* Includes all operational and under development sites and excludes non-retails.
** The source adds: Certas Energy includes Gulf, Pace, Power, Scottish Fuels and UK. CO-OP stands for Co-op Share Brand, and includes sites from various societies operating under their own Co-op branded pole sign; other Co-op dealer sites operating under fuel brands, e.g. Texaco, are shown under that Share brand. Applegreen includes Welcome Break sites previously included under Minor Brands. Minor Brand now includes those sites previously included under Food Store
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Number of petrol stations in the United Kingdom by brand 2023
As of December 2023, the United States' multinational oil and gas firm Esso owned petrol stations in the United Kingdom. Ranking second, the British multinational company Shell owned petrol stations. The only other brand across the nation with more than sites was BP. This is contrasted against the previous year when Shell had less petrol stations than BP. Although in 2022, BP owned the second largest number of sites, ** of their petrol stations  were closed between 2022 and 2023.Â
Majority of fuel sold at supermarkets
Although large oil and gas companies owned more petrol stations than any other brands, it was supermarkets that sold the largest volumes of fuel. In December 2023, Sainsbury’s had sold approximately * kiloliters, with Tesco close behind. In comparison, Shell sold kiloliters. It is easy to see why, when fuel prices from supermarkets are consistently cheaper than the UK average.
European comparisons
At the end of 2023, the number of petrol stations in the UK amounted to . As of 2022, the number of stations in the UK was significantly less than the number of petrol stations in Italy where there were * sites across the country.
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