December 2020

Automatic car washes can remain open in new Tier 4-restricted areas

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Automatic car washes (ACWs) will be allowed to operate according to the new Tier 4 restrictions which came into force on Sunday (December 20). Hand car washes, however, will have to close. Under the heading ’Businesses and venues which can remain open’, official government guidance states that this includes: ”petrol stations, automatic (but not manual) […]

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MFG buys six sites from fellow Top 50 Indie AUK Investments

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The number one Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has acquired six forecourts in the Lake District from fellow Top 50 Indie AUK Investments. Commenting on the purchase William Bannister, chief executive officer at MFG, said: “AUK is a well-respected family business in the Lake District and the six stations that we

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First of 100-plus Electric Forecourts opens as part of £1bn UK-wide programme

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The UK’s first Electric Forecourt has officially opened for business today as a £1 billion UK-wide programme to make driving electric vehicles more enjoyable and convenient gets under way. The £10 million development near Braintree, Essex, is the first of more than 100 Electric Forecourts planned over the next five years by Gridserve. The company’s

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