All Forecourt Trader articles in November 2025 – Page 3
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NewsFire service warns forecourt fire extinguishers ‘futile’ for electric car incidents
Forecourt staff should be warned against trying to put out a fire caused by an electric vehicle, warned a spokesperson from the London Fire Brigade at the APEA Live conference last week.
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NewsFuel Finder branded “a monumental waste of taxpayers’ money” at APEA Live
Forecourt operators will likely pass on the cost of complying with the forthcoming Fuel Finder scheme, inflating fuel prices at the pump rather than its aim of reducing them, warned panellists on a session about the government’s plans at last week’s APEA Live.
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NewsWorld’s first car fragrance vending machine launch can be adapted for outdoor use
A new revenue stream for forecourt firms, particularly those with valeting operations, has just been launched with the introduction of the world’s first car fragrance vending machine.
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NewsElectric cars to pay London Congestion Charge as squeeze on EV drivers continues
Transport for London has announced that drivers of battery-powered cars will have to pay the Congestion Charge from next year, when the cost of the tariff will increase by 20%.
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NewsMore petrol station property investments were made in the first nine months of 2025 than all of last year
The market for filling station property purchases has ramped up this year, with more forecourts changing hands in the first three quarters of 2025 than all of last year combined.
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NewsBig Bertha car wash arrives at Sharma Garages Group site
Top 50 Indie Sharma Garages Group has invested over £255,000 in a new car wash at its Bush Service Station site in Sutton Coldfield.
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NewsEG On The Move wins bid to build new forecourt on land with chequered planning history
Nottingham City Council has granted EG On The Move planning permission to construct a new forecourt on a prominent city-centre plot that various firms have tried and failed to redevelop over the years.
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NewsIdentical twins jailed for knifepoint forecourt holdup
Two brothers who are identical twins have been jailed after being convicted of robbing a petrol station while armed with a knife.
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NewsBiofuel firm to build three refuelling stations after securing £25m funding
CNG Fuels, which supplies compressed biomethane (Bio-CNG), has secured a £25m debt facility from investment firm The Foresight Group. The five-year deal will see CNG Fuels build three new UK refuelling facilities.
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NewsNew partnership syncs till-point data with CCTV and ANPR footage
A “groundbreaking” partnership between security firm Big Brother and Epos provider Madic that allows till-point data to be automatically synchronised with footage from ANPR and CCTV systems has been announced.
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NewsTransport Secretary opens new MFG charging hub as firm continues £400m EV programme
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has opened a new MFG EV Power charging hub at the firm’s Marlborough Road forecourt in Swindon, Wilts.
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NewsPolice seek perpetrator of forecourt knife robber
Officers from Police Scotland are seeking a man who held up a filling station in Dumbarton at knifepoint.
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NewsNestlé targets 150 outlets as it relaunches Seattle’s Best Coffee
The dominance of a handful of players in the UK’s £6bn coffee landscape looks set to be disrupted following Nestlé’s relaunch of Seattle’s Best Coffee.
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NewsME Group mourns passing of Robert Mortimer
ME Group has announced Robert Mortimer has passed away, describing him as a “driving force behind so much of what makes our company what it is today”.
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NewsEG On The Move plans new-to-sector Carlisle forecourt
A planning application has been submitted to Cumberland Council for a new EG On The Move filling station and drive-thru coffee shop.
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NewsMFG's EV charging network ranked behind only Tesla
MFG’s £400m investment into EV charging has seen it ranked the second-best major network provider in the UK with the firm only being bested by Tesla, many of whose chargers require a Tesla car to use.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Branded ready-meal freezers
MFG and Ascona are among the latest operators to try Praveen Kumar branded ready-meal freezers, one of several suppliers to have entered this space since Cook introduced the concept 15 years ago.
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NewsRaw Charging’s contract with Aviva Investors sees new hub open at £33m shopping centre
Raw Charging, which focuses on EV sockets in retail, hospitality and leisure locations, has opened its largest hub yet at a retail park owned by Aviva Investors.
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NewsShell to replace valeting hub with EV chargers
Local authorities have granted Shell planning permission to install six EV charging bays at a forecourt in Leicester, with the chargers sitting on land currently occupied by a jet wash and separate car-care bay.