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Fuel Market Review 2025: forecourt sector in rude health

Sponsored by Greenergy and AKN Build, By Tracy West

TOP 50 INDIES REPORT: Largest independent forecourts continue to add sites at pace

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Spring Forecast 2026: Chancellor ignores calls to delay fuel duty hike

2026-03-03T14:00:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

SUMMIT: Charman to introduce deliveries and loyalty app

2026-03-03T12:34:00+00:00By Juliet Morrison

Concerns grow that “alarmist and irresponsible” media coverage is stoking panic fuel buying

2026-03-03T12:12:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

SUMMIT: Jeremy Clarkson gives forecourts a reason to stock local

2026-03-03T12:05:00+00:00By Juliet Morrison

Gillingham Services campaigners continue their fight

2026-03-02T16:25:00+00:00By Tracy West

Wholesale diesel price rises 10p per litre as Iranian war echoes around the world

2026-03-02T12:07:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

Highlights

COMMENT: there are now more EV chargers than petrol pumps in the UK; this is a damning statistic

2026-03-03T14:56:00+00:00By Hugo Griffiths

Last week the Department for Transport released a set of statistics showing there are now “considerably more” public EV chargepoints in the UK than there are petrol pumps. But this isn’t the ‘win’ some consider it to be – instead, it’s a damning indictment of the electric car.

MONEY TALK: How will Iran war impact fuel prices?

2026-03-02T10:14:00+00:00By Jan Mikula

With the Middle East conflict in its early days, the longer-term effect on what motorists pay at the pump depends on several factors, including whether tankers will be able to access the Strait of Hormuz, says industry commentator Jan Mikula.

FOCUS ON CAR CARE: Clean up your act

2026-02-25T09:09:00+00:00By Tracy West

Park Garage Group keeps winning the car care category prize at the Forecourt Trader Awards. Tracy West talks to the Top 50 Indie to share how.

THE FORECOURT SHOW PREVIEW: Show time

2026-02-18T11:08:00+00:00By Vince Bamford

Roll up, roll up: The Forecourt Show returns to the NEC Birmingham this April (13-15).

Operators share their bright ideas for in-store lighting

2026-02-18T10:28:00+00:00By Juliet Morrison

Lighting is crucial when it comes to creating the right ambience in a forecourt shop. Five leading lights in the industry reveal their techniques.

LEGAL DOCTOR: Potential pitfalls of EV charging and valeting equipment leases

2026-02-16T09:36:00+00:00By David Emery

Forecourt operators are signing more leases and ‘as-a-service’ deals for EV chargers and valeting equipment. It is important not to get caught out with unfair contract terms, warns David Emery, a partner in Winckworth Sherwood’s corporate team.