All Forecourt Trader articles in October 2026
View all stories from this issue.
-
NewsMFG makes discounted EV charging offer permanent
Top 50 Indie MFG, which introduced a summer-long 25% discount offer on EV charging, is extending the offer indefinitely.
-
NewsDiesel crosses £2 a litre Rubicon
Given recent trends it was only a matter of when, not if, diesel would pass the £2 a litre mark, and that threshold has now been passed, with the average price for the fuel standing at 200.1ppl.
-
NewsNew shield blunts angle grinders to stop EV charging cables being stolen
A new shield has been developed to help protect EV charging cables from being cut with power tools by thieves who go on to sell the leads for their scrap value.
-
NewsDisparity between home and public EV charging grows as VAT change hits
Public EV charging has just become even more expensive compared to topping up at home, with the 5% VAT discount on domestic electricity, which gives it a 0% rate, coming into force today (October 1), against the 20% rate applied to commercial power.
-
NewsHuge EV charging hub opens at Sunderland stadium
A new 20-bay EV charging hub, said to be the largest in the North East, has opened at the Stadium of Light, home to Sunderland AFC.
-
NewsShell to swap fuel pumps for EV chargers at Staffordshire knockdown rebuild
Oil major Shell is planning to remove two of six pump islands at a company-owned forecourt in Lichfield, Staffordshire, replacing fuel nozzles with half a dozen EV charging bays.
-
NewsCo-op names Alex Dower new managing director for retail
Co-op has named Alex Dower as its managing director for retail, with the firm saying his appointment comes as the business seeks to “maintain business momentum”.
-
NewsTesco knocks 8p off a litre of fuel
With petrol and diesel prices soaring, supermarket firm Tesco is offering drivers an 8ppl discount on fuel.
-
NewsEV sales see September boom
The number of EVs registered last month rose by 36.3% compared to September 2025, with the 99,199 electric cars bought being the highest number on record.
-
NewsNew Birmingham roadside services planned – without petrol station
A new roadside services with a coffee shop, a self-storage facility and EV charging has been approved by planners for Birmingham, with no petrol station featuring in the project.
-
NewsEG Group delays stock market flotation
Mohsin and Zuber Issa’s EG Group has paused plans to launch an initial public offering on the US Nasdaq this month over fears that market instability could see the company achieve a lower valuation than planned.
-
NewsMFG and EG On The Move lose planning bids for rival forecourts
Top 50 Indies EG On The Move and MFG have both been refused planning permission for new-to-sector sites 250 metres away from each other on the A487 trunk road in north-west Wales.
-
NewsChargepoint firm founded by former Tesla staff finds success in Scotland
An EV chargepoint firm set up last year by former Tesla staff members has successfully completed its third project, a 14-bay ultra-rapid hub in Aberdeen.
-
NewsNew EG On The Move Starbucks opens alongside EV charging hub
EG On The Move’s Starbucks portfolio has grown with the opening of a new drive-thru outlet in Staffordshire which has coincided with the completion of a new EV charging hub at the same business park.
-
NewsValeting firm WashTec gets new managing director
WashTec UK has appointed a new managing director, with Ryan Lenihan taking up the reins with immediate effect.
-
NewsNon-DRS compliant drinks bottles get six-month stay of execution
Drinks sold in bottles that are not compliant with the Deposit Return Scheme will be allowed to remain on sale for six months after the scheme goes live on October 1 2027.
-
NewsRontec to demolish £100,000 toilet
Independent forecourt operator Rontec is proposing to demolish a toilet that was previously valued at £100,000.
-
NewsEG On The Move facing resistance to new-to-sector project in Worcestershire
Top 50 Indie EG On The Move is proposing to knock down a disused pub and construct a new-to-sector forecourt on a main road west of Droitwich, Worcestershire – but the firm’s plans are already under threat after the parish council objected to the project “very strongly”.
-
NewsDiesel could drop by 6p as BP “maxes” refining and governments release stockpiles
Soaring diesel prices could be quelled somewhat after G7 governments agreed to release stockpiles to stave off President Trump’s threat of export bans, and oil major BP announced it is set to “max” its output of the fuel.
-
NewsRaj Cluster acquires 13th forecourt
Hampshire-based independent forecourt firm Raj Cluster has acquired the 13th site in its portfolio, having completed on Shell Little Waitrose in Hook, a village three miles east of Basingstoke.