All Forecourt Trader articles in January 2026 – Page 4
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NewsHot 2025 forecourt market saw each sale attract five competing buyers
The success of UK fuel retailing and a constricted property-supply market saw an average of five buyers compete to purchase each forecourt listed for sale in 2025.
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NewsBurglar caught on camera repeatedly falling through forecourt-shop ceiling
Durham Constabulary has released CCTV footage of a burglar repeatedly falling from the ceiling of a filling-station shop – first when he enters the site via the roof, then again and again as he attempted to exit via the same route.
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NewsYo-yo planning process sees forecourt application reintroduced
Developers looking to construct a new employment hub on the Isle of Sheppey have reintroduced a filling station to their plans, having initially proposed a forecourt, before previously deciding against it.
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NewsPenny Petroleum boosts EV offering with Instavolt chargepoint upgrades
Chargepoint operator Instavolt has completed a comprehensive suite of upgrades across Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum’s estate.
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NewsGrove Retail grows portfolio with multi-site acquisition
Top 50 Indie Grove Retail has completed the acquisition of four filling stations, having bought the St Michaels portfolio in Scotland.
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OtherCOMMENT: Sizing up the impact of weight-loss jabs on food to go
Why has it taken the arrival of weight-loss jabs to motivate food-to-go retailers like Greggs to do the right thing and make their offer healthier, asks foodservice consultant Matt Cundrick.
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NewsMP joins MFG to open EV charging station
Jermone Mayhew, MP for Broadland and Fakenham, and Shadow Minister for Transport, has opened a new EV charging station at MFG’s Clipbush Lane Morrisons forecourt in Norfolk.
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NewsDepartment for Transport pleads with drivers to buy electric cars
The government’s Department for Transport has launched a campaign urging motorists to buy an electric car.
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NewsAsda Express convenience offering reaches 500-store milestone
The convenience-led Asda Express format, introduced in 2022 and rolled out at countless filling stations, has achieved a significant milestone, with 500 of the stores now open across the country.
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NewsEG On The Move opens new Tyne and Wear forecourt
A little over a year since it was granted planning permission, EG On The Move has opened the pumps at a new-to-sector site in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear.
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NewsAllstar analysis shows firms can save over £500,000 by encouraging home and workplace EV charging
In light of increasing energy costs and news that EVs will soon attract a new per-mile tax, fuel-card company Allstar has conducted an analysis showing that firms can save as much as £560,000 a year by encouraging staff to use home and workplace charging.
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News“Fuel Finder has been a nightmare” – Ben Lawrence details issues with the new scheme
Independent forecourt operator Ben Lawrence says registering his three filling stations with Fuel Finder has been “a nightmare”. First the registration website refused to work, then once it was up and running the system declared all three of his sites’ activation codes to be invalid.
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NewsTrading Standards issues £1.4m of fines to retailers for selling illegal tobacco
A crackdown on illegal tobacco by Trading Standards has seen retailers issued penalties worth £1.4m.
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NewsConnected Kerb wins council contract for 1,500 chargers as government plug money continues to flow
Just days after Believ won a £21m tender to install chargers on behalf of Suffolk Council, North Northamptonshire Council has announced it has awarded the contract to add 1,500 EV charging sockets across the region to Connected Kerb.
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NewsBoss of Vauxhall and Peugeot admits “there is no natural demand” for EVs
The European head of Stellantis, the mega-corp owner of Vauxhall, Peugeot, Fiat, Jeep and other notable car makers, has said there is no “natural demand” for electric cars, and that sales only come via government subsidies, or manufacturers “burning cash” by offering discounts.
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NewsEG On The Move wins controversial bid to replace “eyesore” car dealership with new forecourt
Wyre Forest District Council’s planning committee has unanimously granted permission for EG On The Move to knock down a defunct car dealership described as “a redundant eyesore”, and construct a new 24-hour filling station in its place.
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NewsAssociation of Convenience Stores names Ed Woodall new chief exec
Ed Woodall has been named the new chief executive of the Association of Convenience Stores, following James Lowman’s resignation in September last year.
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NewsInPost enjoys 25% growth in 2025 as it handles 1.4bn parcels
Logistics and parcel-locker company InPost handled 1.4bn packages in FY25, growing its volumes by 25% compared to the previous year.
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NewsLawrences Garages trials Booker’s Scoot delivery app
Booker’s home-delivery app, Scoot, has been rolled out by Ben Lawrence at one of his forecourts as part of a three-month trial.
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NewsNexPlate gains police accreditation to digitally request DVLA records
Newcomer security firm NexPlate has been granted the ability to digitally request records from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency following drive-off and delinquent no-means-of-payment incidents.