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NewsTwo new Jet branded forecourts for Scotland
Two filling stations in Scotland are now adorned with Jet canopies after Highland Fuels, a wholesale customer of the US brand, won the contracts to supply the sites from previous supplier Gleaner, bringing the number of Jet sites in Scotland to 50.
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NewsMultiple forecourt operators debut fuel promotions for competitive edge
Fuel retailers are offering promotional packages on unleaded petrol in a bid to retain customer loyalty, with Asda announcing a 5p per litre reduction for members of its rewards programme.
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NewsRising tensions in the Gulf reverse weeks of lower pump prices
Forecourt operators are braced for a fresh backlash from motorists after the latest outbreak of hostilities in the Gulf sent the fall in pump prices into reverse.
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NewsMiddle East tensions send crude and wholesale fuel prices sharply higher
Oil markets were thrown into turmoil once again this week with Brent crude climbing to its highest level in a month yesterday (July 14), as the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran appeared to unravel.
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NewsDiesel price plunges by 17ppl in June
The average cost of a litre of diesel in the UK fell by almost 17p in June, from 183.75p at the start of the month to 167.14p at the end, as falling oil prices made their way through to forecourts.
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NewsFuel Market Review 2026: retail fuel sector rises above challenges
Despite a small fall in forecourt numbers and a slew of global and political challenges, the retail fuel sector remains resilient. This is the overriding message from Forecourt Trader’s Fuel Market Review 2026.
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NewsBP leans on new F1 connections to promote super unleaded
Shell’s V-Power range of super fuels has long been associated with motorsports, but with BP now sponsoring the Audi Revolut F1 team, the British oil major is highlighting the credentials of its racing fuel to persuade drivers to opt for Ultimate Unleaded and Diesel.
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NewsCertas Energy’s upgrade of five bunker sites already underway
Certas Energy is redeveloping its UK HGV refuelling bunker estate, with an investment of £1.5m to upgrade five sites over the next 12 months.
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NewsSafeguard domestic production, fuel company body tells MPs
The country must take steps to safeguard domestic fuel production, the head of trade body Fuels Industry UK told MPs last week.
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NewsValero surpasses 150 service stations in the UK
Valero now has over 150 branded forecourts nationwide, with the 150th site achieved recently at MFG’s Reading service station.
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NewsPost-Prax deal sees all Gill Marsh forecourts sign with Jet
The fallout from the implosion of the Prax brand continues to rumble on, with Jet announcing all Gill Marsh Forecourts have switched over to the US-owned fuel brand.
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OtherMONEY TALK: How to design out drive-offs
It is unlikely that Costco is concerned it will lose potential shop sales from operating pay-at-pump, and so why should other petrol station owners? asks industry commentator Jan Mikula.
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NewsPetrol prices hit new peak and likely to go higher, says RAC
Petrol prices are likely to rise further after hitting their highest level since the Iran conflict started, the RAC is warning.
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NewsEsso targets hauliers with HGV-friendly fuel card and forecourts
Esso is launching a major push to capture more business from road hauliers by launching an HGV fuel card and stating that almost a fifth of the 175 MFG and Asda sites that switched to its brand last year are truck-friendly.
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NewsOilmaxx offers dealers ‘no fuss’ roadside fuel brand
A roadside retail fuel brand, which aspires to compete with Gulf, Pace and Murco, is coming to England and Wales, courting operators with a “no fuss” dealer supply arrangement.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: How much longer will Fuel Finder be allowed to share misinformation with driver apps?
‘Misinformation’ is a favourite chant of politicians, with the Prime Minister claiming those who spread untruths “debase themselves and the country” – so how should we perceive the government when it consistently facilitates the dissemination of false information?
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NewsAnother Fuel Finder blunder: all supermarket petrol stations mislabelled as non-supermarket sites
Forecourt Trader has uncovered the latest in a long line of serious errors with Fuel Finder, with every supermarket petrol station in the country being labelled a non-supermarket site, and none of the filling stations marked ‘supermarket’ being run by any of the four major chains.
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NewsMystery surrounds source of contaminated super unleaded
An independent forecourt operator in Scotland has confirmed super unleaded it sold last month was contaminated, but claims the issue rests with the supplying terminal – which has in turn denied any issue.
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NewsFacebook post turns locals into fuel-theft detectives
A forecourt operator is advocating the use of social media to stamp out the rise in fuel theft which has been taking place at petrol stations across the UK since the war in Iran has inflated petrol and diesel prices.
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NewsUK refineries “sleepwalking into decline” if government fails to act over carbon taxes
The UK’s four remaining oil refineries risk “sleepwalking into decline” if punitive carbon taxes aren’t eased, the sector’s industry body has said.