Fierce competition between forecourts has long been the most effective way to ensure low prices for motorists.
Most of us hate to see the results of fly tipping and yet if the noxious fumes being emitted by our diesel and petrol cars weren’t invisible we’d see that on average we’re effectively dumping from our exhaust the equivalent volume of a whole bag of fast food packaging every second we drive.
From April 2025 – Parliamentary approval and a change of government notwithstanding – vaping, one of the most lucrative retail categories for forecourts in recent years, will be subject to a barrage of new regulations. It will mean retailers having to completely rethink how they stock and merchandise the category, not unlike when the ban on displaying tobacco products took effect some years back.
Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move - formerly Penny Petroleum - has major expansion plans for the next 21 months including the introduction of a customer loyalty scheme, increased food to go, rapid convenience delivery, and seven more forecourts to bring its network to 100 sites.
From his trusty comfy slippers to trips to Canada, Pearl Forecourts’ Andy Cotton shares what he enjoys doing when not working a typical 12-hour shift. It is lucky that he describes his role at the Bolton-based business as his dream job, despite, as he says, never really being off duty.
Our mystery motorist visits Esso Rontec Dudley Port
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