BP dealer launches discount Thursdays to help locals with fuel price rises
Fuel Finder contract could be stripped from VE3 as government frustration over glitches grows
Thieves siphon diesel out of sight at fourth Penny Petroleum forecourt
Government should impose profit cap on fuel retailers, Iceland boss says
‘We can’t be called rip-off now’: Soaring prices prompt two garages to stop selling petrol
BP commits to Retail Trust charity for five years
Forecourts feeling the strain from delayed and rationed deliveries
Hand car wash firms fined £2.7m for employing illegal workers
Park Garage Group plans further pure water machines for ‘streak-free’ jet washing
Fuel rationing likely if oil disruption continues
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Highlights
An open letter to the BBC: Don’t believe the government’s spin on fuel price spikes
A Top 50 Indie, preferring to remain anonymous, urges the BBC to stop misinforming the public that forecourts are to blame for spiking fuel prices, and to look closer at government gains in the rising market.
COMMENT: Treat car wash as a core retail proposition
The UK car wash market is entering a period of meaningful transformation, driven by changing customer expectations and lessons from more mature European markets, says Wash Tec’s Ryan Lenihan.
FOCUS ON: Five things to know about food to go
Some intriguing facts: around 95% of the UK’s cars still need petrol and diesel, while 100% of people run on food. And, despite changes to lifestyles and working patterns, Brits still drive 7,000 miles annually, spending an average of 362 hours in their cars each year.
COMMENT: Price gouging is definitely happening at the forecourt: the government is doing it
It really comes to something when you’re not only accused of doing something you’re not doing, but when the person accusing you is the one carrying out the unwanted behaviour – but that’s exactly where we are when it comes to talk of ‘price gouging’ at the petrol pump.
COMMENT: Don’t blame forecourts for rising fuel prices
Emotions were running high ahead of today’s meeting between fuel bosses and government ministers who are pointing the finger at forecourts for increased prices at the pump.
FOCUS ON ANTI-CRIME TECHNOLOGY: Operation deterrent
Last month, anti-crime technology hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when a customer at Sainsbury’s Elephant & Castle store was told to leave because facial recognition software had identified him as an offender.
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
How parcel lockers are cementing forecourts as multi-purpose destinations
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Focus On Features
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Industry Features & Analysis
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Why compliance is your untapped growth driver
The Five Pillars of Fuel Pricing
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