live activity: always render full card (drop compact fallback)

Long station names inflated richBody's IDEAL width, so ViewThatFits (which
measures ideal, untruncated text) decided 'rich doesn't fit' and fell back to
the compact strip — that's why 5-mi / long-named activities rendered small
while 10-15-mi / short names stayed full. With .supplementalActivityFamilies
already removed, the body is only ever Lock-Screen width, so drop ViewThatFits
and compactBody entirely and always render the full three-column card; the
station caption line-limits + scale-downs + tail-truncates in place.

BACKLOG.md

@@ -106,6 +106,19 @@ Status: TODO / IN PROGRESS / DONE / BLOCKED.
   scene (CPListTemplate) for navigation deep-links.
 - [ ] **Alert region tuning** — make alert trigger radius + dedup window
   user-configurable (currently fixed 300 m trigger / 1 per station per hour).
+- [ ] **Price-drop alerts: threshold control + Check now** — keep the current
+  cache-first / 12 h refresh policy, but add a per-alert sensitivity control
+  for favourite price-drop alerts instead of a fetch-frequency slider. Scope:
+  `Minimum change` picker (e.g. 0.5p / 1.0p / 2.0p), plus a `Check now`
+  action in the Alerts tab that forces a fetch and immediately re-evaluates the
+  cheapest-favourite alert. Copy should set expectation honestly: standard
+  mode checks when FuelBoard refreshes prices (up to twice daily).
+- [ ] **Price-drop alerts: optional frequent-check mode** — if the app ever
+  relaxes the current "twice daily max" data policy, expose this as a clearly
+  separate mode rather than a freeform frequency slider. Example framing:
+  `Standard` (current behaviour) vs `Frequent` (best-effort extra checks),
+  with conservative caps (e.g. every 4–6 h, not hourly) and copy that does not
+  promise exact timing under iOS background scheduling.
 - [ ] **Pull-to-refresh spinner state** — surface refresh in-flight state
   (currently `refreshable` fires but no visible progress in the row list).
 - [x] **Offline first-run** — bundled REAL 8,022-station dump (`FuelBoardDump`,
@@ -131,13 +144,50 @@ Status: TODO / IN PROGRESS / DONE / BLOCKED.
   separate phase. Backlog ancestry: this was the original "relay could keep a
   rolling archive" idea — the archive is now P0 and the Trends graph (P1) is its
   visible half.
+- [ ] **Foresight Live Activity (heading-aware next station)** — investigate a
+  driving-time surface that predicts the likely next station ahead of the user
+  from cached data only (no extra source-data refresh on motion). Best v1 shape:
+  Live Activity option, not widget-first, because widget space/refresh budgets
+  are tight and the lock-screen/CarPlay compact slot better matches the use case.
+  Prefer ONE FuelBoard Live Activity with a mode selector (e.g. `Nearby cheapest`
+  vs `Foresight / next ahead`) rather than trying to run two simultaneous
+  FuelBoard activities; iOS can support multiple activities, but FuelBoard's
+  current implementation is single-activity and the compact surfaces are too
+  constrained for two competing driving modes anyway. Viable MVP: infer heading
+  from recent motion/course, keep only stations in a forward cone, score
+  candidates by forward distance + lateral offset, and show the next-ahead
+  station with all three fuel prices or a compact rotating/focused fuel
+  treatment if space allows. Key caveat: heading is not full route awareness,
+  so avoid overpromising "the next station you will reach" on motorways/opposite
+  carriageways; frame as "next ahead" / "likely next stop" unless route-quality
+  heuristics improve. Must include hysteresis/speed thresholds to avoid flapping,
+  and should be tested specifically against compact Live Activity/CarPlay layouts
+  where space is extremely limited.
 - [ ] **Widget sparkline** — medium-widget mini sparkline of a favourite's 30-day
   trend, after the Trends UI lands (one-kind rule preserved).
 - [ ] **Price alerts for a specific station** — notify when a starred station's
   price drops below a user threshold.
+- [ ] **Price-drop alerts: mode = Cheapest favourite / All favourites** — keep
+  `Cheapest favourite` as the default low-noise mode, but explore an optional
+  `All favourites` mode for one fuel. Guardrails if built: threshold required,
+  per-station dedupe based on last-alerted price (not just time), and combine
+  multiple drops from one refresh into a single summary notification rather
+  than one alert per station.
 - [ ] **Share sheet** — share "Cheapest Unleaded near me" as text/image card.
-- [ ] **Watch app** — glanceable cheapest-price complication (WatchKit + shared
+- [ ] **Watch app v1 — favourites + Check now** — small Apple Watch companion,
-  app-group store; watch target would need to be added to the project).
+  not a phone-app clone. Favourites-first home screen: fuel picker, `Cheapest
+  favourite` summary card, top few favourites for that fuel, last-updated time,
+  and a prominent `Check now` action that forces a refresh + re-evaluates
+  favourite prices. Keep the watch UX pull-based and glanceable; avoid implying
+  high-frequency background refresh. Shared-store architecture preferred over a
+  second watch-only data model.
+- [ ] **Watch complications / Smart Stack** — complication/widget surfaces for
+  the same watch concept: show the cheapest favourite price, fuel, and short
+  station name at a glance. Keep copy minimal and honest about freshness.
+- [ ] **Watch app v2 — favourite detail + handoff** — tap a favourite row for a
+  detail screen (station, brand, price, last updated) with actions like
+  `Directions` and `Open on iPhone`. Reuse existing maps handoff patterns where
+  possible instead of inventing watch-only navigation logic.
 - [ ] **App Clip** — 10 MB budget for "find cheapest fuel nearby" without install.
 - [ ] **Widget picker: dual-unit distance labels** — the Edit-Widget Distance row
   label is cached by the system at sheet-render time and only re-resolves on

FuelBoard/AlertsView.swift

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ struct AlertsView: View {
     @Binding var enabled: Bool
     @Binding var radius: Double   // stored in km (monitor + storage)
     @Binding var fuel: FuelType   // the fuel alerts monitor for
+    @Binding var favouriteDropEnabled: Bool
+    @Binding var favouriteDropFuel: FuelType
     /// Whether alerts mirror the Stations-tab search distance (capped at 8 mi).
     @Binding var followsSearch: Bool
     /// Whether the "cheapest nearby" Live Activity is shown on the Lock Screen
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ struct AlertsView: View {
     let distanceUnit: DistanceUnit
     let monitoredCount: Int
     let lastAlert: String?
+    let onCheckFavouriteDropNow: () -> Void
 
