All articles by Tracy West – Page 40
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CHRISTMAS SOFT DRINKS: Santa’s softies
This Friday (November 17) sees the launch of the Coca-Cola Christmas campaign and – love it or loathe it – nothing in the soft drinks’ world says ‘Christmas’ more than Coca-Cola and its red Santa livery.
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NewsHenderson opens new Texaco forecourt with Spar store
Henderson’s latest Spar has opened at Belt Road in South Derry, with a state-of-the-art store and a four-pump Texaco-branded forecourt.
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NewsLincolnshire hand car wash owners given slavery risk orders
The owners of two Lincolnshire hand car washes have been handed Slavery and Trafficking Risk Orders (STRO).
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NewsWelcome Break submits plans for M69 motorway service area
Plans have been submitted for a new Welcome Break motorway service area (MSA) at Junction 1 of the M69 near Burbage in Leicestershire, which would be the first service area on the motorway.
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NewsNew laws for self-drive vehicles
New laws introduced into Parliament on November 8 are designed to put safety at the heart of the roll-out of self-driving vehicle technology and position the UK as a world-leader of the £42bn industry.
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NewsCCTV alert for forecourt thief
Nottinghamshire Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in relation to a shop theft.
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NewsBEVs double their market share in used car market
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were the star performers in the UK’s use car market in Q3 2023. Sales of BEVs soared by 99.9%, reaching a record 1.8% market share.
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NewsPRA says fuel margins maintained to counter higher operating costs
The PRA has hit back at the CMA’s criticism of fuel prices. In the CMA’s first monitoring report on road fuel, which was published yesterday, the consumer protection body was critical of fuel margins.
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NewsPolestar and StoreDot collaboration to end EV range anxiety
Prestige car brand Polestar is working with StoreDot to bring its extreme fast charging (XFC) technology to production. Dubbed ‘100-in-5’, it sees 100 miles (160 km) of range charged in five minutes. It can be integrated into battery pack formats that are already available and does not need to rely on a battery pack design revolution
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NewsPRA Business Breakout Swansea
The PRA’s next Business Breakout will take place at the Swansea.com stadium in Swansea on Thursday November 23. The event is open to everyone in the industry and is free to attend.
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NewsUsed EV prices fall dramatically to meet petrol car prices
Falling prices mean that many second-hand EVs are either the same price or almost equal to comparable petrol models.
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NewsRoad closures lead to major losses for Penny site
One of Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum’s sites is losing 10s of thousands of pounds in sales a month due to road closures that are preventing customers having easy access to the site.
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NewsAscona gets permission for knockdown rebuild of A467 site
Top 50 Indie Ascona has been granted planning permission to knock down and rebuild the Enterprise Service Station on Bypass Road (A467) at Crumlin, Newport.
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NewsTwo men stabbed at Wigston forecourt
Detectives are appealing to the public for help after two men were stabbed at a BP petrol station in Wigston on Friday, November 3.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR WASH AND VALETING: Winning at washing
Budgens Frilford near Abingdon in Oxfordshire was the winner of the Best Valeting Facilities Award at the recent Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards. And when you look at the family run site it’s easy to see why.
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NewsMore companies sign up to Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme
Zemo Partnership’s Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme (RFAS) now has 26 fuel suppliers fully approved under the scheme, representing over 90% of the companies supplying bulk renewable fuels to heavy-duty vehicle and off-highway markets in the UK.
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NewsMan jailed for ‘brutal onslaught’ at Tesco petrol station
A man has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail after a ‘complete brutal onslaught’ at a Tesco forecourt in Salford.
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NewsPolice appeal for witnesses after forecourt security guard assaulted
Greater Manchester Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident at the Morrisons forecourt in Chadderton to come forward.
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NewsCCTV helps to catch suspect of violent disorder at Surrey Forecourt
A man has been sentenced to two years three months in jail after being found guilty of affray and possession of an offensive weapon.
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NewsForecourt knifeman jailed for three years
A knifeman who stabbed someone in the back during an unprovoked assault at a petrol station has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for the stabbing, and an additional 146 days for carrying the knife.