Adding to the 150 already ‘unmanned’ forecourts nationwide, the supermarket retailer has now revealed the next chunk of stores set to make the controversial change to becoming fully cashless before the summer arrives.
Tills at 14 stations across the UK were already axed back in December of last year – but now, a further 68 have been confirmed by Asda to join them.
Asda has revealed the full list of 82 petrol stations set to go ‘cashless’ in 2024 / Credit: Wikipedia Commons
Of course, following what has been criticism fired at the supermarket by shoppers, with some even expressing a want to ‘boycott’ the retailer over the decision, Asda has made a point of assuring customers that all the fuel stations switching to ‘cashless’ are right next to superstores.
Affected fuel stations being next to Asda superstores apparently means that customers will apparently “never be far from help”, should they need it.
Here’s the full list of stores going ‘cashless’:
Greater Manchester
Hulme
Eastlands
Astley Bridge
Horwich
Radcliffe
Chadderton
Leigh
Rochdale
Rest of UK
Queslet
Oldbury
Minworth
Shirley
Colne
Bradford
Queensferry
Colchester
Canterbury
Greenhithe
Darlington
Great Bridge
Dudley
Fleetwood
Govan
Cumbernauld
Gloucester
Kingswood
Ipswich
Kilmarnock
Kirkcaldy
Bootle Strand
Hunts Cross
Byker
Nottingham
Norwich
Newport IOW
Havant
Clayton Green
The fuel forecourts making the switch are all next to Asda superstores / Credit: Pixabay | The AA
Barnsley
Swansea
Charlton
Slough
Swindon
Sunderland
Donnington Wood
Golborne
Birchwood
Westbrook
Runcorn
Skelmersdale
Bridge of Dee
Portlethen
Middleton Park
Bristol Whitchurch
Patchway
Newtonards
Pentwyn
Cardiff Bay
Aberdare
Merthyr Tydfil
Caerphilly
Derby
Bideford
Woking Sheerwater
High Wycombe
Elgin
Wrexham
Morley
Ashington
Mansfield
Grantham
Kettering
Corby
Great Yarmouth
Fareham
Swindon
Eastleigh
Falmouth
Hartlepool
Watford
Cannock
York
Several of the stores named are across Greater Manchester / Credit: Asda
But what exactly does this mean then? What should shoppers be expecting from their ‘cashless’ Asda stores before 2024 is out? Well, it essentially means that drivers will no longer have the option to pay for fuel at forecourt kiosks, which are currently ‘manned’ by members of staff, and will be required to ‘pay at pump’ instead.
Not only that, but just as the ‘cashless’ name suggests, customers will also need a credit or debit card, or be able to pay on their phone, in order to fill up on fuel.
Asda says that 90% of customer fuel payments are currently made by card.
Staff that currently work at the petrol stations set to go ‘cashless’ will be relocated into Asda stores so that they can “better serve customers”, an Asda spokesperson has confirmed.
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Drinks prices for Manchester Oasis gigs announced – and you’ll be pleasantly surprised
Daisy Jackson
The prices of drinks at Heaton Park for the five huge Manchester Oasis shows have been released in advance.
With the Gallagher brothers reuniting on stage in their hometown for the first time this weekend (and then again next week), it’s a huge moment for our city.
Those lucky enough to snag tickets have already forked out a small fortune to witness this moment in history (still scarred from the dynamic pricing debacle).
And most of us were probably bracing to spend another small fortune on beers at the Oasis Manchester gigs.
But you might be pleasantly surprised at the drinks prices up at Heaton Park for Oasis Live ’25.
It’s now been confirmed that pints of lager and cider will be just £6.50.
Before you turn your nose up, remember that pints at our two arenas – the AO Arena and Co-op Live are now sitting around the £9 mark.
Prices for other drinks, like wine and spirits, we’ll have to wait until Friday to see.
Heaton Park will also be the home of the ‘largest beer garden’ and the longest bars in the city for the Oasis reunion.
With a major heatwave predicted for the first shows, fans are being encouraged to stay hydrated (on WATER, not beer, please).
Ticket-holders will be allowed to bring a sealed bottle of water up to 500ml in with you, but it must be collapsible plastic.
Solid plastic and metal containers will be rejected on safety grounds.
There’s a free water point on site where you can fill up your bottles again.
Oasis will perform at Heaton Park in Manchester on 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20 July.
Dates announced as resident doctors prepare to stage strikes this month
Emily Sergeant
Resident doctors in England have voted to stage strike action over pay, and the dates for the industrial action have now been confirmed.
The British Medical Association (BMA) says doctors have ‘spoken clearly’ after the results of a vote published today revealed that 90% of resident doctors have voted in favour of a potential return to industrial action.
It comes after the ballot – which ran from 27 May until 7 July – saw a turnout of 55% members, with almost 30,000 (29,741) votes cast.
26,766 of those votes endorsed the use of strike action as part of efforts to restore pay, while just under 3,000 voted against it.
The result means that resident doctors have now secured a fresh mandate to stage industrial action when they choose from now until January 2026.
BMA resident doctors committee co-chairs, Melissa Ryan and Ross Nieuwoudt, said that, while no doctor took the possibility of striking lightly, a clear majority of members felt that they had ‘no other choice’ given the ongoing failures to restore pay.
They added that Health Secretary Wes Streeting has the power to ‘make the right decision’ on pay, and urged the Government to return to negotiations ‘as soon as possible’.
It’s now been confirmed that resident doctors will stage a full walk out from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July.
These upcoming strikes come after resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors, until 2024 – in England participated in an unprecedented 11 rounds of strike action after negotiations with the previous Conservative Government over restoring pay repeatedly stalled.
“Doctors have spoken and spoken clearly – they won’t accept that they are worth a fifth less than they were in 2008,” the committee co-chairs said. “Our pay may have declined but our will to fight remains strong.
“Doctors don’t take industrial action lightly, but they know it is preferable to watching their profession wither away.
“The next move is the Government’s – will it repeat the mistakes of its predecessor? Or will it do the right thing and negotiate a path to full pay restoration and the restoration of doctors’ confidence in our profession’s future?”
Emily Sergeant -
30th January 2024 