     /// The Stations-tab search distance shown in the user's unit, e.g.
     /// "5 miles" or "8 km" — for the "Follow search" rows.
@@ -131,7 +134,22 @@ struct AlertsView: View {
         NavigationStack {
             List {
                 Section {
-                    Toggle("Cheapest-station alerts", isOn: $enabled)
+                    Toggle("Cheapest favourite", isOn: $favouriteDropEnabled)
+                    Picker("Fuel", selection: $favouriteDropFuel) {
+                        ForEach(FuelType.allCases) { fuel in
+                            Text(fuel.displayName).tag(fuel)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Button("Check now", action: onCheckFavouriteDropNow)
+                        .disabled(!favouriteDropEnabled)
+                } header: {
+                    Text("Price-drop alerts")
+                } footer: {
+                    Text("Watches your cheapest saved favourite for the fuel you pick here. FuelBoard alerts when a different favourite becomes the cheapest, or when your current cheapest favourite drops by at least 1.0p. This is separate from the nearby-geofence alert, so you can monitor favourites without extra location noise.")
+                }
+
+                Section {
+                    Toggle("Cheapest station", isOn: $enabled)
                     Picker("Fuel", selection: $fuel) {
                         ForEach(FuelType.allCases) { fuel in
                             Text(fuel.displayName).tag(fuel)
@@ -152,7 +170,7 @@ struct AlertsView: View {
                             .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     }
                 } header: {
-                    Text("Cheapest-station alerts")
+                    Text("Proximity alerts")
                 } footer: {
                     Text("When you approach a station that is the cheapest within the radius, FuelBoard sends a notification — even with the app closed. Nearby stations selling \(fuel.displayName.lowercased()) are watched — favourites get priority — and each station alerts at most once per hour. Follow search mirrors the Stations-tab distance, capped at 8 miles for reliable geofencing. Smaller radii ping more often but later; larger radii ping rarely in town but earlier from afar.")
                 }
@@ -165,7 +183,7 @@ struct AlertsView: View {
                 }
 
                 Section {
-                    Toggle("Live Activity", isOn: $liveActivityEnabled)
+                    Toggle("Cheapest station", isOn: $liveActivityEnabled)
                     Picker("Fuel", selection: $liveActivityFuel) {
                         ForEach(FuelType.allCases) { fuel in
                             Text(fuel.displayName).tag(fuel)

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_circle_k.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_circle_k_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_circle_k_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_essar.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_essar_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_essar_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_gleaner.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_gleaner_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_gleaner_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_highland_fuels.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_highland_fuels_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_highland_fuels_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_maxol.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_maxol_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_maxol_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_murco.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_murco_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_murco_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_spar.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_spar_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_spar_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_the_co_operative.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_the_co_operative_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_the_co_operative_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_valero.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_valero_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_valero_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/Assets.xcassets/brand_welcome_break.imageset/Contents.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "images": [
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_welcome_break_2x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "2x"
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "brand_welcome_break_3x.png",
+      "idiom": "universal",
+      "scale": "3x"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info": {
+    "author": "xcode",
+    "version": 1
+  }
+}

FuelBoard/ContentView.swift

@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ import SwiftUI
 import CoreLocation
 import WidgetKit
 
+/// The single floating notification banner. Network/offline state and tip
+/// outcomes all funnel through ONE style and render via the same chrome in
+/// ContentView — never pushing layout, always overlaid.
+enum AppBanner: Hashable {
+    case offlineDump(date: String)
+    case connectionProblem
+    case tip(TipStore.TipOutcome)
+}
+
 struct ContentView: View {
     @Environment(\.scenePhase) private var scenePhase
 
@@ -15,6 +24,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @State private var alertsEnabled: Bool = FuelStore.loadAlertsEnabled()
     @State private var alertsRadius: Double = FuelStore.loadAlertsRadius()
     @State private var alertsFuel: FuelType = FuelStore.loadAlertsFuel()
+    @State private var favouriteDropAlertsEnabled: Bool = FuelStore.loadFavouriteDropAlertsEnabled()
+    @State private var favouriteDropAlertsFuel: FuelType = FuelStore.loadFavouriteDropAlertsFuel()
     @State private var alertsFollowsSearch: Bool = FuelStore.loadAlertsFollowsSearch()
     @State private var liveActivityEnabled: Bool = FuelStore.loadLiveActivityEnabled()
     @State private var liveActivityFuel: FuelType = FuelStore.loadLiveActivityFuel()
@@ -30,6 +41,24 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     private var effectiveAlertsRadiusKM: Double {
         FuelStore.effectiveAlertsRadiusKM(followsSearch: alertsFollowsSearch, manualKM: alertsRadius)
     }
+
+    private func installLocationUpdateHook() {
+        locationManager.onLocationUpdate = { [weak monitor] in
+            monitor?.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
+                            fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
+            // The Live Activity follows the same wake-ups — this hook
+            // fires on every fix incl. background significant-change
+            // wake-ups, so the Lock Screen pill stays live while driving.
+            updateLiveActivity()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded() {
+        if alertsEnabled || liveActivityEnabled {
+            locationManager.startBackgroundTracking()
+        }
+    }
+
     @State private var isLoading = false
     @State private var statusMessage = ""
     /// What data is on screen, driving which (if any) status banner shows
@@ -50,6 +79,20 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @State private var selectedTab = 0
     @State private var locationManager = LocationManager()
     @StateObject private var monitor = ProximityMonitor()
+    /// Owns tip purchases; the single instance is shared down to Settings.
+    /// Its transient outcome rides the SAME status-banner chrome as the
+    /// network/offline strip (ContentView renders it above the tabs).
+    @StateObject private var tipStore = TipStore()
+
+    // --- Explicit banner animation state (robust fade-out) ---
+    // SwiftUI's removal transition for the banner proved unreliable here
+    // (the tip faded to nothing only in the cross-nil case, and even then
+    // inconsistently). Drive opacity/offset explicitly instead so a
+    // dismissal ALWAYS fades + slides up on ANY banner change.
+    @State private var currentBanner: AppBanner?
+    @State private var bannerOpacity: Double = 0
+    @State private var bannerOffset: CGFloat = 0
+    @State private var bannerClearTask: Task<Void, Never>?
 
