• CMA calls for enhanced interim voluntary scheme on fuel pricing

  • RAC warns of ‘Frantic Friday’ on our roads

  • Penny on the Move celebrates 30th anniversary with 10 more forecourts in pipeline

  • TECH TALK: Gardner Garages boosts customer loyalty with Noumi app

  • Unpacking the ‘Co-op in a box’ franchise

  • Lower borrowing costs help fuel forecourt property market

  • The Gardners hope to clean up with in-store launderette

  • Top 50 Indie Karan Retail acquires first site in southwest England

  • ​Indie forecourts escape relatively unscathed by Friday's IT outage

  • Home secretary targets illegal car washes with redeployed immigration officers

Highlights

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FOCUS ON FORECOURT SECURITY: A £100m-plus problem

2024-07-23T13:54:00+01:00By

In the past, drive-offs were the scourge of petrol stations. Yes, they still happen, but not as often as no means of payment (NMoP) incidents.

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PIT STOP: Londis Nesscliffe Service Station

2024-07-19T09:20:00+01:00

Our mystery motorist on a mission visits Londis Nesscliffe, Nesscliffe in Shropshire

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FORECOURT TRADER AWARDS: Finalists announced for industry’s premier accolades

2024-07-15T11:30:00+01:00

The finalists in the Forecourt Trader Awards 2024 have been announced, recognising the very best in forecourt retailing the length and breadth of the country.

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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 Questions for Stuart Riding from Harvest Energy

2024-07-15T10:00:00+01:00

Stuart Riding prides himself on never having lost a dealer site since he joined Harvest Energy in January 2023. Maybe it is because he is always accessible with his phone “glued” to his hand, perhaps it is a result of being mentored by MFG’s Jim Mulheran, or could the reason be that he is an aspiring sumo wrestler!

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COMMENT: How Labour can supercharge the transition to electric vehicles

2024-07-09T11:59:00+01:00By Asif Ghafoor

Reinstating plans for a 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars is not the only target the Labour government should commit to in driving forward electric vehicle adoption, argues Asif Ghafoor.

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SERVICE CENTRE: Refusing cash and banning customers

2024-07-05T11:35:00+01:00By Jac Roper

In this month’s Service Centre I talk about turning down cash and kicking customers out, which may sound contraindicated in your line of work but sometimes it’s the only way.

  • Elevating health & safety, auditing, and compliance in forecourt retailing

  • How forecourts can adapt to changing consumer preferences in the vape category

  • How can harnessing retail technology enhance the shopper experience?

  • Why forecourt operators need to transition to EV charging without delay

  • How one dynamic pizza company is embracing the forecourt opportunity

  • The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing

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