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Fuel Market Review 2025: forecourt sector in rude health

Sponsored by Greenergy and AKN Build, By Tracy West

Top 50 Indies report is testament to a sector that’s fighting fit

Latest News

Roadside Real Estate reveals ‘strategic’ purchase of DA Roberts

2026-02-20T18:27:00+00:00By Juliet Morrison

SUMMIT: Government to outline progress on electric motoring

2026-02-20T13:13:00+00:00By Juliet Morrison

Environment Agency tells EG On The Move renovation plans carry “unacceptable” risk

2026-02-19T16:50:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

Fuel Finder three weeks on: 30% of petrol stations not sharing prices

2026-02-19T16:46:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

Gulf partners with MyAutomate to bring Fuel Finder compliance

2026-02-19T13:30:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

Forecourt with significant scope for expansion snapped up by mystery buyer

2026-02-19T13:20:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

Highlights

COMMENT: Fuel Finder’s real message is that it’s okay to break the law

2026-02-19T18:01:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

Given parliament took the time to pass legislation mandating fuel retailers share their prices with the government, it is curious that with almost a third of forecourts in breach of the new law, the government’s response has been to shrug its shoulders.

THE FORECOURT SHOW PREVIEW: Show time

2026-02-18T11:08:00+00:00By Vince Bamford

Roll up, roll up: The Forecourt Show returns to the NEC Birmingham this April (13-15).

Operators share their bright ideas for in-store lighting

2026-02-18T10:28:00+00:00By Juliet Morrison

Lighting is crucial when it comes to creating the right ambience in a forecourt shop. Five leading lights in the industry reveal their techniques.

LEGAL DOCTOR: Potential pitfalls of EV charging and valeting equipment leases

2026-02-16T09:36:00+00:00By David Emery

Forecourt operators are signing more leases and ‘as-a-service’ deals for EV chargers and valeting equipment. It is important not to get caught out with unfair contract terms, warns David Emery, a partner in Winckworth Sherwood’s corporate team.

FOCUS ON: Six things to know about Easter confectionery

2026-02-10T09:11:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

The story behind Easter remains a constant, but the impact of the months that came before, and the trends expected to follow it, mean no two Easters are the same – not least given the date on which Easter Day falls changes with each year.

FOCUS ON EV CHARGING: Time to plug in?

2026-02-04T09:52:00+00:00By Tracy West

Love them or loathe them – EVs are not going away any time soon. Many forecourts have embraced the EV charging challenge and now have chargepoints on their sites. Others are still debating about if and when to add chargepoints. The problem is, it’s not as simple as just deciding to have them and giving them a go.