As of 2023, the majority of petrol station outlet sites were owned by independent dealers, at 63.7 percent. By comparison, hypermarkets owned fewer sites, with an market share of station outlets at 18 percent. Nonetheless, hypermarket owned petrol stations had the highest share of motor fuel sold in the country.
Market share of petrol station outlets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by ownership type*
Company - owned by the supplying oil company whose name appears on the brand sign.
Dealer - an independently owned site usually supplied under an agreement with an oil company whose name usually appears on the brand sign. Also includes unbranded sites with no oil company identification.
Hypermarket - owned and operated by the multiple retailers (hypermarket groups), also includes sites that may be away from the main hypermarket store but are owned and branded by the hypermarket; and includes Co-op Stores with Co-op fuel branded forecourts.
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Petrol Retailers Association. (March 1, 2024). Market share of petrol station outlets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by ownership type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/312185/petrol-station-owner-type-outlet-share-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Petrol Retailers Association. "Market share of petrol station outlets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by ownership type*." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312185/petrol-station-owner-type-outlet-share-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Petrol Retailers Association. (2024). Market share of petrol station outlets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by ownership type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312185/petrol-station-owner-type-outlet-share-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Petrol Retailers Association. "Market Share of Petrol Station Outlets in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2023, by Ownership Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312185/petrol-station-owner-type-outlet-share-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Petrol Retailers Association, Market share of petrol station outlets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by ownership type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312185/petrol-station-owner-type-outlet-share-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Market share of petrol station outlets in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by ownership type* [Graph], Petrol Retailers Association, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/312185/petrol-station-owner-type-outlet-share-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
