The 2025 ACS Forecourt Report has revealed that the UK’s petrol forecourt retailers have invested over £15,000 per store on average per store last year, adapting their stores to include a wider and more diverse range of services for customers.
The Forecourt Report, published today, provides an overview of the 8,279 forecourt sites in the UK, the products and services they offer, and the customers they serve.
Highlights from the 2025 Forecourt Report include:
- The UK forecourt sector creates over 85,000 jobs, with one in three colleagues (33%) being in the business for more than 10 years
- The value of sales in the forecourt sector has reached £5.3bn in the last year (excluding fuel)
- 78% of forecourt retailers are active in their communities, raising money for local charities, getting involved with local projects, and donating to food banks
- Petrol forecourts were ranked as the fifth most essential service on local high streets, behind banks and ahead of pubs/bars
- 29% of UK forecourts provide an over the counter parcel service
The Forecourt Report also highlights trends in electric vehicle charging and new car sales. There are now over 85,000 electric charging points across the UK in almost 43,000 locations, serving almost 1.6m fully electric vehicles and around 890,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles registered in the UK.
ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Forecourt retailers continue to make significant investments in improving their offer to customers, spending money on futureproofing their stores through new technology and refrigeration, as well as into services like parcel collection points and click and collect for groceries.
“Investment levels in forecourts are typically higher than those in the rest of the convenience sector due to the infrastructure on a forecourt site, but they are not immune from the challenges facing other retailers on increased employment costs and particularly business rates. Incentivising investment in forecourt sites will make a huge difference to the communities that these businesses serve.”
The full Forecourt Report is available here.