     /// The pool the list draws from. In Cheapest mode the chosen miles radius
     /// bounds it ("best price within X miles"); in Closest mode the radius is
@@ -152,71 +195,34 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     }
 
     var body: some View {
-        VStack(spacing: 0) {
+        configuredContent
-            switch dataStatus {
+    }
-            case .offlineDump(let date):
-                let title = offlineTitle(date: date)
-                statusBanner(
-                    icon: "wifi.slash",
-                    tint: .orange,
-                    title: title,
-                    subtitle: NSLocalizedString("Pull to refresh on the Stations tab", comment: ""),
-                    accessibilityLabel: date.isEmpty
-                        ? NSLocalizedString("Offline data. Pull to refresh on the Stations tab", comment: "")
-                        : String(format: NSLocalizedString("Offline data from %@. Pull to refresh on the Stations tab", comment: ""), date)
-                )
-            case .connectionProblem:
-                statusBanner(
-                    icon: "wifi.exclamationmark",
-                    tint: .red,
-                    title: NSLocalizedString("Check your internet connection", comment: ""),
-                    subtitle: NSLocalizedString("Tap to try again", comment: ""),
-                    accessibilityLabel: NSLocalizedString("Check your internet connection. Tap to try again", comment: "")
-                )
-            case .live:
-                EmptyView()
-            }
-            TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
-            stationsTab
-                .tabItem { Label("Stations", systemImage: "fuelpump.fill") }
-                .tag(0)
 
-            favouritesTab
+    private var configuredContent: AnyView {
-                .tabItem { Label("Favourites", systemImage: "star.fill") }
+        interactionObservedContent
-                .tag(1)
+    }
 
-            AlertsView(
+    private var presentedContent: AnyView {
-                enabled: $alertsEnabled,
+        AnyView(
-                radius: $alertsRadius,
+            mainContent
-                fuel: $alertsFuel,
+                .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showOnboarding) {
-                followsSearch: $alertsFollowsSearch,
+                    OnboardingView {
-                liveActivityEnabled: $liveActivityEnabled,
+                        showOnboarding = false
-                liveActivityFuel: $liveActivityFuel,
+                    }
-                liveActivityRadiusMiles: $liveActivityRadiusMiles,
+                }
-                liveActivityFollowsSearch: $liveActivityFollowsSearch,
+                .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showWidgetMock) {
-                stationLimit: stationLimit,
+                    WidgetMockScreen()
-                distanceUnit: distanceUnit,
+                }
-                monitoredCount: monitor.monitoredStationIDs.count,
+                .sheet(item: $monitor.pendingStationMap) { request in
-                lastAlert: monitor.lastAlert
+                    StationMapView(request: request)
-            )
+                }
-            .tabItem { Label("Alerts", systemImage: "bell.fill") }
+        )
-            .tag(2)
+    }
 
-            settingsTab
+    private var lifecycleObservedContent: AnyView {
-                .tag(3)
+        AnyView(
-        }
+            presentedContent
-        .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showOnboarding) {
+                .onAppear {
-            OnboardingView {
-                showOnboarding = false
-            }
-        }
-        .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showWidgetMock) {
-            WidgetMockScreen()
-        }
-        .sheet(item: $monitor.pendingStationMap) { request in
-            StationMapView(request: request)
-        }
-        .onAppear {
             // Launch-arg hooks for the screenshot/UI-test harness (same
             // pattern as StationsView's `-showKeySheet`): `-tab <name>`
             // opens the given tab; `-skipOnboarding` skips onboarding
@@ -301,20 +307,12 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             if FuelStore.loadHasCompletedOnboarding()
                 || shouldSkipOnboarding {
                 locationManager.startForegroundTracking()
-                // Geofences must follow the user even in the background:
+                // Geofences and the Live Activity must follow the user even in
-                // wire the delegate hook (fires on every fix incl. background
+                // the background: wire the delegate hook (fires on every fix
-                // significant-change wake-ups) to re-register the region
+                // incl. background significant-change wake-ups) so SwiftUI's
-                // window around the new position. SwiftUI onChange alone
+                // foreground-only onChange isn't the only update path.
-                // never runs while suspended, so alerts would otherwise stay
+                installLocationUpdateHook()
-                // frozen around the last foreground fix.
+                ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded()
-                locationManager.onLocationUpdate = { [weak monitor] in
-                    monitor?.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
-                                    fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
-                    // The Live Activity follows the same wake-ups — this hook
-                    // fires on every fix incl. background significant-change
-                    // wake-ups, so the Lock Screen pill stays live while driving.
-                    updateLiveActivity()
-                }
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
                 monitor.setEnabled(alertsEnabled)
@@ -345,6 +343,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             // empty on a brand-new install.
             if !showing, FuelStore.loadHasCompletedOnboarding() {
                 locationManager.startForegroundTracking()
+                installLocationUpdateHook()
+                ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded()
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
                 updateLiveActivity()
@@ -379,7 +379,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 updateLiveActivity()
             }
         }
-        .onChange(of: selectedFuel) { _, _ in
+        )
+    }
+
+    private var interactionObservedContent: AnyView {
+        AnyView(
+            lifecycleObservedContent
+                .onChange(of: selectedFuel) { _, _ in
             // No re-fetch needed — one response carries E5/E10/DIESEL prices.
             WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines()
         }
@@ -402,9 +408,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             monitor.setEnabled(newValue)
             monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                            fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
-            if newValue {
+            ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded()
-                locationManager.startBackgroundTracking()
-            }
         }
         .onChange(of: alertsRadius) { _, newValue in
             FuelStore.saveAlertsRadius(newValue)
@@ -425,10 +429,17 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                            fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
         }
+        .onChange(of: favouriteDropAlertsEnabled) { _, newValue in
+            FuelStore.saveFavouriteDropAlertsEnabled(newValue)
+        }
+        .onChange(of: favouriteDropAlertsFuel) { _, newValue in
+            FuelStore.saveFavouriteDropAlertsFuel(newValue)
+        }
         .onChange(of: liveActivityEnabled) { _, newValue in
             // Toggling the Live Activity on starts it with the current best
             // station; toggling off ends any running activity.
             FuelStore.saveLiveActivityEnabled(newValue)
+            ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded()
             updateLiveActivity()
         }
         .onChange(of: liveActivityFuel) { _, newValue in
@@ -464,8 +475,114 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             // so reading storage here could push the OLD style.
             updateLiveActivity(priceDisplayStyleOverride: newValue)
         }
-        }  // VStack: status banner + TabView
+        )
-        .animation(.spring(response: 0.3, dampingFraction: 0.8), value: dataStatus)
+    }
+
+    /// The one banner to show right now. Network/offline and tip outcomes all
+    /// funnel here and render through the SAME floating chrome. A transient
+    /// tip (auto-dismissed by TipStore) takes precedence over the persistent
+    /// network state for its ~3.5 s.
+    private var activeBanner: AppBanner? {
+        if let outcome = tipStore.outcome { return .tip(outcome) }
+        switch dataStatus {
+        case .live: return nil
+        case .offlineDump(let date): return .offlineDump(date: date)
+        case .connectionProblem: return .connectionProblem
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var mainContent: some View {
+        GeometryReader { geo in
+            ZStack(alignment: .top) {
+                rootTabView
+                if let banner = currentBanner {
+                    // Floating near the top of the screen, over the nav area —
+                    // overlays content (never pushes it) and sits above the
+                    // main content so it doesn't cover or block the list/pill
+                    // beneath it. Opacity/offset are driven explicitly by
+                    // reflectBanner so the fade-out reliably animates.
+                    floatingBanner(banner)
+                        .padding(.top, geo.safeAreaInsets.top + 10)
+                        .opacity(bannerOpacity)
+                        .offset(y: bannerOffset)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .task(id: activeBanner) {
+            // Fires on launch with the current banner AND whenever it changes —
+            // unlike onChange(computed) which can miss the first non-nil value
+            // when dataStatus is set slightly after the view appears.
+            reflectBanner(activeBanner)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Explicitly animates the banner in/out — a robust replacement for the
+    /// SwiftUI removal transition (which was silently not firing). Handles:
+    ///  - first appearance → fade + settle down from slightly above
+    ///  - any content change (tip→network, new tip) → fade the old out, then
+    ///    fade the new in — so a tip ALWAYS visibly fades away
+    ///  - dismissal → fade out + slide up, then clear after the fade
+    private func reflectBanner(_ newBanner: AppBanner?) {
+        guard newBanner != currentBanner else { return }
+        bannerClearTask?.cancel()
+        if let newBanner {
+            if currentBanner == nil {
+                present(newBanner)
+            } else {
+                // Crossfade: slide+fade the current out, then present the new.
+                withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+                    bannerOpacity = 0
+                    bannerOffset = -28
+                }
+                bannerClearTask = Task { @MainActor in
+                    try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 250_000_000)
+                    guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+                    present(newBanner)
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.35)) {
+                bannerOpacity = 0
+                bannerOffset = -28
+            }
+            bannerClearTask = Task { @MainActor in
+                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 350_000_000)
+                guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+                currentBanner = nil
+                bannerOpacity = 0
+                bannerOffset = 0
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Fade a banner in from slightly above and settle it into place.
+    private func present(_ banner: AppBanner) {
+        currentBanner = banner
+        bannerOpacity = 0
+        bannerOffset = -16
+        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.3)) {
+            bannerOpacity = 1
+            bannerOffset = 0
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var rootTabView: some View {
+        TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
+            stationsTab
+                .tabItem { Label("Stations", systemImage: "fuelpump.fill") }
+                .tag(0)
+
+            favouritesTab
+                .tabItem { Label("Favourites", systemImage: "star.fill") }
+                .tag(1)
+
+            alertsTab
+                .tabItem { Label("Alerts", systemImage: "bell.fill") }
+                .tag(2)
+
+            settingsTab
+                .tag(3)
+        }
     }
 
