8,394 petrol stations in the UK
Supermarket sites – 1,562
Petrol company owned sites - 1,340
Independent site - 5,492
The big four supermarkets:
Tesco - 507 sites
Morrisons - 335 sites
Sainsbury’s - 312 sites
Asda - 321 sites
Supermarket sites account for 49% of all petrol sales and 43% of diesel.
From what I can glean it is the independents that are hardest hit - typically smaller tanks, les regular supplies, and less stock on hand.
So despite the utter drivel coming from the mouth of Brian Madderson the independents are suffering. It's difficult to be sure because unlike Madderson the Supermarket spokespersons are not spouting any old crap just to get on the radio.
Mostly, however, the independents are suffering because their profitability does not rely on fuel. Hence they target number of visits more than they do quantity of fuel sold. So the lack of add-on sales is killing them.
Demand on independent stations is currently 250% of normal.
Personally I have had no difficulty in getting fuel and have not queued to any degree. According to my credit card report I have spent £248 on fuel over the last 2 weeks.
Last edited by: No FM2R on Sun 3 Oct 21 at 13:40
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