• Shell Fulham all-electric forecourt reveals bold new airy shop format

  • Korean-style ice drink concept comes to UK forecourts

  • Flagship Liverpool forecourt brings EET Retail to 17 leased locations

  • 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

Highlights

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COMMENT: Apparently nobody in government is really looking at Fuel Finder

2026-04-24T15:18:00+01:00By

The fact that around 70 of the 214 petrol stations listed on Fuel Finder as being on motorways don’t meet the criteria for this classification is small fry in the grand scheme of things – but a more significant issue lurks beneath this.

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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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  • 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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