Fuel Supply to Rural Filling Stations - UKpia (2012)

Village Petrol Filling Stations

This report provides graphs of petrol filling station closures, and describes changing patterns of site ownership. Throughput per supermarket site is shown to be markedly greater than for other sites. The report concludes that “intense competition in fuel retailing is the major influence on the viability of rural filling stations”.

Fuel Supply to Rural Filling Stations

This short article (Countryside Alliance, 2012) identifies that rural residents spend 25% more on fuel than urban dwellers  for their daily commute to work.

Autumn Statement