All Forecourt Trader articles in May 2025 – Page 6
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NewsHybrids outsell EVs as new-car registrations dip
Hybrid cars comfortably outsold EVs last month, as the new-car market declined 10.4% overall. Hybrids made up 25.5% of sales, with EVs being chosen by 20.4% of buyers.
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NewsCouncil switches bin lorries to HVO in bid to cut carbon emissions
Pendle Borough Council has opted to run six of its bin lorries on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as part of its plans to become carbon neutral by 2030.
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ArticleMONEY TALK: Double standards at play with electric vs petrol
Why isn’t it a requirement for electric vehicle chargepoint prices to be displayed on promiment pole signs when forecourt operators have to do this, and shortly more, when it comes to petrol and diesel, asks industry commentator Jan Mikula.
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Industry FeatureCharman’s Parkfoot site charms customers with £900,000 shop refit
Pioneering BP forecourt operator David Charman says customers shopping at his refurbished Parkfoot Garage store in West Malling, Kent, are likening it to Fortnum & Mason. But those in the industry would most likely consider it more akin to some of the leading petrol stations in Northern Ireland, known for excelling with in-house food preparation.
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NewsWest Midlands to get 10,000 new EV chargers following DfT investment
A further 10,000 new chargepoints for electric vehicles will be installed across the West Midlands after funds were secured from central government for EV infrastructure improvements.
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NewsEV charging cables cut and stolen by thieves
Thieves have cut off and stolen cables from EV chargers at a retail park in Birstall, West Yorkshire.
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NewsMFG gets planning approval for new Dorset EV charging hub
MFG, which operates over 1,200 forecourts across the UK, has secured planning permission to add eight new EV charging bays to a Dorset filling station.
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NewsShropshire forecourts hit by spate of drive-off fuel thefts
Police are hunting for an individual believed to be responsible for a series of fuel thefts around Oswestry, Shropshire, and have released an image of the suspected perpetrator.
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NewsPre-packed milkshakes and lattes could be included in sugar tax
Pre-packaged milkshakes and lattes could be next in line to be hit with the sugar tax, which is applied to fizzy drinks, under new government plans.
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Product NewsSoft drinks, hard numbers: category insights from Circana
Soft drinks mean big business, with the ‘super category’ worth £12.bn a year when everything from concentrates and smoothies, to carbonates and yoghurt drinks are taken into consideration.
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NewsPlanning permission for pair of petrol stations in Norfolk refused
Plans to construct two new petrol stations either side of the A47 trunk road in Dereham, Norfolk, have been refused after the local authority deemed they would “cause significant harm to the character and openness of the landscape”.