• Essar reports bumper year for forecourts and refinery

  • Scottish Budget 2026: business rates cut ahead of revaluation

  • Park Garage Group follows MFG into partnership with digital ad firm Wildstone

  • Under 10% of forecourts signed up for Fuel Finder as deadline draws near

  • Treasury could slash VAT on public EV charging to match 5% domestic rate

  • EV think tank claims forecourts will stop selling diesel from 2030

  • New forecourt player: ‘We have very big aspirations’

  • Ascona reaches eight sites in Scotland with purchase of Five Mile Garage

  • JP&S digs deep for Surrey forecourt redevelopment

  • SUMMIT: Industry to come together to pursue Roadway to Profit

Highlights

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FOCUS ON PROPERTY: The art of the deal

2026-01-14T09:58:00+00:00By

Neil Findlay is a man who spends much of his working life in a car. That’s because he is the acquisitions director at EG On The Move, and he says if you don’t ride the roads, you’re not going to identify the opportunities. Forecourt Trader caught up with him, as well as other property experts, on a rare occasion he was at his desk.

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HOW TO BUILD YOUR FORECOURT: Groundworks

2026-01-08T22:52:00+00:00By

The first instalment in our series looking at forecourt design, construction and business planning sees us head to a forthcoming EG On The Move site in Chepstow

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Forecourt operators raise a glass to Dry January

2026-01-07T19:03:00+00:00By

It is boom time for alcohol-free drinks with 17.5 million Brits – almost one in three adults – getting behind Dry January.

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COMMENT: 2025’s new-car sales figures provide a fresh roadmap for EV policy

2026-01-06T14:18:00+00:00By

The publication of 2025’s new-car registration figures provides the perfect opportunity for the establishment to revise the policy that surrounds electric cars, argues Forecourt Trader’s Hugo Griffiths.

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MONEY TALK: The New Year resolutions that really matter

2026-01-02T10:19:00+00:00By Jan Mikula

Industry commentator Jan Mikula urges operators to make two important New Year resolutions: delay no longer on submitting tax returns for the 31st deadline, and check insurance provision covers the rising value of stock.  

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LOOKING TO 2026: Why innovation is vital for forecourt foodservice

2025-12-29T08:00:00+00:00By Matt Cundrick

Technology and new forms of customer service will be important for forecourt foodservice in the coming year, with trends such as multiple day-part menu displays, deliver to car options, and ‘dark’ convenience kitchens, says consultant Matt Cundrick.

  • Accelerate the fight against drive-offs

  • Heat up your sales with hot food and soft drinks combos

  • How forecourts are adapting to the new payment landscape

  • How parcel lockers are cementing forecourts as multi-purpose destinations

  • How partnership working can enhance forecourt retailing success

  • Why compliance is your untapped growth driver

  • The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing

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