All Fuel articles
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AnalysisBOOK REVIEW: 226 Garages and Service Stations. An affectionate and insightful photographic survey of forecourts
Photographer Philip Butler’s latest book sees him share pictures of 226 notable filling stations and vehicle workshops, and while it might at first glance seem a tongue-in-cheek look at these buildings, it’s a far more nuanced and warm-hearted endeavour, and one that’s impossible not to appreciate.
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NewsRhydymwyn Service Station – independent and proud
There are thousands of independent petrol stations across the UK but probably none more so than Rhydymwyn Service Station near Mold in North Wales.
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NewsHarvest dealer group grows to 28 but still needs more to join
Twenty-eight Harvest Energy dealers have so far joined Prem Uthayakumaran’s group to tackle the Prax administration problem… but he is keen for more to join.
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NewsCompetition and Markets Authority criticises fuel margins, again
The Competition and Markets Authority’s latest quarterly report on fuel prices has once more found that retail fuel margins have increased at both standard forecourts and supermarket petrol stations, despite the organisation benchmarking against a year when falling prices drove inflation down, and also admitting it has not taken wider economic factors into consideration.
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Focus On FeatureSPOTLIGHT ON FUELS: Better performance, better profits?
Earlier this year Halfords questioned on Instagram: ‘True or False – premium fuel improves your car’s performance.’ Its answer was ‘False’ explaining that most modern engines are designed to run optimally on regular fuel. But many motorists swear by it and so too do forecourt operators.
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NewsPetrol pumps host NHS organ donation adverts
Petrol pumps on forecourts in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are being used to advertise a campaign encouraging motorists to sign up to the Organ Donor Register.
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NewsOperators debate forming fuel buying group at blue-sky meet-up
Forming a buying group to negotiate best fuel prices, and the challenges of running grocery stores, with the frustrations around crime and fine-tuning ranges, were among the main themes discussed at a blue-sky meeting of minds hosted by specialist forecourt property expert Christie & Co.
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NewsSub-postmaster protest inspires Harvest dealers to unite
A group of Harvest Energy forecourt operators have held their first sub-postmasters-inspired meeting, to demand action from the Prax Group subsidiary which is tying them to what they say are defunct contracts.
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NewsMFG moves sites from Shell to Esso
Those with an eye for such things will have noticed a trend developing of late: a large number of MFG-owned forecourts have switched their branding from Shell to Esso.
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NewsIrish forecourt operator Go continues expansion into mainland UK
Go, which operates around 20 filling stations in Northern Ireland and specialises in unmanned sites, is continuing to make inroads into the English market, with construction commencing on a fourth project.
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NewsPRA hits back at RAC claims that “high retailer margins” are frustrating motorists
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has criticised the RAC after the breakdown and insurance company claimed that despite petrol and diesel prices falling in August, high retailer margins “are preventing drivers from benefiting from lower prices”.
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NewsForecourts to play host to classic car meets this September
A series of classic-car meets is taking place at forecourts across the country this September, kicking off at Gulf Wivelsfield, East Sussex, last weekend.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Are young people really scared of petrol stations? Pull the other one
Generational panics that see older people fret about younger ones have been around since God’s dog was a puppy. From rock-and-roll and bell bottoms to computer games and tattoos, the idea that those who follow us are lazy, incompetent or corrupted repeats more often than The Simpsons. But to suggest young people are frightened of petrol stations, as a recent survey has done, stretches this cliché to breaking point.
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NewsPearl Forecourts opens 18th site… with numbers 19 and 20 soon to follow
Top 50 Indie Pearl Forecourts has opened its 18th site, with its 19th set to open in December and its 20th following early next year.
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NewsUnion to hold rallies calling for government action over Lindsey Refinery
The Unite union is hosting a pair of rallies on Thursday, August 21, asking the government to step in and secure the long-term future of the Lindsey oil refinery.
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NewsTop 50 Indie warns operators of dangers of damaged fuel tanks
Shailesh Parekh, director of Midland Motor Fuels, is warning fellow forecourt operators to check the integrity of their fuel tanks to avoid “unfathomable” potential consequences, after a water ingress incident at one of his sites.
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NewsFresh uncertainty for dealers as surprise potential refinery buyer emerges
The fate of the Prax oil refinery and the forecourt operators it supplies has taken another twist with the BBC reporting today that a potential buyer wants to continue the operation.
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NewsMurco breaks ranks to offer Harvest dealers immediate lifeline
Fuel distributor Murco has thrown a lifeline to Harvest Energy dealers, who have had to source more expensive petrol on the spot market for five weeks because of the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery’s demise.
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NewsPrax Lindsey oil refinery to run dry by September with no import product planned
The government-appointed Official Receiver of the collapsed Prax Lindsey oil refinery does not intend to import product to the site once its remaining fuels have been sold.
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NewsRetail margins on fuel remain “high” as prices rise again in July, says RAC
Retail prices for petrol and diesel rose for the second consecutive month in July, according to the RAC.