All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2026
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NewsNew Istobal drier a hit with drivers at MFG Kidderminster
Istobal has launched a new vehicle drier at MFG’s Kidderminster site – its first in the UK.
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NewsME Group appoints Vlad Crasneanscki deputy chief executive
ME Group, the firm behind Wash.Me laundrette machines, has named Vlad Crasneanscki as its new deputy chief executive officer.
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NewsFuel Finder: 25% of forecourts in breach of law as system goes live
Over 2,000 UK forecourts are not signed up to the government’s Fuel Finder mandatory price-reporting scheme, leaving them in breach of the law.
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NewsHenderson Retail to put £2.4m into forecourt upgrade
Northern Irish firm Henderson Retail has announced it is to comprehensively redevelop a forecourt in Lurgan, County Armagh, and has earmarked £2.4m for the upgrade.
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NewsWelsh government puts over £2m into EV charging
The Development Bank of Wales has earmarked £2.18m to back the launch of a new company called Electra Nest, which will focus on acquiring and installing EV chargepoints.
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NewsThieves steal 258 EV charging cables in Yorkshire
Chargepoint operator Instavolt has said thieves hunting for scrap metal have attacked 45 EV hubs, damaging 129 chargers and stealing a total of 258 cables in West and South Yorkshire in little over a year.
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NewsFuel Finder launch sees PetrolPrices app shoot to top of the charts
The go-live date of the government’s Fuel Finder price-reporting scheme has seen the PetrolPrices app soar to the top of Apple’s App Store charts.
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NewsPlanning error sees developer refused permission to reinstate forecourt
Plans to reinstate a former petrol station that currently trades as a used-car dealership have been turned down by a local council after the applicant used the wrong route to seek permission.
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NewsPenny Petroleum trials Forecourt Eye ANPR tech
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum, which operates 99 forecourts, is trialling Forecourt Eye’s anti-drive-off tech across half a dozen sites ahead of a potential portfolio-wide rollout.
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ArticleRetailers bullish about smoke-free products in 2026
A survey of UK convenience-store managers has found retailers are optimistic about the trajectory of smoke-free alternatives for the year ahead.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON EV CHARGING: Time to plug in?
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.
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OtherCOMMENT: Fuel Finder may achieve the opposite of its intended outcomes
Fuel Finder has been subject to so much coverage that one should talk about column yards rather than inches. But in the hubbub surrounding the scheme’s launch, little heed has been paid to whether it will achieve its aims.
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NewsPearl Forecourts: ‘The days of just refurbishing tired old stores are gone’
Pearl Forecourts has opened its 18th petrol station: a new-to-industry site in Bradford which will include its first shop within a shop Asian wholesale operation.
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NewsRed Bull exec: weight loss jabs will be “bigger than Covid” for retailers
A Red Bull director has said GLP-1 weight-loss drugs will have more of an impact on retailers than Covid, citing reduced appetites and smaller shopping baskets as a driving force for change in the sector.
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NewsRemote community launches £500k fundraiser to reinstate village filling station
Rural petrol stations are often said to serve as hubs for the community as much as they are motorist pit-stops, and residents of a remote Scottish village are proving this point after beginning a £500,000 fundraiser to replace a forecourt and village shop that closed last year.
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NewsTesco plans to turn disused filling station into convenience store without forecourt
Planning officers have recommended New Forest District Council give Tesco the go-ahead to turn a defunct forecourt into a convenience store with 2,100sq ft of retail space, despite hundreds of objections from residents.
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Product NewsHave a break with cookie dough
KitKat has a new cookie dough flavour available for its four-finger singles and multipacks, two-finger multipacks and its sharing bar.
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Product NewsCosta Coffee celebrates its ‘sweet 16’
For a record-breaking 16th consecutive year, Costa Coffee has been named the Nation’s Favourite Coffee Shop, following a nationwide vote of more than 5,000 UK coffee drinkers.
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Product News
Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola in sleek new format
Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola – the number one alcohol ready-to-drink (RTD) serve in Great Britain (Nielsen stats) – is launching a new 330ml can format across its full range, in a bid to help retailers tap into growing demand for more premium and portable alcohol options.
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NewsMan charged with arson after forecourt fire in Lee-on-the-Solent
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have charged a man with arson following a fire on Thursday December 4 at a BP petrol station on Broom Way, Lee-on-the-Solent.