All Fuel articles – Page 2
-
NewsReform PR stunt sees petrol station taken over and fuel sold at big discount
With pump prices rising across the country in the wake of the Iranian conflict, Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick of Reform have taken over a filling station to promise they would keep the 5ppl fuel duty discount were they to win a general election.
-
NewsAt the sharp end: Forecourts hit with delayed deliveries, spiking prices and negative margins
Soaring wholesale petrol and diesel prices are leaving fuel retailers with little option but to put up their own prices. But with traditional media regularly criticising the sector for its profits, many forecourt operators across the country are turning to social media in a bid to explain the situation.
-
NewsUpdated: Government says Fuel Finder fixed following “technical issue”
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says that a glitch stopping firms accessing pricing data from Fuel Finder has now been fixed.
-
NewsForecourts left in the lurch as diesel costs rise 20p per litre in just 48 hours
Oil companies are charging petrol stations 20p per litre more for diesel than they were just two days ago, leaving forecourt firms to either set high retail prices, or lose huge sums of money.
-
NewsSpring Forecast 2026: Chancellor ignores calls to delay fuel duty hike
Despite rising oil prices amidst the Iranian conflict, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves decided not to use her Spring Forecast to announce any changes to the planned increase in fuel duty, due to be implemented from September this year.
-
NewsConcerns grow that “alarmist and irresponsible” media coverage is stoking panic fuel buying
The Petrol Retailers Association has warned that messaging surrounding the Iranian conflict has the potential to create a “self-fulfilling prophesy” of petrol and diesel outages, as was seen during 2021’s tanker-driver shortage.
-
NewsWholesale diesel price rises 10p per litre as Iranian war echoes around the world
The conflict in Iran is already impacting the price of wholesale diesel, which opened at 10ppl higher this morning compared with Friday’s close. Oil is also up, with the cost of a barrel of Brent rising 8% over the weekend.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
OtherCOMMENT: Fuel Finder’s real message is that it’s okay to break the law
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.
-
NewsGulf partners with MyAutomate to bring Fuel Finder compliance
The UK’s 400-plus Gulf-branded forecourts are being offered automated compliance with the government’s Fuel Finder price-reporting system following a deal done between Certas Energy, which owns the brand, and pricing firm MyAutomate.
-
NewsJet celebrates 19 sites joining its dealer network
Jet saw 19 new sites join its dealer network last year, with a further 30 existing dealers resigning with the firm.
-
NewsTwo thirds of drivers say they will use Fuel Finder
A survey of over 13,000 motorists has found that the vast majority say they will use Fuel Finder to check petrol and diesel prices before filling up.
-
NewsGreen Party campaigners call on forecourts to ditch disposable gloves
Campaigning members of the Green Party are contacting forecourt operators, urging them to stop offering disposable plastic gloves to fuel customers, arguing they are a waste of resources and contribute to microplastic pollution.
-
NewsBP promotes Cattermole to head new dealer and fleet fuel-sales operation
Oil major BP has merged its UK dealer and fleet fuel-sales operations and has made Natalie Cattermole head of fuel sales UK, a move said to recognise the “growing interdependence between dealer networks and fleet demand”.
-
NewsFuel Finder data sees drivers told petrol costs 1.3p a litre as government admits to “teething issues”
Drivers are being told they can buy petrol for a penny a litre due to inaccurate data being shared by the government’s Fuel Finder scheme.
-
NewsUnderground gas pipeline fears see authorities recommend forecourt not be built
Plans to construct a new-to-sector filling station on the Norfolk coast are hanging in the balance after the Health and Safety Executive recommended the project not go ahead due to an underground gas pipeline in the vicinity.
-
NewsVauxhall and Peugeot owner writes down £19bn due to slow EV uptake
Stellantis, the multinational owner of Vauxhall, Peugeot, Fiat and 10 other car brands, has taken a £19bn hit as the automotive industry continues to butt up against consumer resistance to the electric cars being mandated by various governments, including the UK’s.
-
NewsFuel Finder: “It shouldn’t have left the testing environment – in fact, we are the testing environment”
Four days after its official launch, independent fuel retailer Johnny Srikrishna is experiencing such fundamental issues with the government’s Fuel Finder service that he has declared the system “shouldn’t have left the testing environment”.