All articles by Hugo Griffiths – Page 2
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NewsEG On The Move’s new forecourt plans meet with flood concerns and torrent of objections
Proposals from EG On The Move to construct a new filling station have met with an unprecedented number of objections from local residents, and concern from the Environment Agency over flooding.
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NewsPRA pulls Chancellor up on “inflammatory and disrespectful” Budget comments
The Petrol Retailers Association has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, accusing her of deploying “inaccurate characterisation and disappointing rhetoric” when she discussed forecourt operators in last week’s Budget speech.
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NewsCard processor fixes serious glitch after Forecourt Trader steps in
Reputation and trust are all-important in business, so when customers of a new filling station started seeing what looked like double payments on their bank accounts after drawing fuel, operator Ashraf Michail, did all he could to remedy the situation – but it wasn’t until Forecourt Trader got involved that the issue was fixed.
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NewsRestaurant and EV charging bays to be built on site of former filling station
Local authorities in Scotland have granted permission for a new restaurant with EV charging bays to be built on a site that previously traded as a filling station.
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News‘Rip-off’ Budget jibe sees forecourt operator slash prices by 10ppl
A forecourt operator has responded to the Chancellor’s remark last week that she was “calling out rip-offs” in the petrol-station sector, by holding a flash sale on fuel yesterday at his two sites.
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OtherCOMMENT: The new pay-per-mile EV tax is actually pretty good, but…
It’s all too easy to criticise governments, and while we have been given significant cause to do so over recent years, the new pay-per-mile EV road tax, dubbed eVED, is that rare thing: a good policy. Yes, there’s a ‘but’ coming, but let’s first consider what makes eVED decent.
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NewsTout’s renews contract with Co-op Wholesale for another five years
Award-winning forecourt operator Tout’s has renewed its contract with Co-op Wholesale for another five years.
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NewsHow will the new pay-per-mile tax system work? eVED explained
One of the more significant announcements contained in Budget 2025 is that electric and plug-in hybrid cars will be subject to a new pay-per-mile tax system from April 2028.
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NewsPret a Manger pulls the plug on its 110 self-serve coffee machines
Pret a Manger is removing all 110 of its Pret Express self-serve coffee machines. The firm says its decision to exit the self-serve-machine market will allow it to “focus investment on continuing to grow our UK shop estate”, which comprises over 500 outlets.
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NewsRaw Charging and Connected Kerb voted best destination and on-street chargepoint providers
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Zapmap revealed MFG is one of the better rapid chargepoint providers, and the firm has now detailed that Raw Charging and Connected Kerb are the best-rated firms where slower charging is concerned.
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NewsForecourt operators respond to “disappointing” Budget, as fuel duty rise and EV pay-per-mile tax announced
Forecourt operators have reacted to the measures included in this year’s Budget with general dismay, while criticising Chancellor Rachel Reeves for refering to “rip-off” fuel retailers.
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NewsMFG decides to keep car wash as second planning application is approved
East Suffolk Council has for a second time granted MFG permission to comprehensively redevelop a BP forecourt, having previously agreed the firm could update the site.
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NewsMinimum wage increase confirmed
The government has confirmed that the National Living Wage will increase by 4.1% from April 2026, rising from £12.21 to £12.71, while the Minimum Wage, which applies to those aged 18 to 20, will rise by 8.5% to £10.85.
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NewsNew milkshake tax confirmed
All eyes may be on the Budget, but the government has already confirmed that the exemption from the sugar tax previously enjoyed by milk-based drinks will come to an end from January 2028.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about coffee and baked goods
The coffee and bakery categories are worth a combined £12bn each year, with developments in this space showing no signs of slowing. Here are five things you need to know about these heroes of forecourt operators’ foodservice offerings.
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NewsGovernment to target 5,000 hand car washes in £1m illegal working crackdown
The Prime Minister has announced an extra £1m of funding and a new team of investigators tasked with tackling people who do not have the right to work in the UK, with hand car washes first in the initiative’s firing line.
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NewsNew EV charging hub opens in East London retail park
Chargepoint firm Raw Charging has opened its latest EV charging hub at an East London retail park owned by investment firm Aberdeen Group, echoing a deal from earlier in the month that saw Raw open a hub at a shopping centre owned by Aviva.
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NewsVars gains accreditation to electronically request driver details from DVLA
Forecourt security firm Vars Technology has been granted the ability to electronically request vehicle-keeper details from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s main database, allowing the firm to more quickly use number plates to contact motorists associated with drive-offs and no means of payment incidents.
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NewsCharging firm Believ wins multimillion council contract to install 470 changepoints
It was only this summer we reported chargepoint firm Believ had secured £300m in funding from various firms, and the company is now putting at least some of that cash to use after winning a contract to install 470 on-street chargepoints across North Lincolnshire.
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NewsRetailers selling illegal vapes to risk prison sentences
A crackdown on illegal vapes is to be announced in Wednesday’s Budget, with retailers who breach the rules facing fines of £10,000 and prison sentences.