All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2025 – Page 3
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NewsConcerns grow that fuel duty could be hiked in Budget 2025
The Petrol Retailers Association has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to increase fuel duty in her upcoming Budget, due November 26.
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NewsBP extends EV charging partnership with Transport for London
Oil major BP’s chargepoint arm BP Pulse has announced an extension to its partnership with Transport for London, which has resulted in around 130 public chargers being upgraded.
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NewsMFG plans big upgrades for Greater Manchester forecourt
A Morrisons filling station in Heywood, Greater Manchester, is set to be significantly redeveloped if MFG is granted planning permission by the local authority.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SHOP SECURITY: Crime and punishment
Forecourt operators are finding new ways to combat shop crime, with MFG reporting a 60% reduction in theft in a two store trial using Chirp electronic tags on targeted items.
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NewsJohnny Srikrishna plans knockdown rebuild of seventh forecourt
Top 50 Indies newcomer SJS Group has acquired its seventh forecourt, Crayford & Abbs in Mundesley, Norfolk, which it plans to knock down and rebuild.
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NewsNew filling station planned for £30m Shropshire business park
An outline planning application has been submitted to Shropshire Council to construct a new £30m business park complete with petrol station, kiosk shop and EV charging.
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NewsEvri to add 2,000 new Parcel Pending by Quadient lockers to UK network
Delivery firm Evri is expanding its partnership with Quadient to roll out a further 2,000 Parcel Pending lockers to its UK network by the end of the year.
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NewsWokingham forecourt up for auction
A former petrol station near Wokingham, Berkshire, currently operating as a hand car wash and café, is coming up for auction with a guide of £800,000.
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NewsLocal council investigates “fiercely” bright lights at EG On The Move forecourt
A Shropshire council is considering whether to issue a planning enforcement notice to EG On The Move over concerns one of its forecourts has been kitted out with “very fierce” lights.
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NewsJet wins over motorists with car giveaway promotion
Fuel supplier Jet is offering motorists the chance to win a car worth £26,495 in a three-week nationwide forecourt promotion going live today (Monday, October 20).
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NewsCobham Services plans to add German Doner Kebab
German Doner Kebab (GDK) plans to open next month at Cobham Services: the UK’s busiest and largest service station and this month’s winner of Forecourt Trader’s prestigious motorway services award.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The RAC’s position on fuel retailers is untenable
Month in, month out, the RAC criticises fuel retailers for their margins, regardless of whether pump prices rise or fall. But there is a disconnect between the RAC’s reproval and its own profits, says Forecourt Trader’s Hugo Griffiths.
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NewsValero continues rapid expansion with significant PGG and Platinum Retail wins
Two leading Top 50 Indies – Park Garage Group (PGG) and Platinum Retail – are switching sites to Valero, with the former planning to have around half of its 80-strong estate in the blue and yellow branding by the end of March.
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NewsYeep introduces 700 solar-powered parcel lockers in UK first
Parcel locker firm Yeep has introduced 700 solar-powered parcel lockers, a move the firm describes as “a major step forward in sustainable last-mile delivery”.
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NewsEG Group fined for underpaying 3,317 workers £824k
Forecourt and convenience firm EG Group has been fined by the government for failing to pay 3,317 workers a total of £824,383.
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NewsBe.EV slashes public chargepoint prices to 39p per kWh
Chargepoint firm Be.EV has dramatically reduced the price it charges for electricity, halving its kiloWatt hour rate from 79 pence to 39p in a bid to make “public ultra-rapid charging cheaper than petrol or diesel”.
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NewsSeven people arrested in car wash immigration raids
Seven people at two car washes in Congleton have been arrested as part of an ongoing operation to tackle organised immigration crime.
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NewsUK’s first indoor drive-thru EV charging hub gets planning approval
Dutch chargepoint firm Fastned has been granted planning permission to build the UK’s first indoor drive-thru charging hub.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale appoints former Booker exec as new customer director
The competition for retailers’ business continues apace, with Co-op Wholesale the latest firm to announce a new appointment as it seeks to increase its market share.
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OtherCOMMENT: If the government really wants a switch to greener fuels the autumn Budget is the time to act
Cutting fuel duty and incentivising greener fuels like hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) would give fleets room to breathe and momentum to decarbonise faster, argues Paul Holland at Corpay, owner of the Allstar fuel card.