All Fuel articles
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NewsBe.EV chief exec on the ‘death’ of the forecourt: “This was never an attempt to knock petrol stations”
Forecourt Trader recently published an opinion column responding to claims from chargepoint firm Be.EV that it is time to “call in the undertakers” for petrol stations. After reading that op-ed, Be.EV’s chief executive, Asif Ghafoor, asked if we’d like to interview him.
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NewsPoor visibility at pump number one means drivers need to pre-pay for fuel
The busy Astwick Service Station, on the A1 northbound between Stevenage and Biggleswade, is asking for customers using its number one pump at night to pay for their fuel before filling up.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON WET-STOCK MANAGEMENT: Take back control
If your wet stock contract is up for renewal, now is a great opportunity to improve your margins by optimising your systems. So says Morten Raaby, general manager Europe at Titan Cloud.
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NewsRetailer faces cash flow pressure over Prax Group administration
Uncertainty is not good for business. Those are words of forecourt retailer Prem Uthayakumaran, director at Prehybrid Ltd which has four sites – one of which is supplied with fuel by Total. Or at least it was until the Prax Group went into administration.
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NewsPrax Group administration costing retailers thousands of pounds a day in lost trade
The Prax Group administration is costing retailers dearly. Tom Dant, managing director of Gill Marsh Forecourts, says customer counts across his three sites are down around 40% and the company is losing thousands of pounds each day in shop sales.
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NewsSouthern Energy steps in to help Harvest Energy retailers
Southern Energy aka Pricewatch has put a message out to any Harvest Energy retailers in the South East who are having problems with their fuel supplies to get in touch.
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NewsFormula 1 British Grand Prix to be powered by HVO
This weekend’s Formula 1 British Grand Prix will see HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) power festivities at Silverstone.
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NewsHalf-year chargepoint installation figures show strong growth in ultra-rapid hubs
Ultra-rapid EV charging hubs – defined as a group of six or more chargers delivering electricity at 150kW or more – are growing in number more quickly than any other type of chargepoint installation, according to an analysis of the first six months of 2025.
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NewsMiddle East conflict impacts fuel prices, though stability looks set to return
The conflict between Israel and Iran that pushed the price of oil up by 24% at the beginning of June has affected the average price of petrol and diesel at the pump, a new analysis has found.
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NewsRetailer says it is ‘make or break’ time for Harvest Energy-supplied sites
The first Tom Dant, managing director of Gill Marsh Forecourts, knew of problems at Harvest Energy was when a message came through at 12.30 on Saturday afternoon, from their head of dealer sales, saying the company could not supply them with fuel.
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ReportsFuel Market Review 2025: forecourt sector in rude health
There are 12 more petrol filling stations open across the UK now, compared to last September, taking the total to 8,349.
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NewsFuel availability reporting will not feature in Fuel Finder Scheme on launch
ACS has welcomed a letter from energy minister Dr Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, announcing that the requirement for retailers to report on their fuel availability as part of the upcoming Fuel Finder scheme will be postponed.
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NewsFuels Industry UK urges further action by government to support the sector
Fuels Industry UK has cautioned that the measures announced in the Industrial Strategy do not go far enough in addressing the challenges facing the fuels sector despite targeted measures to reduce industrial energy costs and strengthen England’s technical skills base.
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NewsUK biofuel sector in jeopardy following US trade deal
The trade deal struck with US may be good news for the UK automotive and aerospace sectors, but domestic biofuel production could end as a result of the agreement, after 19% import tariffs on US ethanol imports were scrapped.
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NewsFormer petrol station becomes an EV charging hub
Turning old petrol stations over to EV chargepoints is something of a dream for environmentalists, but that dream became reality once more this week with the opening of a new charging hub called the Manchester Charging Oasis.
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NewsNew ‘plug-and-play’ hydrogen refilling station debuts
An “easy to replicate” hydrogen refuelling station has been installed at a West Sussex farm, with the station being used to regularly refuel a hydrogen fuel-cell car.
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NewsCutting VAT on public charging would boost EV uptake, survey suggests
New research suggests that cutting the rate of VAT on public charging from 20%, to the 5% applied to home electricity would make 49% of drivers switch to electric cars sooner.
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NewsOil prices skyrocket following Iran attack
Last night’s attack on Iranian nuclear facilities by Israeli military planes has led to a surge in global oil prices. Iran holds around 10% of the world’s oil reserves and makes up roughly 5% of global production.
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NewsLatest figures show 96.6% of all vehicles need petrol or diesel
A new batch of government statistics has revealed that 96.6% of the 41.7 million vehicles registered in the UK need petrol or diesel to run.
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NewsEG On The Move plans to turn disused Vauxhall dealership into filling station
Plans to turn a Kidderminster site previously occupied by a Vauxhall car dealership into a new filling station have been submitted to local authorities by EG On The Move.