     /// The banner title for the bundled-snapshot case: date when the stamp
@@ -476,13 +593,51 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             : String(format: NSLocalizedString("Offline data from %@", comment: ""), date)
     }
 
-    /// Shared status-strip chrome: a tappable card pinned above the tabs.
+    /// ONE floating banner style for all notifications. Network/offline and
-    /// Tapping retries the live fetch from ANY screen — no pull gesture
+    /// tip outcomes share the same chrome; only the tap action differs —
-    /// needed, so the offline banner isn't trapped on the Stations tab.
+    /// network → retry the fetch, tip → dismiss (TipStore auto-dismisses too).
-    private func statusBanner(icon: String, tint: Color, title: String, subtitle: String, accessibilityLabel: String) -> some View {
+    @ViewBuilder
-        Button {
+    private func floatingBanner(_ banner: AppBanner) -> some View {
-            Task { await refresh(force: true) }
+        switch banner {
-        } label: {
+        case .offlineDump(let date):
+            let title = offlineTitle(date: date)
+            statusBannerCard(
+                icon: "wifi.slash", tint: .orange, title: title,
+                subtitle: NSLocalizedString("Pull to refresh on the Stations tab", comment: ""),
+                trailingIcon: "arrow.clockwise",
+                accessibilityLabel: date.isEmpty
+                    ? NSLocalizedString("Offline data. Pull to refresh on the Stations tab", comment: "")
+                    : String(format: NSLocalizedString("Offline data from %@. Pull to refresh on the Stations tab", comment: ""), date)
+            ) {
+                Task { await refresh(force: true) }
+            }
+        case .connectionProblem:
+            statusBannerCard(
+                icon: "wifi.exclamationmark", tint: .red,
+                title: NSLocalizedString("Check your internet connection", comment: ""),
+                subtitle: NSLocalizedString("Tap to try again", comment: ""),
+                trailingIcon: "arrow.clockwise",
+                accessibilityLabel: NSLocalizedString("Check your internet connection. Tap to try again", comment: "")
+            ) {
+                Task { await refresh(force: true) }
+            }
+        case .tip(let outcome):
+            statusBannerCard(
+                icon: outcome.icon, tint: outcome.tint, title: outcome.message, subtitle: nil,
+                trailingIcon: "xmark", accessibilityLabel: outcome.message
+            ) {
+                withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.2)) { tipStore.dismissOutcome() }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The single floating-banner chrome shared by every notification
+    /// (network/offline + tip). Overlaid — never in flow — so it never moves
+    /// the content beneath it.
+    private func statusBannerCard(icon: String, tint: Color, title: String, subtitle: String?,
+                                  trailingIcon: String, accessibilityLabel: String,
+                                  action: @escaping () -> Void) -> some View {
+        Button(action: action) {
             HStack(spacing: 10) {
                 Image(systemName: icon)
                     .font(.system(size: 17, weight: .semibold))
@@ -492,12 +647,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     Text(title)
                         .font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
                         .foregroundStyle(.primary)
-                    Text(subtitle)
+                    if let subtitle {
-                        .font(.caption)
+                        Text(subtitle)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                            .font(.caption)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    }
                 }
                 Spacer()
-                Image(systemName: "arrow.clockwise")
+                Image(systemName: trailingIcon)
                     .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold))
                     .foregroundStyle(tint)
             }
@@ -510,13 +667,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                         RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12, style: .continuous)
                             .stroke(tint.opacity(0.35), lineWidth: 1)
                     )
+                    .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.08), radius: 8, y: 3)
             )
             .padding(.horizontal, 12)
-            .padding(.bottom, 6)
         }
+        .contentShape(Rectangle())
         .buttonStyle(.plain)
         .accessibilityLabel(accessibilityLabel)
-        .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
     }
 
     /// Pushes the current best-in-radius station into the Live Activity.
@@ -576,10 +733,35 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         )
     }
 
