• Shell dealer uses loyalty app to open unmanned at night

  • SUMMIT: Industry to come together to pursue Roadway to Profit

  • New PetrolPrices ad platform aims to boost footfall for forecourts

  • Karan Retail acquires two more forecourts in southwest of England

  • Ascona strengthens Scottish network with Kessock Group acquisition

  • Gridserve premiers new 400kW-capable EV chargers

  • Ascona hopes to grow to 120 forecourts in 18 months with £200m funding

  • MPs warn one-in-15 vehicles may don illegal number plates largely untraceable to authorities

  • Harvest dealers ask oil companies to help them rebrand their sites

  • Petrol and diesel car ban pushed back to 2040 in Europe

Highlights

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SUMMIT: Industry to come together to pursue Roadway to Profit

2025-12-12T09:33:00+00:00By

Making money from every square foot of a forecourt will be the main theme at Forecourt Trader’s Roadway to Profit industry Summit in February.

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SAFETY FIRST: Mis-fuelling from fuel tanker to petrol station tank: why it should never happen

2025-12-12T09:29:00+00:00By

Every few months or so, there is a story in the regional press about disgruntled drivers who claim to have damaged their vehicles by putting the wrong fuel in their tanks.

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FOCUS ON EPOS: Next-gen capabilities

2025-12-10T09:28:00+00:00By

Technology from Madic is allowing Park Garage Group to offer a click and collect service for its Bakery 79 food to go: one example of next-gen epos capabilities available to forecourt operators.

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FOCUS ON FORECOURT MAINTENANCE: Winter challenges

2025-12-03T04:51:00+00:00By

We’re all susceptible to the vagaries of the British weather but our winter weather poses specific challenges for forecourt operators. Equipment needs to be able to withstand harsh conditions to ensure sites run smoothly. 

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COMMENT: Don’t boo petrol retailers, Chancellor

2025-12-02T10:21:00+00:00By Juliet Morrison

As Britons look forward to performances of Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been casting forecourt operators as pantomime villains.

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MONEY TALK: November’s Budget: Apocalypse postponed

2025-12-01T11:48:00+00:00By Jan Mikula

The main takeaway from the Budget is that the Chancellor has raised taxes. Does anyone expect something different from a Budget – except in the year before an election? But she has done this in a relatively stealthy way, says industry commentator Jan Mikula. 

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