Moving forward, the service stations and test and tune are continuing to be a sustainable and reliable local business, with the entire site providing employment for the local area and the business adapting to uncertain and unprecedented times in the global pandemic and its aftermath.
After a successful period of sustained growth, the pandemic lockdown that began in March 2020 impacted the traffic flow to the site. The service stations and Test and Tune were classed as essential businesses necessary to keep the national transport network functional. Although turnover dropped during the first lockdown, we found that hot food sales in the service station were steady as most other hot food locales, such as McDonalds and KFC closed. Test and Tune maintained a steady stream of business with the breakdown and recovery, largely with recoveries on behalf of the police and emergency forces and attending to NHS and other fellow key worker vehicle breakdowns. Outside of the lockdowns, trade largely resumed to normal.
2020 also saw an increase in the variety and range of hot food to go products available in the petrol station, we began to sell Pizza, Ice Blast slushies, Nachos, milkshakes and an increased range of hot sandwiches to go, including extended Rollover hot dog range and burgers.
It was a difficult decision to change from BP to Shell as the sites enjoyed an excellent working relationship with BP after a long and successful 11 year partnership.
ronperry.co.uk websites overhauled and re-designed by Inner City Digital
Additional Fuel tanks and nozzles added to North and Southbound to facilitate bunkered and BP fuel.
In November 2016, North and Southbound petrol stations had a complete retail overhaul with Londis as our primary retail supplier
Extend Indoor riding school to incorporate stables and a viewing gallery.
Subway Sandwiches opened at North and Southbound
Ron Perry Junior loaned £300 from his parents to buy a Jaguar 340 (of the type featured in the Inspector Morse television programme). A customer in the petrol station saw it on site and made an enquiry about whether Ron would be interested in selling it. Ron was reluctant to sell so the customer offered a swap exchange deal of a Ford Transit van with a trailer and a stock car for the Jaguar. After a few months of racing the stock car on the local circuit, a customer from Ron Perry Senior’s workshops broke down and Ron Perry Junior recovered the vehicle using the Transit and trailer. The stock car was subsequently sold for £300 and Ron Perry & Son Breakdown and Recovery was born.