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Petrol prices risk reaching a new Iran war high, warns the RAC, with Brent Crude breaching the $100-mark for the first time in two months. https://t.co/wp83CpXhsv

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The revival in forecourt valeting with modern water recycling equipment at the fore means commercial car washes are more likely to be allowed to stay open during droughts. But sites must explain to customers they are acting legitimately. https://t.co/5MWQVXrfrR

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Bestway Wholesale has announced a series of senior leadership appointments to prepare the business for what it says is its “next phase of growth”. https://t.co/19Q36XOdlb

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MFG’s partnership with Greggs continues apace, with the fuel retailer looking to almost double the size of a forecourt shop in Chestfield, Kent, to allow the addition of a Greggs outlet at the site. https://t.co/ZVdqtsrScz

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Developers looking to build an 800-home ‘garden neighbourhood’ that includes a new-to-sector filling station are already encountering objections to their proposals. https://t.co/tGde7luluv

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EG On The Move has been given the go ahead to build a new petrol station plus drive-thru Starbucks on land just north of Hartlepool, in North Yorkshire. https://t.co/jdyf5nelKC

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As millions of people are hit with hosepipe bans in the UK, the Car Wash Association (CWA) has been making progress in persuading water suppliers to allow responsible valeting hubs to remain open for as long as possible during shortages. https://t.co/7j5tiGWxZX

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Wet stock management consoles tend to run quietly in the background, doing their job without much thought from anyone beyond the site manager. But that quiet reliability can be deceptive, says Jason Grant, global project manager at Veeder-Root. https://t.co/4fN50k5xrK

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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. https://t.co/UxVyiXmWAF

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A man who held up a Northumbrian petrol station at knifepoint has been jailed for three and a half years. https://t.co/AdLRaATuWK

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A planning saga that has rumbled on for a quarter of a century is now settled, after local councillors granted Welcome Break permission to go ahead with a new services in Yorkshire. https://t.co/MhNwPDSwX5

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The majority of EV drivers rarely use public chargers even when undertaking long journeys, new research has found. https://t.co/gsVlSqnIXD

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Forecourt operators have come under attack for asking motorcyclists to remove their helmets and dismount from their vehicle while filling up with fuel, prompting calls for a more formalised pump etiquette procedure to be introduced. https://t.co/mhnOLtegVy

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What likely impact, if any, will a new PM, plus Energy, and Business Secretaries, and a new Chancellor, have on retail and business? https://t.co/rmT9TvK3Cs

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The first of a series of unmanned Washpod valeting hubs went live on Saturday in Grantham, four months after the company’s founder signed a 15-year lease for the site, and following nearly £400,000 of investment. https://t.co/E0j44Lzioo

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Chargepoint operators have long lobbied for VAT on commercial electricity be cut from 20% to bring closer parity to the 5% levied on domestic power, but the opposite has now happened, with Andy Burnham cutting home-leccy VAT to 0%. https://t.co/qLezdiCZ3N

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Proposed restrictions on displaying vape and nicotine products will have a significant impact on merchandising and store layouts, warns legal firm Winckworth Sherwood. https://t.co/OIdRlLKGhs

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The race for space on busy forecourts is more intense than ever as more ancillary services vie for position. https://t.co/ehAMqMyjV2

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Following similar reductions by Ionity and MFG, Shell is the latest firm to lower electricity prices for EV drivers, as chargepoint operators strive to attract owners who must charge on the road. https://t.co/XbmzDIwDCA

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Councils across the UK have seized 1.3m illegal vapes since the ban on disposable devices was introduced in June 2025. https://t.co/TijAXH2Xww