BP

A forecourt in a town like Knysna is more than a fuel point—it's a community hub. Residents popping in for milk and bread before work, delivery drivers refuelling on their routes, tourists grabbing supplies before coastal drives, mechanics from the local panel shops picking up supplies—all pass through on any given day. BP serves this role quietly but importantly, providing a reliable space where the town's working population can grab what they need without ceremony. The convenience store functions as an extension of the local infrastructure, the kind of place people learn to depend on because it's consistent and competent. That's the often-invisible role forecourts play in towns like this—they're part of the connective tissue of daily life.