BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, has welcomed MRH Retail – the UK independent forecourt retail group – as a new member of the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery scheme.
The new partnership sees more than 350 MRH Retail sites throughout England, Scotland and Wales joining BOSS Payment Watch, which the syndicate says can help service stations to recover most of their ‘no means of payment’ losses. The MRH Retail sites are also among the first to adopt the new BOSS electronic reporting system, which enables staff to report no means of payment incidents via an online portal.
Kevin Eastwood, pictured, executive director of BOSS, said: “We’re delighted to welcome all of MRH Retail’s sites as new members of BOSS. For the number one independent fuel retail group in the UK to sign up to our Payment Watch scheme is a great endorsement of the benefits it offers retailers. MRH Retail will also be one of the first BOSS members to take advantage of the even more efficient and effective pursuit of financial losses that our new electronic reporting system makes possible. We look forward to developing a long and productive relationship with MRH Retail, helping its many sites nationwide to fight forecourt crime.”
Andrew Jackson, general manager at MRH Retail, added: “We’ve chosen to join the BOSS Payment Watch scheme as we are confident it will help us substantially reduce losses incurred on our 357 sites from no means of payment incidents. By also introducing the new electronic reporting system, we’re giving our retailers the added advantage of being able to submit information quickly and easily about drivers who have failed to settle their debt, which should lead to more prompt recovery of outstanding losses.”
About the British Oil Security Syndicate Ltd. (BOSS)
A not-for-profit independent trade organisation campaigning to reduce forecourt crime, it was formed in 1991 by the oil industry. Membership is available to all fuel retailers and oil companies. BOSS is supported by the United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), UK Payments Administration, Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Visit www.bossuk.org
