stations.
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NewsFuel monitor bill rushed through Parliament ahead of General Election
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, which includes more powers to monitor the road fuel market, has been rushed through Parliament and passed ahead of the upcoming General Election on July 4.
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NewsMoto to go under the hammer?
Sky News is reporting that Top 50 Indie, motorway services operator Moto, will go up for auction later this year.
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NewsForest of Dean Council receives nearly £200k to install more EV chargepoints
The Forest of Dean District Council has received £199,853 of funding to install 33 EV chargepoints across the district in council-owned car parks.
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NewsRefuel Forecourts granted 24-hour off licence for Haltwhistle store
Top 50 Indie Refuel Forecourts has been granted a licence to sell alcohol 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at its Eden’s Lawn Service Station in Haltwhistle near Hexham in Northumberland.
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NewsIssas move up Sunday Times Rich List
EG Group and Asda bosses Mohsin and Zuber Issa have moved up one place on The Sunday Times’ Rich List 2024 from number 40, last year to number 39 this year.
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NewsOver a third of UK motorists still not checking tyres as half term approaches
Bridgestone is issuing a road safety plea ahead of the May half term, after its latest survey revealed that over a third of drivers in the UK won’t think to check their tyres – and half don’t know the legal tread limit.
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NewsJLR to deliver improved battery longevity with advanced battery tech
JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) has signed a multi-year deal to use Fortescue’s advanced battery intelligence software, Elysia, in its next-generation EVs.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON RETAIL TECHNOLOGY: Action stations
If you want to see retail technology in action, look no further than Madigans Court Spar forecourt on Antrim Road, Belfast, which has invested in technology in a big way, offering customers the option of self-checkouts, using electronic shelf-edge labels and also the Glory cash management closed-loop system.
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NewsUber offers incentives for its London drivers to go electric
Uber is offering its London drivers cash incentives to switch to an EV as well as £750-worth of charging credits with BP Pulse.
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NewsRoyal Mail reaches HVO milestone
Royal Mail has hit its first milestone in its rollout of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) to fuel its HGV fleet, using over 10 million litres and saving over 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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NewsFrench firm sues to stop MFG/Morrisons deal
Equans EV Solutions, a subsidiary of French corporation Bouygues, is suing Morrisons in a bid to stop its £2.5bn deal to sell its forecourt business to Top 50 Indie MFG – a deal which actually completed last month.
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NewsOctopus Electroverse offers cheaper public EV charging
EV drivers in Britain can benefit from cheaper public charging when green energy is abundant thanks to a new innovation from the Octopus Electroverse app.
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NewsPlans submitted for new forecourt in Lurgan
Planning permission is being sought for a new petrol station on land at Millennium Way in Lurgan, Craigavon, County Armagh.
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NewsPlans approved for development of Millpond Petrol Station in Featherstone
Darwen Investments Ltd, operated by Irfan, Mohsin and Yasin Patel, has been granted planning permission to remodel its Millpond Petrol Station in Featherstone, Pontefract.
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NewsDHL Supply Chain in new deal with BP Pulse
DHL Supply Chain has been appointed by BP Pulse in a new warehousing and transport contract.
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NewsSales of ZEV HGVs hampered by lengthy grant system
Growth in sales of ZEV HGVs remains constricted due to a lack of operator confidence which is not helped by a lengthy grant system where fewer than half of all ZEV models available are currently eligible.
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NewsHydrogen-fuelled vehicle firm ULEMCo secures more funding
Hydrogen-fuelled vehicle firm ULEMCo has secured a further £5m in funding and has added to its investor base.