Asda’s petrol forecourt business to be spun off in £750m deal as debt-fuelled takeover of the supermarket nears completion EG Group is owned by investment firm TDR Capital, and Zuber and Mohsin Issa The UK competition authorities must approve EG Group’s acquisition of Asda AA’s Luke Bosdet: Asda ‘has been the standout retailer for fair … Read more
The novelty of it all takes some time to sink in. But it is not the tranquillity which is most peculiar, nor all the technology, nor the fact that this is the first electric service station in Britain — and very possibly the world. It is the loos. Low-lit, self-contained, unisex rooms (not cubicles) with … Read more
Britain’s first electric car forecourt has opened today with on-site exercise bikes giving drivers the chance to help charge their vehicles. Gridserve’s pioneering Electric Forecourt is located near Braintree, Essex, and is the first of 100 sites to be built across the country in the next five years as part of a £1billion nationwide programme. … Read more
Britain’s first charging station dedicated to electric cars has opened to customers today. Gridseve’s pioneering Electric Forecourt is located near Braintree, Essex, and is the first of 100 sites to be built across the country in the next five years as part of a £1billion nationwide programme. The one-stop-shop for electric car owners features 36 … Read more
Powering up! Britain’s first forecourt for electric cars is set to open next month The station in Braintree, Essex, is the first of a £1billion nationwide network The 2½-acre electric forecourt has been built with 24 charging points It will replenish the batteries of the latest plug-in models in 20 to 30 minutes By Daily … Read more
The first of a £1billion nationwide network of more than 100 electric forecourts is nearing completion, with the bespoke location near Braintree in Essex due to be finished in November following delays caused by the coronavirus. It will become the first custom-built charging station in the UK with 24 rapid chargers and 6 Tesla Superchargers … Read more
Mercedes spins out of control on rain-soaked bypass and narrowly misses another car as it smashes into petrol station forecourt A driver seemingly lost control of a car and crashed into a BP garage in Swanley Video footage shows a black Mercedes spin across the rain-soaked A20 bypass The car narrowly misses another vehicle turning … Read more
Remarkable Places To Eat Rating: Tutankhamun In Colour Rating: Going out to enjoy a meal, remember that? And how about sitting in close proximity to your dining partner and not having to wipe the cutlery down with antibacterial wipes before tucking in? Those were the images of life before Covid-19 that the BBC taunted us … Read more