+    /// The Alerts tab, extracted from `body` so the TabView expression stays
+    /// within the compiler's type-check budget.
+    private var alertsTab: some View {
+        AlertsView(
+            enabled: $alertsEnabled,
+            radius: $alertsRadius,
+            fuel: $alertsFuel,
+            favouriteDropEnabled: $favouriteDropAlertsEnabled,
+            favouriteDropFuel: $favouriteDropAlertsFuel,
+            followsSearch: $alertsFollowsSearch,
+            liveActivityEnabled: $liveActivityEnabled,
+            liveActivityFuel: $liveActivityFuel,
+            liveActivityRadiusMiles: $liveActivityRadiusMiles,
+            liveActivityFollowsSearch: $liveActivityFollowsSearch,
+            stationLimit: stationLimit,
+            distanceUnit: distanceUnit,
+            monitoredCount: monitor.monitoredStationIDs.count,
+            lastAlert: monitor.lastAlert,
+            onCheckFavouriteDropNow: {
+                Task { await refresh(force: true) }
+            }
+        )
+    }
+
     /// The Settings tab, extracted from `body` so the TabView expression stays
     /// within the compiler's type-check budget.
     private var settingsTab: some View {
         SettingsView(
+            tipStore: tipStore,
             distanceUnit: $distanceUnit,
             priceDisplayStyle: $priceDisplayStyle,
             alertsFuel: alertsFuel,
@@ -635,6 +817,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         isLoading = true
         defer { isLoading = false }
         do {
+            let previousFavouriteSnapshots = FuelStore.loadFavouriteAlertSnapshots()
             let fetched = try await FuelPriceProvider.active.fetchStations(
                 near: location?.lat, lng: location?.lng,
                 fuel: selectedFuel,
@@ -654,6 +837,12 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             // channel shared on SideStore free), so stale star-time snapshots
             // would otherwise show old prices.
             FuelStore.saveFavourites(refreshedFavourites)
+            monitor.evaluateFavouritePriceDropAlert(
+                favourites: refreshedFavourites,
+                previousSnapshots: previousFavouriteSnapshots,
+                monitoredFuel: favouriteDropAlertsFuel,
+                enabled: favouriteDropAlertsEnabled
+            )
             WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines()
             statusMessage = "Loaded \(fetched.count) stations · \(Date().formatted(date: .omitted, time: .shortened))"
             // Live data restored — any status banner no longer applies.
@@ -728,14 +917,14 @@ struct StationRow: View {
                         .padding(5)
                 } else {
                     Image(systemName: "fuelpump.fill")
-                        .font(.system(size: 22))
+                        .font(.system(size: 22, weight: .semibold))
-                        .foregroundStyle(.white)
+                        .foregroundStyle(Color.black.opacity(0.82))
                 }
             }
             .frame(width: 46, height: 46)
-            .background(Circle().fill(.white))
+            .background(Circle().fill(Color.white))
             .clipShape(Circle())
-            .overlay(Circle().stroke(Color.primary.opacity(0.08), lineWidth: 1))
+            .overlay(Circle().stroke(Color.primary.opacity(0.10), lineWidth: 1))
             .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.08), radius: 2, y: 1)
 
             // MIDDLE — name, full address, distance

FuelBoard/OnboardingView.swift

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
     private var welcomePage: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             Spacer()
-            ZStack {
+            AnimatedOnboardingIcon(tint: .accentColor) {
                 // The app icon itself, with the standard iOS rounded-corner
                 // treatment (~22% of the size), so onboarding matches the
                 // Home Screen.
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
     private var locationPage: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             Spacer()
-            ZStack {
+            AnimatedOnboardingIcon(tint: .blue, motion: .locationArrow) {
-                Circle().fill(Color.blue.opacity(0.12)).frame(width: 96, height: 96)
                 Image(systemName: "location.fill")
                     .font(.system(size: 40, weight: .semibold))
                     .foregroundStyle(.blue)
@@ -154,8 +153,7 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
     private var notificationsPage: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             Spacer()
-            ZStack {
+            AnimatedOnboardingIcon(tint: .orange, motion: .alarmBell) {
-                Circle().fill(Color.orange.opacity(0.12)).frame(width: 96, height: 96)
                 Image(systemName: "bell.badge.fill")
                     .font(.system(size: 40, weight: .semibold))
                     .foregroundStyle(.orange)
@@ -186,8 +184,7 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
     private var dataPage: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             Spacer()
-            ZStack {
+            AnimatedOnboardingIcon(tint: .teal, motion: .downloadArrow) {
-                Circle().fill(Color.teal.opacity(0.12)).frame(width: 96, height: 96)
                 Image(systemName: "arrow.down.circle.fill")
                     .font(.system(size: 40, weight: .semibold))
                     .foregroundStyle(.teal)
@@ -248,19 +245,27 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
             ) {
                 if prompter.locationDenied {
                     openSettings()
+                } else if prompter.locationGranted {
+                    page = 2  // already decided — just move on
                 } else {
-                    // The prompt fires on LEAVING this page (onChange(of:
+                    // Fire the system prompt NOW, while this page is still on
-                    // page), forward advance only) — the description is on
+                    // screen (after it's been read) and BEFORE advancing — so
-                    // screen until the user moves on.
+                    // the prompt never covers the next page's animation. Auto-
-                    page = 2
+                    // advance on grant moves us on once the user responds;
+                    // denying leaves the page's "Open Settings" path.
+                    prompter.requestLocation()
                 }
             }
         case 2:
             primaryButton(
                 prompter.notificationsDenied ? "Continue without alerts" : (prompter.notificationsGranted ? "Continue" : "Allow Notifications")
             ) {
-                // Prompt fires on leaving this page (same rule as Location).
+                if prompter.notificationsDenied || prompter.notificationsGranted {
-                page = 3
+                    page = 3  // decided either way — move on
+                } else {
+                    // Same rule as Location: prompt now, before advancing.
+                    prompter.requestNotifications()
+                }
             }
         case 3:
             // No permission on this page — prices need none. Straight on.
@@ -326,6 +331,99 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
     }
 }
 
