The supermarket chain Asda recently went cashless and closed staffed kiosks at 14 of its fuel forecourts attached to nearby superstores. The company announced that this change will be rolled out to a further 68 locations by this summer.
A spokesperson added that out of the 300 fuel forecourts attached to Asda superstores, over 150 were already unstaffed.
“The majority of customers who use our drive-thru Superstore fuel stations use pay at the pump and over 90% of all payments are made on a card or contactless device, the colleagues who worked on these sites are moving into the store so they can better servce our customers. These conversions began in December and we expect to complete the changeover later in 2024.”
In addition to the 82 Asda fuel forecourts that will be cashless and automated, there are several other forecourt brands that have switched to an unstaffed model in a number of their locations. Both Gulf and Tesco operate a number of automated unstaffed sites, as does the Nicholl Auto 365 brand in Northern Ireland. It is a common practice in other European countries. In 2022, over 18% of Spanish fuel stations were unstaffed, with the number increasing significantly after the pandemic.
Read more about ASDA and their pricing here.
Soon be getting robots to do the jobs of humans!! If supermarkets want to remove humans from their sites, why don’t they give customers a discount for self service instead of giving it as company shares!! Have you asked customers if they want these self service lines?? “Probably not” because customers don’t really count; do they!!
There are other important issues here.
These un-attended stations will not be able to sell LPG, ostensibly due to ‘health and safety’. This is a real blow to folks who have invested in cars that run on this greener fuel. (Dacia even have a ‘Bi-Fuel’ option on new vehicles). That is not to mention the legions of hirers (and owners) of motorhomes that rely on LPG for heating and cooking.
— NO MARKS, ASDA !!
There are other important issues here.
These un-attended stations will not be able to sell LPG, ostensibly due to
‘health and safety’. This is a real blow to folks who have invested in cars that run on this greener fuel. (Dacia even have a ‘Bi-Fuel’ option on new vehicles). That is not to mention the legions of hirers (and owners) of motorhomes that rely on LPG for heating and cooking.
— NO MARKS, ASDA !!