The
end
of
the
road
for
the
filling
station
?
There
are
more
cars
than
ever
before
on
the
roads
throughout
the
world
.
Why
then
are
the
number
of
gas
stations
falling
?
We
are
in
the
middle
of
an
oil
.
The
whole
world
is
in
love
with
the
car
.
Car
sales
are
increasing
every
year
.
The
U
.
S
.
A
.
alone
has
275
million
cars
on
the
road
.
The
UK
has
just
under
26
million
.
At
the
same
time
,
something
strange
is
happening
,
something
that
is
not
.
You
may
have
noticed
a
similar
thing
in
your
country
.
At
a
time
when
the
for
fuel
is
higher
than
ever
before
,
the
number
of
places
that
exist
to
sell
it
is
decreasing
?
fast
.
But
why
?
The
answer
,
at
least
in
the
case
of
big
cities
,
is
a
simple
one
.
The
value
of
land
.
Take
New
York
for
example
.
The
New
York
Times
reported
recently
that
there
are
only
50
filling
stations
in
Manhattan
.
Eight
years
ago
,
there
were
80
!
It's
a
similar
story
wherever
real
estate
is
.
San
Francisco
lost
40%
of
its
petrol
stations
in
2016
and
replaced
them
with
houses
.
London
has
just
four
inside
the
central
zone
.
A
single
story
building
like
a
traditional
service
station
no
longer
makes
sense
.
Fine
,
but
we
don't
all
live
in
New
York
or
London
,
do
we
?
What
about
in
the
suburbs
and
rural
areas
?
Why
is
there
a
there
too
?
The
answer
,
it
seems
,
comes
down
to
customer
habits
.
For
example
,
in
the
U
.
S
.
A
.
,
petrol
sales
are
not
the
main
source
of
profit
for
a
petrol
station
.
In
fact
,
if
you
only
on
fuel
sales
only
,
it
is
not
enough
to
stay
open
.
In
the
past
,
many
service
stations
were
run
by
a
motor
mechanic
.
Today
,
most
cars
have
complex
computer
management
.
They
need
equipment
that
costs
a
lot
of
money
to
spot
the
problem
.
But
the
biggest
change
?
Well
,
megastores
like
Walmart
and
Tesco
got
.
They
gambled
on
the
theory
that
people
will
drive
many
miles
to
save
money
on
fuel
.
And
,
they
were
right
.
They
sold
fuel
at
such
low
prices
that
they
changed
people's
habits
.
With
the
added
bonus
that
people
would
think
,
"
I've
come
so
far
,
I
might
as
well
shop
here
too
.
"
Which
,
of
course
,
is
where
the
big
stores
can
recover
the
lost
profit
from
the
low
fuel
prices
.
Should
we
care
?
That
depends
on
what
you
think
about
competition
I
guess
.
But
when
all
the
fuel
is
sold
from
just
one
or
two
places
in
your
city
,
don't
be
surprised
when
the
prices
start
to
rise
again
.
Let's
check
what
you
remember
!
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