All articles by Hugo Griffiths – Page 6
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NewsWelcome Break secures “landmark” 75-year lease extension for eight motorway services
Motorway services operator Welcome Break has renegotiated the leases on eight of its sites, securing their continued operation for the next 75 years, a move the firm says will allow it to “continue to make significant further investments” in the services.
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NewsANPR-blocking 'ghost plates' set to come under parliamentary scrutiny
The wild-west landscape of the UK number plate system is to be formally investigated by parliament – a move that will be welcomed by forecourt operators, with around 13% of fuel-theft incidents made by vehicles using illegitimate plates.
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NewsJet forecourt experiences surge in business following full refurbishment
A redevelopment project which saw a Jet filling station in Grimsby, Lincolnshire comprehensively rejuvenated has been completed, with fuel and shop sales already significantly up.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Now we know why it’s so hard to turn a profit on EV charging
It’s difficult to know where to begin with the year-long study into EV driving habits recently published by the Department for Transport.
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NewsEVs sell in record numbers but registrations still fall short of target
The number of new electric cars sold last month reached the highest number on record, with 72,779 battery powered vehicles finding homes. Despite this high, EVs made up 23.3% of registrations against a government target of 28% for the year.
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NewsTop 50 Indies save over £8m with ANPR security tech
Fuel retailers in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies have saved an estimated £8.17m over two years following the installation of anti-drive-off systems.
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NewsRAC slams fuel retailers following £0.0077 price rise
Insurance, breakdown and second-hand-car company RAC has again criticised the “retailer behaviour” of forecourt operators, claiming there is “seemingly no justifiable reason” for the average cost of a litre of unleaded to have increased by 0.77 pence, or £0.0077, over the last month.
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NewsBP Pulse adds four ultra-rapid EV chargers to M62 Glews Services
Four new ultra-rapid 300kW EV chargers have been added to Glews Services off the M62 near Goole, 35 miles to the east of Leeds.
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Analysis“The pipeline is extremely rich” says Morrisons as it continues forecourt push with Daily stores
Supermarket giant and wholesaler Morrisons is sharpening its focus on the forecourt sector as it aims to increase the 500 or so filling stations currently signed up to Morrisons Daily wholesale supply and fascias.
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AnalysisBOOK REVIEW: 226 Garages and Service Stations. An affectionate and insightful photographic survey of forecourts
Photographer Philip Butler’s latest book sees him share pictures of 226 notable filling stations and vehicle workshops, and while it might at first glance seem a tongue-in-cheek look at these buildings, it’s a far more nuanced and warm-hearted endeavour, and one that’s impossible not to appreciate.
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NewsMFG brings about 60% drop in shoplifting with new security system
The UK’s largest forecourt operator has drastically cut shoplifting rates after trialling a new security system at two of its forecourts. MFG installed the Chirp Protect Edge system at its sites in Loxford, East London, and Halifax, West Yorks, with both shops reporting a 60% reduction in theft incidents as a result.
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NewsGulf wraps up series of classic car meets for another year
A series of classic car designed to “celebrate the UK’s rich motoring heritage” has concluded after gatherings at five Gulf forecourts.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Tankerford revamps site, rolls out own food brand and expands Refuel Market fascias
Top 50 Indie Tankerford has introduced its own brand of bakery products under the Crust label as the firm continues to embrace operational independence.
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NewsShell twice tweaks upgrade plans for Warwick forecourt
Oil major Shell must be hoping the third time’s a charm after it submitted a trio of applications to Warwick District Council regarding the proposed renovation of a filling station in the town.
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NewsGovernment study finds 90% of EV drivers can charge at home
A study commissioned by the Department for Transport has found that the proportion of EV drivers with the ability to charge at home is far higher than previously thought, with nine out of 10 electric car owners able to recharge on their driveways and in their garages.
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NewsCertas adds government data to online fuel calculators
Fuel supplier Certas continues to encourage fleets to switch to operating vehicles on hydrotreated vegetable oil, by upgrading its HVO carbon calculator so the tool now draws on official data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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NewsCompetition and Markets Authority criticises fuel margins, again
The Competition and Markets Authority’s latest quarterly report on fuel prices has once more found that retail fuel margins have increased at both standard forecourts and supermarket petrol stations, despite the organisation benchmarking against a year when falling prices drove inflation down, and also admitting it has not taken wider economic factors into consideration.
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NewsGPS trackers fitted to EV charging leads as cable theft intensifies
First there were security guards and cameras, then came smartwater and a demand to classify chargers as Critical Infrastructure. But with firms paying hundreds of thousands of pounds to replace chargepoint leads, one company is fitting GPS trackers to its cables in a bid to tackle the endemic issue.
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NewsTebay Services owners gain over 200,000 customer email sign-ups with new wi-fi system
Westmorland Family, which runs upmarket Tebay and Gloucester Services, has enjoyed a 1,000% increase in the number of customers signing up to receive marketing and promotional emails from the firm following the switch to a new guest wi-fi provider.
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NewsEG On The Move loses planning bid for drive-thru forecourt coffee shop
Middlesbrough Council has refused planning permission for EG On The Move to construct a new drive-thru coffee shop at its Roseberry filling station on Acklam Road in the Yorkshire town.