• Charman on course to save £4,000 a year redirecting heat from fridges to jet washes

  • Exchange For Change releases list of approved reverse vending machines

  • Budget 2026: Fuel duty hike called off, minimum wage to increase

  • Samy Group meets local resistance just weeks after acquiring £2.5m Cornish forecourt

  • Forecourt sector warns £13.20 National Living Wage could hit jobs

  • EG On The Move facing opposition to pub knockdown rebuilds

  • Forecourt operators call for Budget cut to fuel duty and employers’ NI

  • Canadian forecourt giant makes bid for former EG Group: report

  • Valero plans consumer campaign as it prepares exit from Texaco

  • DRS will be ‘huge challenge for 2027’, warns ACS

Highlights

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MONEY TALK: Budget 2026: Much ado about nothing

2026-10-29T16:03:00+00:00By Jan Mikula

As far as most petrol retailers are concerned, there was nothing in this Budget to make things better; says industry commentator Jan Mikula.

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FOCUS ON: Five things you need to know about tobacco, vaping and next generation

2026-10-26T20:13:00+00:00By Aidan Fortune

From sweeping legislative changes to the rise of nicotine pouches and vaping innovation, the next-generation nicotine category is evolving fast. Here’s what forecourt operators need to know to stay compliant and capitalise on growth

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Meet Nakendram Piratheepan, winner of our Special Recognition Award

2026-10-22T07:40:00+01:00By

Bestowing a special recognition award to a personality who many in the room at the Forecourt Trader Awards ceremony might not be familiar with might not seem an obvious choice. But there are many reasons that Nakendram (Theepan) Piratheepan, founder of 31-site operator Sterling Petroleum, was chosen as the winner of this prestigious category.

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FOCUS ON SHOP SECURITY: People power

2026-10-21T10:39:00+01:00By

Retailer Ben Lawrence used to pay around £30,000 a year for security on the door of his BP Sholing forecourt – nowadays his policy is to “overstaff” the shop to help protect staff, customers and stock.

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IN PICTURES: Why redeveloped Grimshaw Park won Kay Group Forecourt Trader of the Year

2026-10-15T14:07:00+01:00By

It was always going to be personal for industry stalwart Ken Kay, redeveloping a forecourt just 400 metres from where he was born in Blackburn, and a site which he has owned for over 30 years. The project has just won The Kay Group the Forecourt Trader of the Year award.

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FOCUS ON IN-STORE SERVICES: Locker room

2026-10-14T08:19:00+01:00By

Penny Petroleum is one of many forecourt operators seeing the merit in on-site parcel lockers, with its Scaling Dam Services, near to the North York Moors National Park, in fact, having a 10-metre run of them.

  • Cash is critical for forecourts – here’s how to keep yours safe

  • Are you prepared for the big analogue switch-off?

  • Budgens and Londis: redefining convenience at the modern forecourt

  • Seeking organic growth across forecourts

  • Tackling the complexities of forecourt retail

Focus On Features

  • New tool helps retailers calculate Deposit Return Scheme costs

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

  • LEGAL DOCTOR: Key updates on the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, and the Deposit Return Scheme

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Why compliance is your untapped growth driver

2025-06-30T05:00:00+01:00In paid partnership with

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The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing

2022-03-21T12:58:00+00:00Paid for by

  • Why compliance is your untapped growth driver

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