All Forecourt Trader articles in June 2025 – Page 4
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NewsHockenhulls sell three forecourts to diversify into non-petrol businesses
The Hockenhulls father and son duo have sold three of their 10 forecourts to Park Garage Group (PGG) and plan to launch other non-fuel ventures, prompted, they say, by a desire for a healthier work-life balance and to spread risk.
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NewsDubai chocolate concerns prompt rare warning from Food Standards Agency
Social media trends have seen sales of ‘Dubai’ chocolate soar in recent months, but concerns over the ingredients and labelling of some imported bars of the pistachio-based bar have prompted the Food Standards Agency to take the rare step of issuing a warning for the chocolate.
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NewsTroublesome tanks and a bothersome bungalow: fresh plans for knock-down rebuild
Fresh plans to knock down and rebuild a filling station in Lowestoft, Norfolk, have been submitted after the developer’s first planning application was refused in September last year.
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NewsSpending Review 2025: Chancellor announces £2bn additional police funding
Steps to tackle surging crime levels in England and Wales have been announced by Rachel Reeves in the 2025 Spending Review, with an extra £2bn being earmarked for police.
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NewsLatest figures show 96.6% of all vehicles need petrol or diesel
A new batch of government statistics has revealed that 96.6% of the 41.7 million vehicles registered in the UK need petrol or diesel to run.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SOFT DRINKS: Thirst class
There is no doubting the soft drinks category’s place within the forecourt shop products’ hierarchy. According to Nielsen data for multiple forecourts, it comes second only to tobacco and vaping and as such is worth nearly £500m.
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NewsDavid Penny adds bakery to his growing empire
David Penny continues to add to his business empire with the acquisition of Barry’s Bakery – a northeast of England business which has been trading since 1957.
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NewsMFG Morrisons site faces planning battle over jet washes
Proposals to install three new jet wash bays at a Wiltshire forecourt by MFG are running into difficulties after a series of complaints about the plans by neighbours.
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NewsUK planning system “one of the most complicated legal frameworks ever built”
An analysis of UK planning regulations warns that the system is strangling big development projects, and that regulations have become “far beyond the sensible comprehension of any single human being”.
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NewsPopularity of forecourt drinks caves sees bungalow demolised for extra parking
A filling station in Elgin, Moray, that recently underwent an extensive renovation project which saw a large beer cave and a separate 800sq ft soft-drinks cave installed, is having to construct more parking spaces due to the site’s popularity.
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NewsLondon council to install 1,000 new lamp-post EV chargepoints
Barnet Council in north London is set to install 1,000 new EV sockets in lamp-posts following a strengthening of its relationship with chargepoint firm Chargy.
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NewsEG On The Move plans to turn disused Vauxhall dealership into filling station
Plans to turn a Kidderminster site previously occupied by a Vauxhall car dealership into a new filling station have been submitted to local authorities by EG On The Move.
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News“It was time to move on” – what drives the tough decision to swap fuel suppliers?
As a prominent forecourt in the heart of Cumbria, Ullswater Road Garage is something of a local landmark. Now, after almost 20 years with Gulf, it wears a Murco livery.
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NewsTesco allows drivers to collect Clubcard points when charging EVs
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced customers who charge their electric cars at the firm’s car parks will receive one Clubcard loyalty point for every pound they spend on electricity.
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NewsEV charging firm Believ secures landmark £300m funding for UK chargers
A previously little-known chargepoint provider called Believ has secured £300m of private funding to install public chargepoints across the UK.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The UK’s number plate system is broken. Thankfully, there’s a fix
The disorder that surrounds the UK’s number-plate system should be considered a national system failure requiring widespread media attention and immediate government action.
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NewsEG On The Move plans new Glasgow Airport forecourt
A planning application to build a new petrol station just a few hundred metres from Glasgow Airport has been submitted to local authorities in Scotland.
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NewsMFG Southampton site set for significant food-to-go extension
Top 50 Indie MFG, which operates over 1,200 UK forecourts, is seeking planning permission to significantly extend a site in Southampton, Hampshire.
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NewsEG On The Move opens new Lancashire forecourt
A new filling station in Blackburn, Lancashire, has been opened by EG On The Move. The site, known as West End, was previously a Morrisons forecourt, and has been revitalised by the EGOTM treatment.
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NewsNew car market grows, but retail buyers shy away from showrooms
The UK new-car market grew by 1.6% in May, with 150,070 vehicles registered, up from 147,678 in May 2024 – though registrations to private individuals were down 2.3%