• EXCLUSIVE: A third of all ‘motorway’ petrol stations on Fuel Finder aren’t at motorway services

  • Lack of enforcement creates Fuel Finder ‘Wild West’

  • Two companies target forecourts with laundry machines to buy

  • Value of fuel taken in no-means-of-payment incidents up by 65%

  • New healthy smoothie concept launches at Maple Leaf Express site

  • Park Garage Group: Forecourts will benefit from more regulated vapes category

  • NTS acquires Herefordshire site & gains green light for new Somerset forecourt

  • Gen Z drivers combined with EV transition will make free forecourt wi-fi a must

  • Penny Petroleum boss pledges to advocate for female colleagues

  • Women In Fuel raise a glass to first meet-up

Highlights

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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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FOCUS ON FORECOURT INSURANCE: Triggering the war clause

2026-04-15T11:18:00+01:00By

The conflict in Iran shines a spotlight on war clauses being standard exclusions in most commercial insurance policies. And with April remaining a key time for renewing policies in the forecourt sector, it is not the only thing to be aware of, says Tracy West.

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2026 AWARDS LAUNCH: Search begins for industry’s top forecourts

2026-04-08T11:24:00+01:00

Do you believe you run the best fuel retail business in the industry – or have the best loo, car care section, or on-site team? Get your entries in now for the 2026 Forecourt Trader Awards.

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FOCUS ON FORECOURT MAINTENANCE: Is your site ready for peak valeting season?

2026-04-07T23:03:00+01:00By

With car washes and jet washes a lucrative part of many forecourts’ business, you want to make sure they are working with as little downtime as possible. A driver pulls up, sees your wash is out of action, they’ll drive away and try somewhere else. And if they prefer that other location, you may have lost a loyal customer.

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FOCUS ON: Eight things to know about carbonates

2026-04-01T07:11:00+01:00By

As with chewing gum – who remembers Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit on every corner shop counter? – the carbonates market has undergone a generational shift away from using sugar as an ingredient.  

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COMMENT: Pinch yourself, but the tide is turning for how the media portrays fuel retailers

2026-03-27T12:38:00+00:00By

For years, negative news stories about forecourt firms have been as regular and unwelcome as a teenager’s acne flare-up, but things are finally changing, with several fair, accurate and informed pieces appearing recently in the mainstream press.

  • How car wash promotion drives loyalty

  • The hidden impact of fuel price transparency

  • 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

  • Why compliance is your untapped growth driver

  • The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing

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