+private struct AnimatedOnboardingIcon<Content: View>: View {
+    enum Motion {
+        case gentle
+        case locationArrow
+        case alarmBell
+        case downloadArrow
+    }
+
+    let tint: Color
+    var motion: Motion = .gentle
+    @ViewBuilder var content: Content
+
+    @State private var settled = false
+    @State private var iconRotation: Double = 0
+    @State private var iconOffsetY: CGFloat = 0
+    @State private var iconScale: CGFloat = 0.92
+
+    var body: some View {
+        ZStack {
+            Circle()
+                .fill(tint.opacity(0.10))
+                .frame(width: 108, height: 108)
+                .scaleEffect(settled ? 1.0 : 0.94)
+
+            Circle()
+                .stroke(tint.opacity(0.18), lineWidth: 1)
+                .frame(width: 118, height: 118)
+                .scaleEffect(settled ? 1.03 : 0.97)
+                .opacity(settled ? 1.0 : 0.55)
+
+            content
+                .scaleEffect(iconScale)
+                .rotationEffect(.degrees(iconRotation))
+                .offset(y: iconOffsetY)
+        }
+        .shadow(color: tint.opacity(0.12), radius: settled ? 12 : 4, y: settled ? 6 : 2)
+        .animation(.spring(response: 0.55, dampingFraction: 0.82), value: settled)
+        .onAppear {
+            playAnimation()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func playAnimation() {
+        settled = false
+        iconRotation = 0
+        iconOffsetY = 4
+        iconScale = 0.92
+
+        switch motion {
+        case .gentle:
+            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.55, dampingFraction: 0.82)) {
+                settled = true
+                iconOffsetY = 0
+                iconScale = 1.0
+            }
+
+        case .locationArrow:
+            iconRotation = -120
+            withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.45)) {
+                settled = true
+                iconRotation = 24
+                iconOffsetY = 0
+                iconScale = 1.02
+            }
+            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.45, dampingFraction: 0.62).delay(0.45)) {
+                iconRotation = 0
+                iconScale = 1.0
+            }
+
+        case .alarmBell:
+            settled = true
+            iconOffsetY = 0
+            iconScale = 1.0
+            withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.10)) { iconRotation = -14 }
+            withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.10).delay(0.10)) { iconRotation = 14 }
+            withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.10).delay(0.20)) { iconRotation = -10 }
+            withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.10).delay(0.30)) { iconRotation = 10 }
+            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.34, dampingFraction: 0.72).delay(0.40)) { iconRotation = 0 }
+
+        case .downloadArrow:
+            iconOffsetY = -22
+            withAnimation(.easeIn(duration: 0.22)) {
+                settled = true
+                iconScale = 1.0
+                iconOffsetY = 8
+            }
+            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.42, dampingFraction: 0.62).delay(0.22)) {
+                iconOffsetY = 0
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Owns the system permission requests during onboarding and publishes
 /// their outcomes so the pages can reflect them live.
 @MainActor

FuelBoard/ProximityMonitor.swift

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct TieChoice {
 /// entering the winner's circle — not at the forecourt.
 @MainActor
 final class ProximityMonitor: NSObject, ObservableObject, @preconcurrency CLLocationManagerDelegate, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
+    private static let favouriteDropThresholdPence: Double = 1.0
     @Published var monitoredStationIDs: [String] = []
     @Published var lastAlert: String?
     @Published private(set) var lastTestResult: String?
@@ -218,6 +219,46 @@ final class ProximityMonitor: NSObject, ObservableObject, @preconcurrency CLLoca
 
     var isEnabled: Bool { enabled }
 
+    /// Compares the latest refreshed favourites against the persisted cheapest-
+    /// favourite baseline for one fuel and schedules a notification when the
+    /// winner changes or the current winner drops by a meaningful amount.
+    func evaluateFavouritePriceDropAlert(
+        favourites: [FavouriteEntry],
+        previousSnapshots: [FuelType: FavouriteAlertSnapshot],
+        monitoredFuel: FuelType,
+        enabled: Bool
+    ) {
+        var snapshots = previousSnapshots
+        guard let current = FuelStore.cheapestFavourite(in: favourites, fuel: monitoredFuel),
+              let currentPrice = current.station.prices[monitoredFuel] else {
+            snapshots.removeValue(forKey: monitoredFuel)
+            FuelStore.saveFavouriteAlertSnapshots(snapshots)
+            return
+        }
+
+        let currentSnapshot = FavouriteAlertSnapshot(
+            fuel: monitoredFuel,
+            stationID: current.station.id,
+            stationName: current.station.name,
+            price: currentPrice
+        )
+
+        defer {
+            snapshots[monitoredFuel] = currentSnapshot
+            FuelStore.saveFavouriteAlertSnapshots(snapshots)
+        }
+
+        guard enabled else { return }
+        guard let previous = previousSnapshots[monitoredFuel] else { return }
+
+        let winnerChanged = previous.stationID != currentSnapshot.stationID
+        let priceDropped = previous.stationID == currentSnapshot.stationID
+            && currentSnapshot.price <= previous.price - Self.favouriteDropThresholdPence
+
+        guard winnerChanged || priceDropped else { return }
+        fireFavouriteDropAlert(current: current, previous: previous, price: currentPrice, winnerChanged: winnerChanged)
+    }
+
     /// Records a stage in the live alert trace, newest first, capped at 8.
     private func logAlert(_ kind: AlertLogEntry.Kind, _ text: String) {
         alertLog.insert(AlertLogEntry(date: Date(), kind: kind, text: text), at: 0)
@@ -452,6 +493,31 @@ final class ProximityMonitor: NSObject, ObservableObject, @preconcurrency CLLoca
         lastAlert = "\(brand) · \(String(format: "%.1fp", price)) · \(distanceText) away"
     }
 
+    private func fireFavouriteDropAlert(
+        current: FavouriteEntry,
+        previous: FavouriteAlertSnapshot,
+        price: Double,
+        winnerChanged: Bool
+    ) {
+        let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
+        content.sound = .default
+        let fuel = current.fuel
+        let previousPriceText = String(format: "%.1fp", previous.price)
+        let currentPriceText = String(format: "%.1fp", price)
+
+        if winnerChanged {
+            content.title = "New cheapest \(fuel.displayName.lowercased()) favourite"
+            content.body = "\(current.station.name) is now your cheapest favourite at \(currentPriceText), ahead of \(previous.stationName)."
+        } else {
+            content.title = "Cheapest favourite just dropped"
+            content.body = "\(current.station.name) fell from \(previousPriceText) to \(currentPriceText) for \(fuel.displayName.lowercased())."
+        }
+
+        addAlertRequest(content: content, station: current.station)
+        logAlert(.fired, "favourite alert scheduled — \(current.station.name) · \(currentPriceText)")
+        lastAlert = "Favourite · \(current.station.name) · \(currentPriceText)"
+    }
+
     /// Adds a notification whose tap opens directions to `station`. The
     /// station's coordinates ride in `userInfo` so the tap handler can route
     /// to Apple Maps (or an in-app fallback), and a map snapshot with a pin is

