diff --git a/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift b/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
index 1c952a0..20d4b76 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/StationsView.swift
@@ -29,27 +29,33 @@ struct StationsView: View {
     /// info button in the header — keeps the list focused on stations.
     @State private var showKey = false
 
+    /// Bottom-of-tab explainer (moved from the top 2026-08-16): mode/radius/
+    /// directions context + "N/TOTAL stations updated". The numerator is the
+    /// current list pool; the denominator is the full UK station total from
+    /// the last chain fetch (8,022 mirror snapshot) — hidden until known.
+    private var footerCaption: String {
+        let miles = distanceUnit.displayMiles(stationLimit)
+        let unit = distanceUnit.label(for: Double(miles))
+        let fuel = selectedFuel.displayName
+        let mode = sortMode == .closest ? "Closest" : "Cheapest"
+        let ratio: String
+        if let total = FuelStore.loadStationCount() {
+            ratio = "\(totalCount)/\(total)"
+        } else {
+            ratio = "\(totalCount)"
+        }
+        if let location {
+            if sortMode == .closest {
+                return "\(mode) \(fuel) stations — nearest first, best value within \(miles) \(unit) · \(ratio) stations updated"
+            }
+            return "\(mode) \(fuel) within \(miles) \(unit) — \(ratio) stations updated · tap a station for directions."
+        }
+        return "\(mode) \(fuel) — \(ratio) stations updated · tap a station for directions."
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         NavigationStack {
             List {
-                Section {
-                    if let location {
-                        if sortMode == .closest {
-                            Text("Closest \(selectedFuel.displayName) stations — nearest first, best value within \(distanceUnit.displayMiles(stationLimit)) \(distanceUnit.label(for: Double(distanceUnit.displayMiles(stationLimit)))) · \(totalCount) stations")
-                                .font(.footnote)
-                                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                        } else {
-                            Text("Cheapest \(selectedFuel.displayName) within \(distanceUnit.displayMiles(stationLimit)) \(distanceUnit.label(for: Double(distanceUnit.displayMiles(stationLimit)))) — \(totalCount) stations · tap a station for directions.")
-                                .font(.footnote)
-                                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        Text("\(sortMode == .closest ? "Closest" : "Cheapest") \(selectedFuel.displayName) — tap a station for directions.")
-                            .font(.footnote)
-                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                    }
-                }
-
                 Section("Fuel type") {
                     FuelTypeSegmentedPicker(selection: $selectedFuel) { newValue in
                         FuelStore.saveSelectedFuel(newValue)
@@ -131,6 +137,17 @@ struct StationsView: View {
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Bottom-of-tab explainer (moved from the top 2026-08-16):
+                // own section so the type-checker isn't asked to type the
+                // full stations section AND its footer in one expression.
+                Section {
+                    EmptyView()
+                } footer: {
+                    Text(footerCaption)
+                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+
             }
             .refreshable {
                 // Manual override for the twice-a-day cache policy.