• Reeves warns she will go after forecourts for “price gouging” and not sharing prices with Fuel Finder

  • Forecourt business rates hike prompts question in House of Commons

  • CMA boss provokes ire with mention of “ripped off” forecourt customers

  • Reform PR stunt sees petrol station taken over and fuel sold at big discount

  • At the sharp end: Forecourts hit with delayed deliveries, spiking prices and negative margins

  • Unleaded headed for 150ppl and diesel 160p as oil tops $100 a barrel

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

  • MPK partners with Lavazza with coffee promotions

  • MFG removes fuel pumps and car wash to expand food-to-go offering

  • Top 50 Indie Brookfield Group plans huge new-to-sector Yorkshire forecourt and cafe

Highlights

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SUMMIT: 10 takeaways from Forecourt Trader’s annual conference

2026-03-10T14:25:00+00:00By

From social media to solar panels and security equipment: speakers at this year’s Summit shared insights to the 186 attendees on what is making their businesses tick.

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FOCUS ON: Seven things you need to know about tobacco, vape and next generation

2026-03-04T09:29:00+00:00By Aidan Fortune

The nicotine category is being reshaped by dual-use behaviour, the rise of pouches and the shift to reusable vapes. How can retailers stay on top of the changes?

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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

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.

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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.

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FOCUS ON CAR CARE: Clean up your act

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

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.

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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).

  • 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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