Fill her up, please...petrol pump attendants are back: Shell recruits staff at 300 forecourts – and they will even check your tyres

To drivers of a certain age, they are remembered fondly. After motorists pulled into a garage, a man would emerge from a tiny kiosk, ask how many gallons were required and then proceed to ‘fill her up’.

Today, the drive for profits means they have been phased out and garages have become the 24-hour self-service forecourts we all know.


But in a remarkable turnaround, Shell is to reintroduce forecourt attendants at more than 300 of its sites by the end of the summer.              Read More