A PETROL station in Norcot has applied to Reading Borough Council for permission to sell alcohol 24 hours a day.
Shell wants its customers to be able to make the purchase at the Norcot Junction branch, off Oxford Road at its junctions with Norcot Road and Wigmore Lane.
The booze would complement its existing Shell Select items – the station also has a Costa Coffee area and a Jamie Oliver deli, as well as toilets, a jet wash, air and water for vehicles.
In some cases, petrol stations have permission to sell alcohol on the provision that, at certain times, the station itself is closed to walk-in customers with a night hatch being used to purchase goods.
Some petrol stations may only have licences to sell alcohol until 11pm, after which drinks must be removed from sale areas.
Comments on the application can be made by Sunday, May 14, and sent to the borough council’s licencing department by emailing: licensing@reading.gov.uk
