Caltex and Woolworths Rewards have partnered up to give away fuel for a year. Caltex is encouraging its petrol customers to scan their Woolworths Rewards cards to win. In a release announcing the competition, Woolworths Rewards said entering the competition was as easy as: “Simply scan your Woolworths Rewards Card and earn an entry every […]
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Written by Dan Armes of ServoPro Some people are in the industry are calling it a threat, others are calling it an opportunity. Whatever way you look at it, Electric Vehicles (EV’s) are going to dramatically change the way we do business in the retail fuel industry. Fuel is the biggest reason consumers visit a
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The Westside Petroleum Group has opened a new petrol station in Dunedoo. The Shell petrol station is on the Golden Highway in Dunedoo in NSW. In a post on the companies LinkedIn page, the company said the site was: “Packed with features including both light and heavy vehicle filling areas (with high flow and diesel)+
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The Irish government has published a Climate Action Plan, believing it is “way off course” from meeting its obligations to under the Paris climate change accord, Drive reported. The 150-page report notes the government has already decided “no new non-zero emissions vehicles will be sold in Ireland post-2030”. Drive reported the government also plans to
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A twenty-eight-year-old petrol station attendant in the South African city of Cape Town, has been rewarded more than R500,000 (around $10,400AUD). Nkosikho Mbele had previously paid for a woman’s petrol out of his own pocket after realising she had left all her bank cards at home. Mr Mbele, who works at a Shell-branded station gave
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Despite the Queen’s Birthday long weekend feeling like it was last year, motorists have been warned to look out for the best prices at the petrol bowser. Fuel prices were set to rise over the three-day period, with motorists being urged to ‘shop around’ for the best deal. Finance and household savings expert Rod Attrill
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Written by Dan Armes, Founder of ServoPro The petrol and convenience industry is increasingly being targeted by government departments to check on compliance. One area of compliance that has been a focus is staff training and record keeping. Petrol station operators are required by law to fully train their staff and keep records of this
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Woolworths has completed a successful buy-back worth $1.7 billion following the sale of its petrol business. Woolworths Group chairman Gordon Cairns said: “We are pleased with the outcome and the strong level of investor interest. Completion of the off-market buy-back fulfills the Board’s commitment to return the proceeds from the Woolworths Petrol sale to shareholders”.
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Police are investigating a string of petrol thefts in Moorabbin and Frankson in VIC. According to Baysidenews.com.au, investigators were made aware of a woman in a Mercedes with false number plates who was filling her car with petrol and then driving off without paying. Police noted the incident may be related to another petrol theft
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The EG group has reportedly finalised the purchase of Woolworth’s petrol business.
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The Liberal Democrats want bring Australia back to the “glory days” of “less than $1 a litre” for petrol. Senator Duncan Spender said the current fuel excise was “ridiculously high”, News.com.au reported. “Most of Australia right now would be less than $1 a litre fuel under the Liberal Democrats plan,” Mr Spender said. “It’s been
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Viva Energy has reportedly taken a $35 million hit to its earnings following rising oil prices. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the company made a statement to the ASX saying: “Challenging trading conditions in 2019, predominantly due to sharp increases in the oil price, have impacted fuel margins”. “This has negatively impacted Viva Energy
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Petrol prices reached a six-month high ahead of the Easter Long weekend.
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