• Sewell recognised with second royal award for raising disadvantaged in workplace

  • FORECOURT TRADER AWARDS: deadline is extended

  • Redbeck’s Wakefield forecourt gets planning to become multi-use destination

  • VST rolls out first-ever ‘Budgens &’ forecourt fascia

  • Husband and wife acquire BSB Garage which had ‘insane amount of interest’

  • Car industry revises EV sales expectations down

  • EG On The Move acquires MPK Garage’s 27-strong forecourt portfolio

  • EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sir Gerald Ronson: I am not going anywhere the good Lord willing

  • Forecourt operator loses planning bid after commencing works

  • Moto commits £500m to EV, HGV and food upgrades following lease renewal

Highlights

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FOCUS ON FRANCHISE AND FASCIA: a marriage of convenience

2026-05-06T08:14:00+01:00By

Today’s forecourt retailers are spoilt for choice when it comes to franchise and fascia partners. Whatever you are looking for, be it a household name, best-in-class deals, a quality own-label or consistent and complete deliveries, you are bound to find it. We speak to retailers to see why they chose their particular trading partner.

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MONEY TALK: Why the government won’t cut fuel duty before September

2026-05-04T09:33:00+01:00By Jan Mikula

However tempted the government might be to win a bit of popularity and cut fuel duty now, industry commentator Jan Mikula says that there are too many other contingencies for it to worry about in the next few months.

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FOCUS ON PUMP TOP PROMOTIONS: the cable guys

2026-04-29T08:39:00+01:00By

Mobile phone charging cables, barbecue lines, and year-round favourites air fresheners will be among the most popular non-food impulse lines at forecourts this summer, say pump top promotion suppliers.

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LEGAL DOCTOR: What the Deposit Return Scheme means for petrol retailers

2026-04-27T10:30:00+01:00By Robert Botkai

The new Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers is coming to all parts of the UK, with a launch date of October 1, 2027. Robert Botkai, senior partner at Winckworth Sherwood, explains how the scheme will work and what it means in practice for forecourt operators.

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COMMENT: Apparently nobody in government is really looking at Fuel Finder

2026-04-24T15:18:00+01:00By

The fact that around 70 of the 214 petrol stations listed on Fuel Finder as being on motorways don’t meet the criteria for this classification is small fry in the grand scheme of things – but a more significant issue lurks beneath this.

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FOCUS ON: Seven things you need to know about beer and cider

2026-04-22T10:58:00+01:00By Aidan Fortune

Convenience stores now account for over half of all cider sales as shoppers increasingly trade up to premium options, with independent retailers leading growth at +6.5% year-on-year.

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  • The hidden impact of fuel price transparency

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  • Why compliance is your untapped growth driver

  • The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing

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