All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2025 – Page 5
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NewsIndependent retailers welcome delay to Scotland’s latte levy
Independent retailers have welcomed the news that the Scottish government has put its ‘latte levy’ plans on hold.
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NewsDevelopers appeal to Planning Inspectorate over forecourt digital advertising billboard
An application to install a six metre wide digital advertising billboard by a petrol station, initially refused by the local council, has seen developers appeal to the Planning Inspectorate in an attempt to get the screen allowed.
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NewsPlatinum Retail extends reach to east of England with Suffolk site
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail is nearing 60 sites with the acquisition of its first forecourt in the east of England: Stanton Self Serve in Suffolk.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Stop fuelling crime – police must rethink how they approach drive-offs
It was only a few months ago that a senior officer from Lincolnshire Police said people driving off from petrol stations without paying for fuel may not be “having a great day”. Given such crimes almost always go unsolved, that attitude may be prevalent amongst other high-ranking officers.
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NewsInPost partners with Asos for UK’s first nationwide next-day locker delivery service
InPost, which has around 9,000 drop-off and collection lockers in the UK and is often found at forecourts, has teamed up with fashion firm Asos to create the UK’s first nationwide next-day delivery service for lockers.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: £6.5m of fuel stolen in drive-offs as up to 94% of offenders escape justice
Forecourt Trader has discovered that fuel worth an estimated £6.5 million has been stolen in the past five years in over 131,000 drive-off incidents from petrol stations, with police ending investigations with no suspect being identified in up to 94% of cases, despite senior officers linking such offences to organised crime.
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ArticleUNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 questions for Tout’s CEO Jon Tout
Jon Tout recalls jubilantly finding £32 in dropped coins as he cleared away debris from under the confectionery counter while working at his parents’ forecourt business aged 11. But now he is CEO of the three-site operator one of his pet peeves is litter; that and people who have “just one gear”, thieves and drive-offs.
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NewsNew generation of forecourt operators optimistic about future
The possibility of setting up an independent fuel card, customers “trying it on” with outlandish liability claims, and the growing importance of valeting. These were among issues discussed at a meeting of next generation forecourt operators last week.
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NewsPRA raises questions over new Fuel Finder scheme
The government may only have awarded the tender for the national Fuel Finder scheme, set to launch by the end of the year, but the Petrol Retailers Association has already raised significant questions over how the programme will operate.
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NewsNew chargepoint operator Source launches first EV hub
The competitive world of EV chargepoint firms became even more competitive this month with the launch of Source, a new joint venture between energy firm SSE and French oil company Total Energies.
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NewsPerth and Kinross Council latest local authority to put faith in HVO
Perth and Kinross Council is the latest local authority to turn to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to reduce carbon emissions from its refuse collection fleet.
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NewsTell your staff about GroceryAid’s support in day of awareness
Today (May 8) marks GroceryAid Day, when the grocery industry comes together to raise awareness of the charity that supports many employees in this sector all year round.
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NewsSharma Garages reopens New Oscott forecourt after £650,000 refurbishment
Sharma Garages re-opened its petrol filling station near Sutton Coldfield last week, after a three-month, £650,000 refit as part of a plan to future-proof its sites for the next 10 to 15 years.
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NewsTill stolen as thieves break into Penny on the Move Durham forecourt
Thieves made off with the till and other items from a Durham forecourt after breaking into the site at 2:30am earlier in the week.
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NewsGovernment contract for Fuel Finder scheme awarded to VE3 Global
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded the contract for the nationwide Fuel Finder database to a company called VE3 Global Ltd, it was announced this week.
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ArticleDEADLINE FOR AWARDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT: 10 retailers show why it’s important to get your entry in
Retailers have until midnight tonight (May 13) to stake their claim to be recognised as one of the UK’s top petrol retailing businesses in this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards.
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NewsUK Deposit Management Organisation formed to run Deposit Return Scheme
The government has selected and named an industry coalition to run the country’s Deposit Return Scheme for single-used plastic and metal drinks containers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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NewsLPC sets out options for ending 18-20-year-olds minimum-wage rate
Two options for expanding the National Living Wage (NLW) to 18–20-year-olds have been put forward by the Low Pay Commission for consultation.
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NewsSon of forecourt operator goes solo with Gulf site
Karl Rashid, whose father owns a two-site forecourt business, has bought his own petrol filling station with his wife Olivia in Welford, Northamptonshire.
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NewsMFG forecourt denied alcohol licence due to glut of local booze shops
A filling station in Aberdeenshire has been denied a premises licence to sell alcohol after the local authority decreed there was already an “overprovision” of shops selling booze in the area.