FuelBoard/SettingsView.swift

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import WidgetKit
 /// freshness) is debug-only too — moved here so release builds don't expose
 /// relay plumbing.
 struct SettingsView: View {
+    /// Shared tip-purchase store — owned by ContentView so its outcome can
+    /// ride the app-wide status banner (above the tabs), not a local card.
+    @ObservedObject var tipStore: TipStore
     @Binding var distanceUnit: DistanceUnit
     @Binding var priceDisplayStyle: PriceDisplayStyle
     /// The fuel + radius currently configured for alerts (mirrors the Alerts
@@ -53,9 +56,6 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     /// Clears the armed fence (monitor.clearDebugFence).
     var onClearDebugFence: () -> Void = {}
 
-    @StateObject private var tipStore = TipStore()
-    @State private var showTipAlert = false
-    @State private var tipAlertMessage = ""
     @State private var testAlertMessage: String?
     /// Hidden developer flag — the Debug section only appears when on. Toggled
     /// by tapping the About → Version row five times (NOT a user-facing switch).
@@ -359,13 +359,6 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     Text("About")
                 }
 
-                if let message = tipStore.message {
-                    Section {
-                        Text(message)
-                            .font(.footnote)
-                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                    }
-                }
             }
             .navigationTitle("Settings")
             .onAppear {
@@ -610,9 +603,19 @@ final class TipStore: ObservableObject {
                 accent: Color(red: 1.0, green: 0.84, blue: 0.04)),    // #FFD60A
     ]
 
+    /// A banner outcome: the exact copy to show plus its icon + tint.
+    struct TipOutcome: Hashable {
+        let message: String
+        let icon: String
+        let tint: Color
+    }
+
     @Published private(set) var products: [String: Product] = [:]
     @Published private(set) var purchaseInProgress = false
-    @Published private(set) var message: String?
+    @Published private(set) var outcome: TipOutcome?
+
+    /// Auto-dismiss timer for the outcome banner (replaced on each new outcome).
+    private var dismissTask: Task<Void, Never>?
 
     /// Listens for transactions that complete OUTSIDE the direct purchase()
     /// call — Ask to Buy approvals, payments finished on another device
@@ -630,6 +633,7 @@ final class TipStore: ObservableObject {
 
     deinit {
         updatesTask?.cancel()
+        dismissTask?.cancel()
     }
 
     private func handle(_ update: VerificationResult<StoreKit.Transaction>) async {
@@ -638,7 +642,30 @@ final class TipStore: ObservableObject {
         // Only acknowledge our own consumables (future products get their own).
         guard Self.tiers.contains(where: { $0.id == transaction.productID }) else { return }
         await transaction.finish()
-        message = NSLocalizedString("Thank you! Your tip has been received. ⛽", comment: "")
+        showOutcome(
+            NSLocalizedString("Thank you! Your tip has been received. ⛽", comment: ""),
+            icon: "checkmark.circle.fill",
+            tint: Color(red: 0.19, green: 0.82, blue: 0.35)      // #30D158
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the banner outcome and schedules its auto-dismiss (~3.5 s).
+    /// Re-triggering cancels the previous timer so rapid taps don't collide.
+    private func showOutcome(_ message: String, icon: String, tint: Color) {
+        dismissTask?.cancel()
+        outcome = TipOutcome(message: message, icon: icon, tint: tint)
+        dismissTask = Task { [weak self] in
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 3_500_000_000)
+            guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+            withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.25)) { self?.outcome = nil }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Tap-to-dismiss — clears the banner and cancels the pending auto-dismiss.
+    func dismissOutcome() {
+        dismissTask?.cancel()
+        dismissTask = nil
+        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.2)) { outcome = nil }
     }
 
     func displayPrice(for tier: TipTier) -> String {
@@ -667,7 +694,11 @@ final class TipStore: ObservableObject {
         // Connect yet), still allow the attempt so the user sees a clear
         // outcome rather than a dead button.
         guard let product = products[tier.id] else {
-            message = NSLocalizedString("The tip isn't available in this build yet — check back after an App Store release.", comment: "")
+            showOutcome(
+                NSLocalizedString("The tip isn't available in this build yet — check back after an App Store release.", comment: ""),
+                icon: "info.circle.fill",
+                tint: Color(.secondaryLabel)
+            )
             return
         }
 
@@ -680,19 +711,35 @@ final class TipStore: ObservableObject {
                     // Consume the consumable — otherwise StoreKit re-delivers
                     // it through Transaction.updates on every launch.
                     await transaction.finish()
-                    message = NSLocalizedString("Thank you! Your tip has been received. ⛽", comment: "")
+                    showOutcome(
+                        NSLocalizedString("Thank you! Your tip has been received. ⛽", comment: ""),
+                        icon: "checkmark.circle.fill",
+                        tint: Color(red: 0.19, green: 0.82, blue: 0.35)      // #30D158
+                    )
                 case .unverified:
-                    message = NSLocalizedString("The purchase couldn't be verified. Please try again.", comment: "")
+                    showOutcome(
+                        NSLocalizedString("The purchase couldn't be verified. Please try again.", comment: ""),
+                        icon: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill",
+                        tint: .orange
+                    )
                 }
             case .userCancelled:
-                message = nil   // silent — the user just closed the sheet
+                dismissOutcome()   // silent — the user just closed the sheet
             case .pending:
-                message = NSLocalizedString("Your tip is pending approval. It'll finish automatically.", comment: "")
+                showOutcome(
+                    NSLocalizedString("Your tip is pending approval. It'll finish automatically.", comment: ""),
+                    icon: "hourglass",
+                    tint: Color(red: 0.39, green: 0.82, blue: 1.0)           // #64D2FF
+                )
             @unknown default:
-                message = nil
+                dismissOutcome()
             }
         } catch {
-            message = String(format: NSLocalizedString("The tip couldn't be completed: %@", comment: ""), error.localizedDescription)
+            showOutcome(
+                String(format: NSLocalizedString("The tip couldn't be completed: %@", comment: ""), error.localizedDescription),
+                icon: "xmark.circle.fill",
+                tint: .red
+            )
         }
     }
 }

FuelBoard/StationsView.swift

@@ -342,20 +342,26 @@ struct FuelTypeSegmentedPicker: View {
     var fuels: [FuelType] = FuelType.allCases
     var onSelect: (FuelType) -> Void = { _ in }
 
