All News articles – Page 7
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NewsAnother digital advertising board denied planning permission
An application to install a digital advertising board at a petrol station has been turned down, this time over concerns the sign could distract passing motorists.
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NewsFive Labour MPs accuse fuel retailers of “ripping off” drivers
A group of Labour MPs have written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) asking it to “immediately launch an investigation and consider fining or reprimanding retailers who are ripping off consumers”.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail gets go ahead for forecourt extension
A filling station in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, owned by Grove Retail, will be expanded to offer EV charging and jet-wash facilities after local councillors granted planning permission.
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NewsFuel worth over £400,000 stolen in Northumbria: a drive-off case study
Detailed analysis of drive-off data from Northumbria Police exemplifies the nationwide issue of motorists making off with fuel without paying, with thieves knowing that police take no action in the vast majority of cases.
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NewsCOMMENT: The M62 motorway services saga is emblematic of the madness of our planning laws
Speak to anyone attempting a major commercial building project and they will tell you that planning laws and processes in the UK are complex; talk to someone involved in the development M62 Birchwood services and you may well be met with a heavy sigh.
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NewsEV drivers using public chargers pay 50% more per mile than petrol-car owners
Using a public charger to replenish an electric car’s battery can see drivers pay 50% more per mile than those who fill their cars with petrol, according to a new analysis.
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NewsMFG Hertfordshire forecourt set for significant upgrades
Planning consent is being sought to implement a range of upgrades at an Esso liveried forecourt in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
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NewsPlanning permission granted for improvements at North Ayrshire forecourt
Developers have been given the go-ahead to implement a host of upgrades to a filling station in Fairlie, North Ayrshire.
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News£20k of cash stolen from Shropshire petrol station
Police are appealing for information following a break-in at a forecourt in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, that saw £20,000 of cash stolen.
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NewsNewport used-car lot could be reinstated as petrol station
As metaphors for the industry go, a petrol station changing into a car showroom many years ago, only for a 2025 planning application to seek to turn it back into a PFS, is pretty apt.
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NewsForecourts to benefit from 18m road trips over bank holiday
Forecourt operators are set to benefit from a boom in bank holiday traffic, with 18 million trips predicted to be taken on Britain’s roads this weekend.
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NewsNew EG On The Move site opens following years of planning difficulties
The rise of EG On The Move continues apace, with the firm opening a new forecourt in Stone, Staffordshire, following years of planning difficulties.
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NewsGreggs puts sandwiches and drinks behind the counter to combat shoplifting
It was a tactic once reserved for strong medications, spirits, tobacco and lottery products, but bakery firm Greggs is now placing sandwiches and soft drinks behind the till to combat rising crime levels.
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NewsGurms Athwal becomes Unitas’ trading director
Unitas Wholesale has appointed Gurms Athwal as its new trading director.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Midland Motor Fuel donates £2,500 to local Neighbourhood Watch
A Nisa shop at a forecourt in Walsall, West Midlands, operated by Top 50 Indie Midland Motor Fuel, has donated £2,500 to its local Neighbourhood Watch group.
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NewsRoyal Mail now operates 7,000 EVs
The company behind Britain’s postal service, Royal Mail, itself owned by International Distribution Services, has unveiled its 7,000th electric vehicle, which joined the fleet at RM’s delivery office in Lambeth, south London.
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NewsProtest as forecourt cashpoint said to provide sufficient banking facilities for town centre
A petition has been created after a cashpoint at a filling station in Ellon, Aberdeenshire (population 10,000) was deemed sufficient to serve the town centre.
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NewsSomerset forecourt looks to install trio of jet wash bays
A planning application has been submitted to Somerset Council for the installation of three jet wash bays at a Taunton forecourt.
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NewsVapers panic buying disposables devices ahead of ban
The ban on the sale of disposable vapes is less than two weeks away, but survey research indicates consumers are stockpiling devices ahead of the new law coming into force.
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NewsEG On The Move plans new Powys forecourt
Plans for a new filling station, complete with EV charging and a drive-through Starbucks, have been submitted for a site in Newtown, Powys, by EG On The Move.