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NewsGridserve adds 7,200kWh batteries to Gatwick EV forecourt
EV chargers are increasingly being combined with large batteries to optimise electricity use, and a new installation at Gridserve’s Gatwick hub has seen two 3.6 megaWatt-hour batteries installed to store energy generated by on-site solar panels.
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NewsJet EV chargers store electricity harnessed during off-peak hours
Jet’s roll-out of its Jet Charge EV offering is bolstered by tech that allows chargepoints to store electricity harnessed when demand and grid prices are low, later using this power to charge vehicles.
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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ArticleTank relining: what are the options?
’Out of sight, out of mind’ may be a reasonable maxim for tricky relatives, but it can be a recipe for disaster where underground fuel tanks are concerned.
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NewsThere are now over 1m EVs in the UK, but 96% of cars need petrol or diesel
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have revealed there are now 1.3 million electric cars on UK roads, though behind the headlines 96.3% of our 36.2m cars need to fill up with petrol and diesel.
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NewsMan sentenced to four years for trying to start fire at petrol station
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in prison after trying to start a fire at a Bournemouth petrol station in September last year.
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NewsLeicestershire forecourt set for redevelopment
A planning application has been made to significantly redevelop a filling station in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
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NewsGovernment investigating HVO over claims of “large amounts” of fraud
The Department for Transport has launched an investigation into HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) after BBC research and whistleblower testimonies indicate that despite ecologically sound promises, “large amounts” of virgin palm oil are often used to produce the fuel.
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NewsEV chargepoint installations rise 29% in Q1
There was a significant increase in the number of electric vehicle chargepoints installed in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2024, new data has revealed.
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NewsHybrids allowed until 2035 as government changes EV mandate again
As a concession to poor sales of electric cars and in the face of US trade tariffs, new hybrids can remain on sale until 2035, a five-year reprieve over their previous ban date.
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Focus On FeatureEaster 2025: Over half the UK population expected to take to the road
The upcoming Easter holidays could see over half the UK’s population take to the road, forecourt operators are warned.
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NewsWest Suffolk filling station looks to consolidate tank setup
A forecourt in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, has reapplied for planning permission to replace four 13,200-litre fuel tanks and install a new 60,000-litre tank, following the refusal of an application last year.
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NewsPlanning permission refused for Fastned Oxfordshire charging hub
Local planners have blocked an application from Fastned to build an EV charging hub that would have featured eight ultra-rapid bays, together with a toilet block and amenity building for vending machines.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: Electric HGVs are mandated by government – problem is, they’re not fit for purpose
The ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars generates all the headlines, but equally significant legislation looms on the horizon: from 2035 all new HGVs weighing 26 tonnes or under must be zero emission, before the rules expand to every new HGV in 2040.
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NewsPRA hits back at Competition and Markets Authority claims that fuel margins are too high
The Competition and Markets Authority is “concerned about the intensity of retail competition” and says fuel margins “remain stuck at historic highs”.
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NewsMoto Sawtry services on the A1(M) officially opens
A new motorway services area (MSA) on the A1(M) between Peterborough and Huntingdon officially opened this week on Monday, March 31.
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NewsSewell on the go completes sale of Wyton Bar forecourt
Sewell on the go has sold its Wyton Bar filling station near Hull, East Yorkshire nine months after it put the site on the market to create capital to re-invest in other parts of the business.
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NewsM4 services gets EV chargers
A bank of EV chargepoints has been installed at Roadchef’s Port Abraham MSA at Junction 49 of the M4 in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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NewsTwo million drivers use public EV chargers every month
New data from EV chargepoint mapping and payment firm Zapmap has revealed that drivers are charging electric cars two million times a month at public chargepoints.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail seeks to resurrect derelict forecourt as valeting and EV charging hub
A disused petrol station dubbed a “known eyesore” is set to be redeveloped as a £1m car wash and EV charging hub if planning approval is granted for the site.