Applegreen controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Creeslough station explosion incident
An explosion in an adjacent apartment building on 7 October 2022 severely damaged an Applegreen station in Creeslough, County Donegal. Ten people died and eight were injured. The supplied references do not attribute the cause of the explosion to Applegreen.
2020
Criticism of premium-fuel emissions-offset claims
Applegreen’s emissions-offset initiative for premium fuels was criticised as greenwashing. IrishEVs reported that the approach considered emissions from vehicle use but excluded emissions from extraction and refining, leaving out material parts of the fuels’ life-cycle impact.
2020
Petrogas UK fined over illegal petrol sale
Fine or penalty
Petrogas UK was fined £60,000 after a filling station worker sold petrol in an unsuitable drinks bottle. The company pleaded guilty to selling petrol in an unsuitable container and to failing to adequately train a staff member. The case concerned the sale of petrol in a container not suitable for that purpose, together with a training shortfall regarding the staff member involved.
Source excerpt
Petrogas UK, owner of Applegreen on Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, had sold the petrol illegally in a drinks bottle.
Petrogas pleaded guilty to "selling petrol in an unsuitable container and failing to adequately train a staff member in the lawful sale of petrol".
A firm has been fined £60,000 after a filling station worker sold petrol that was used to try to kill a woman in an arson attack at a flat in Ipswich.