All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2026 – Page 5
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NewsUK’s four oil refineries driven “to the brink” by £400m annual carbon taxes
The UK’s four remaining oil refineries are operating “with one hand tied behind their back” due to a tax regime that requires them to pay up to £400m to the Exchequer each year for the carbon they emit – a tax not faced by refineries in the US, Middle East and India.
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NewsForecourt fuel theft sees diesel contaminate drinking water
An attempted fuel theft from a petrol station in Scotland has seen locals told not to drink tap water over concerns of diesel contamination.
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NewsTOP 50 INDIES AWARDS: Park Garage Group recognised for its entrepreneurialism
Park Garage Group has been recognised by Forecourt Trader as the Top 50 Indies Retailer of the Year.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR CARE: Clean up your act
Park Garage Group keeps winning the car care category prize at the Forecourt Trader Awards. Tracy West talks to the Top 50 Indie to share how.
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NewsTOP 50 INDIES REPORT: Largest independent forecourts continue to add sites at pace
The country’s largest independent forecourt groups are becoming bigger, with the Top 50 Indies running 76 more sites than a year previously.
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NewsSUMMIT: German Fuel Finder leads to “no clear reduction” in fuel costs
Germany’s equivalent of Fuel Finder has brought about no meaningful change to average petrol and diesel prices despite the mandatory scheme being up and running since 2013, delegates at Forecourt Trader’s Summit heard this week.
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NewsEG On The Move to break into France with 260-site acquisition from EG Group
Zuber Issa’s EG On The Move is expanding to France, buying around 260 forecourts from EG Group, the business he still partly owns with brother Mohsin and private equity firm TDR Capital.
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NewsSUMMIT: Penny on the Move launches ‘Every Penny Counts’ efficiency drive
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move is implementing a new efficiency programme dubbed ‘Every Penny Counts’ to cope with rising operating costs.
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NewsEG On The Move becomes the first UK fuel indie to launch own fuel card
EG On The Move (EGOTM) has launched a new in-house commercial fuel card, becoming the first independent fuel operator in the UK to introduce its own proprietary fleet fuel card.
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NewsSUMMIT: The pulling power of Westmorland
Such is the pull of the local craft food at Westmorland’s service stations that drivers cross their legs to get to them. So says Sarah Dunning, chair at Westmorland, which operates Tebay Services in Cumberland, Gloucester Services on the M5 and Cairn Lodge Services on the M74 in Scotland.
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NewsFormer Harvest dealer sets up fuel distribution business to supply forecourts
One of the dealers which was affected by the demise of the Prax oil refinery has set up its own transport company to distribute fuel direct from an oil terminal to its own sites, and it is offering the service to others.
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NewsSUMMIT: Making profits now
With fuel retailers constantly under fire about the margins they make on petrol and diesel, it was only natural that a ‘Making Profits Now’ panel should start its session with Fuel Finder.
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NewsPrem Uthayakumaran wins right to rebrand after Harvest victory
Petrol station operator Prem Uthayakumaran, who led a campaign to persuade Harvest Energy to release dealers from their fuel supply contracts which were thwarted by the demise of the Prax refinery, is claiming a victory.
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NewsEG Group committed to growing despite divestments
EG Group says it remains committed to growth after a year in which it continued to offload international businesses to pay down debts and focus on the USA, its core market.
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NewsOn the ground at Jet’s new £4m flagship forecourt
You’ve got to hand it to Jet: even on a wet and windswept Thursday afternoon, the firm’s latest forecourt is clearly a triumph.
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NewsNHS gets £22m injection for EV plug sockets
The National Health Service has received a total of £22m from central government to install chargers for electric vehicles at hospitals and other medical facilities.
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NewsCharging firms call for new EV socket-sign rules
The government may have expended much time, money and effort on Fuel Finder, but now the UK’s EV and chargepoint sectors are calling for new legislation mandating chargers be given equal prominence to petrol stations as far as signage is concerned.
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OtherMONEY TALK: How will Iran war impact fuel prices?
With the Middle East conflict in its early days, the longer-term effect on what motorists pay at the pump depends on several factors, including whether tankers will be able to access the Strait of Hormuz, says industry commentator Jan Mikula.
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