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NewsSamy Group secures £15m from HSBC for portfolio expansion
Independent fuel and convenience retailer Samy Group has been granted a £15m funding package from HSBC as the firm seeks to expand its footprint.
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NewsForecourt operator in planning battle over demolition of historic cottages
An independent fuel retailer is facing a planning battle after a local MP leant their support to a petition aimed at preventing them from demolishing historic cottages as they knock down and rebuild their forecourt.
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NewsMan jailed for attempting to set petrol station on fire
A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for holding a lighter next to a petrol pump and threatening to burn down a forecourt in Cambridge.
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NewsEG On The Move gets forecourt planning refusal overturned on appeal
The Planning Inspectorate has ruled that EG On The Move can build a new filling station in Merseyside, overturning a refusal notice issued by the local authority.
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NewsEssar set to add 5,000 jobs and £1.9bn to UK economy by 2035
Essar Energy, which supplies 18% of the UK’s petrol and diesel, says it is on course to add almost £2bn to the UK economy within the next decade.
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NewsMFG partnering with Octopus Energy
The UK’s largest forecourt operator, MFG, has announced it is working with UK energy firm Octopus to facilitate easier charging sessions.
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NewsInstavolt spends £2.5m on massive batteries to recharge cars
Chargepoint operator Instavolt has bought £2.5m worth of huge batteries that will deliver constant charging speeds for EV drivers at five of its sites.
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NewsCMA sends warning letters to ‘hundreds’ of forecourt operators for Fuel Finder breaches
The Competition and Markets Authority has sent “hundreds” of warning letters to forecourt operators who have yet to register with Fuel Finder, and says it is set to issue fines to operators that have not signed up to the mandatory scheme.
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NewsPolice appeal for help following Cheshire forecourt burglary
An attempted petrol-station burglary in Tarporley, Cheshire, has prompted police to appeal for witnesses, after thieves broke into the site’s shop but were disturbed before they could steal anything.
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NewsMoto boss named Chief Executive of the Year at British Business Awards
Ken McMeikan, CEO of motorway services firm Moto Hospitality, has been named Chief Executive of the Year at the 2026 British Business Awards.
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NewsVST rolls out first-ever ‘Budgens &’ forecourt fascia
Top 50 Indie VST Forecourts is the first operator in the UK to feature a forecourt shop with a new ‘Budgens &’ fascia, as wholesalers offer increasing flexibility to fuel retailers as they court their custom.
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NewsCar industry revises EV sales expectations down
Last month saw EVs make up 26.2% of the new-car market – a significant rise on April 2025 – but the industry has revised down its EV expectations for 2026 as a whole, warning that manufacturers will fall significantly short of government targets.
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NewsCompetition and Markets Authority detects little change in retailers’ fuel margins
The Competition and Markets Authority says that while it considers fuel margins remain “at historically high levels”, they rose just 0.4p in March, currently standing at the same 10.7ppl they resided at last year.
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NewsForecourts losing £1,000 a month due to unpaid-fuel incidents
Rising petrol and diesel prices correlated with a 19% increase in unpaid fuel incidents in March, with the average forecourt now losing £1,000 a month, according to the British Oil Security Syndicate.
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NewsGovernment could fine forecourt firms £3.5bn for Fuel Finder non-compliance
With enforcement of the law behind Fuel Finder now live, the number of forecourts in breach of regulations could result in maximum penalties of £3.53bn being issued by the government, analysis reveals.
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NewsEG On The Move acquires MPK Garage’s 27-strong forecourt portfolio
MPK Garages’ 27 forecourts have been bought by EG On The Move for an undisclosed sum, thought to be around £65m.
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NewsGroceryAid Day seeks to boost awareness of charity’s work
The charity GroceryAid, which supports retail workers and offers help 24 hours a day, is raising awareness of its services with its annual GroceryAid Day.
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NewsMFG may have to rip out EV chargers after losing planning battle
MFG may have to remove three EV charging bays after installing twice as many spots as they originally gained planning permission for.
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NewsPolice hunt men following attempted forecourt cashpoint raid
Officers from Dorset Police are appealing to members of the public for information after two men in a Transit van attempted to remove a cash machine from a filling station in Wimborne.
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NewsEG On The Move gets planning refusal for totems overturned
The government’s Planning Inspectorate has overturned Mid Suffolk District Council’s refusal of planning permission for a pair of totem signs at an EG On The Move forecourt on the A14 by the village of Elmswell.