+    @Namespace private var selectionSlider
+
     var body: some View {
         HStack(spacing: 3) {
             ForEach(fuels) { fuel in
                 let isSelected = fuel == selection
                 Button {
-                    selection = fuel
+                    withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.42, dampingFraction: 0.78)) {
+                        selection = fuel
+                    }
                     onSelect(fuel)
                 } label: {
                     HStack(spacing: 5) {
                         Image(systemName: "fuelpump.fill")
                             .font(.caption2)
                             .foregroundStyle(fuel.tintColor)
+                            .scaleEffect(isSelected ? 1.08 : 0.94)
                         Text(fuel.shortName)
                             .font(.subheadline.weight(isSelected ? .semibold : .regular))
+                            .contentTransition(.opacity)
                     }
                     .foregroundStyle(isSelected ? Color.primary : Color.secondary)
                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
@@ -364,14 +370,29 @@ struct FuelTypeSegmentedPicker: View {
                         if isSelected {
                             Capsule()
                                 .fill(Color(UIColor.systemBackground))
-                                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.08), radius: 1, y: 0.5)
+                                .overlay {
+                                    Capsule()
+                                        .stroke(fuel.tintColor.opacity(0.28), lineWidth: 1)
+                                }
+                                .shadow(color: fuel.tintColor.opacity(0.16), radius: 6, y: 2)
+                                .matchedGeometryEffect(id: "fuelSelectionSlider", in: selectionSlider)
                         }
                     }
+                    .scaleEffect(isSelected ? 1.02 : 0.98)
+                    .contentShape(Capsule())
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
             }
         }
         .padding(3)
         .background(Capsule().fill(Color(.secondarySystemBackground)))
+        .animation(.spring(response: 0.42, dampingFraction: 0.78), value: selection)
     }
 }
+
+#Preview("Fuel Picker") {
+    @Previewable @State var selectedFuel: FuelType = .e10
+    FuelTypeSegmentedPicker(selection: $selectedFuel)
+        .padding()
+        .background(Color(.systemGroupedBackground))
+}

FuelBoardTests/Tests/FuelBoardSharedTests/FuelBoardTests.swift

@@ -233,11 +233,25 @@ final class BrandTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "JET").brandImageName, "brand_jet")
         XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "TEXACO").brandImageName, "brand_texaco")
         XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "APPLEGREEN").brandImageName, "brand_applegreen")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "VALERO").brandImageName, "brand_valero")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "WELCOME BREAK").brandImageName, "brand_welcome_break")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "THE CO-OPERATIVE").brandImageName, "brand_the_co_operative")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "CO-OP").brandImageName, "brand_the_co_operative")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "MURCO").brandImageName, "brand_murco")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "GLEANER").brandImageName, "brand_gleaner")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "HIGHLAND FUELS").brandImageName, "brand_highland_fuels")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "CIRCLE K").brandImageName, "brand_circle_k")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "MAXOL").brandImageName, "brand_maxol")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "SPAR").brandImageName, "brand_spar")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "ESSAR").brandImageName, "brand_essar")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "EG ON THE MOVE").brandImageName, "brand_esso")
+        XCTAssertEqual(station(brand: "GO FORECOURT").brandImageName, "brand_gulf")
     }
 
-    func testUnknownBrand() {
+    func testUnknownBrandUsesGenericFuelPumpFallbackInUI() {
-        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "WELCOME BREAK").brandImageName)
+        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "TOTAL HARVEST ENERGY").brandImageName)
-        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "VALERO").brandImageName)
+        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "SOLO").brandImageName)
+        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "PACE").brandImageName)
         XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "").brandImageName)
     }
 }

FuelBoardWidgets/FuelBoardLiveActivityView.swift

@@ -4,27 +4,25 @@
 // Shows the cheapest station for the pinned fuel within the app's chosen
 // radius. Tapping anywhere opens Apple Maps directions to that station.
 //
-// ADAPTIVE LAYOUT: ActivityConfiguration shares ONE content view across the
+// ADAPTIVE LAYOUT: the Lock Screen body provides two layouts and lets
-// Lock Screen, banner, and the CarPlay small slot — there is no per-platform
+// ViewThatFits pick by available width, but the narrow `.small` family is NOT
-// closure. So this view provides two layouts and lets ViewThatFits pick by
+// declared (see note on the config), so iPhone/iPad always render the full
-// available width:
+// three-column card (`richBody`) with proper text sizes. `compactBody` is kept
-//   • richBody  — the full three-column design (glyph · fuel+station · price),
+// as a safety fallback should any surface ever hand this view a narrow width.
-//                 wins wherever there's Lock Screen width (it carries an
+//
-//                 explicit minWidth so it can never be squeezed into the car).
+// IMPORTANT: `.supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])` is deliberately absent —
-//   • compactBody — a minimal price-strip (glyph+fuel+price, station caption
+// it made iOS render the squeezed `.small` card on the iPhone Lock Screen.
-//                 below) that wins in the CarPlay/Apple Watch Smart Stack
+// CarPlay's small form comes from the Dynamic Island compact closures.
-//                 small slot.
 
 import ActivityKit
 import SwiftUI
 import WidgetKit
 
 /// The Live Activity itself — registered in the widget bundle alongside the
-/// regular price widget. No CarPlay entitlement involved: this renders on the
+/// regular price widget. No CarPlay entitlement involved: renders on the
-/// Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and the car display (CarPlay Ultra, iOS 26+).
+/// Lock Screen (full-width card on iPhone/iPad) and the Dynamic Island
-/// `.supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])` makes it eligible for the car's
+/// (incl. the island's compact form used in the car, display-only — FuelBoard
-/// small Live Activity slot — display-only there (FuelBoard is not a
+/// is not a CarPlay-enabled app, so car-side taps can't launch anything).
-/// CarPlay-enabled app, so car-side taps can't launch anything).
 struct FuelBoardLiveActivity: Widget {
     var body: some WidgetConfiguration {
         ActivityConfiguration(for: FuelBoardLiveActivityAttributes.self) { context in
@@ -51,7 +49,12 @@ struct FuelBoardLiveActivity: Widget {
                     .font(.caption2.bold().monospacedDigit())
             }
         }
-        .supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])
+        // NOTE: deliberately NO `.supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])`.
+        // That modifier makes iOS eligible to render this activity in the
+        // narrow `.small` form on the iPhone/iPad Lock Screen, which is what
+        // produced the squeezed, small-text card. Dropping it keeps the
+        // full-width Lock Screen card on iPhone/iPad; CarPlay still shows a
+        // small form via the Dynamic Island compact closures below.
     }
 }
 
@@ -61,15 +64,17 @@ private struct FuelBoardLiveActivityView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         Link(destination: context.state.mapsURL) {
-            ViewThatFits(in: .horizontal) {
+            // Always the full three-column card. The station caption is
-                // rich first — wins on full-width Lock Screen / banner
+            // line-limited + scale-down + tail-truncated, so a LONG station
-                richBody
+            // name truncates in place instead of inflating this view's ideal
-                    // CarPlay / Watch small slot is far narrower than this,
+            // width and tricking ViewThatFits into falling back to the compact
-                    // so ViewThatFits reliably falls through to compactBody.
+            // strip (that is exactly what made 5-mi / long-named activities
-                    .frame(minWidth: 280)
+            // render small while 10-15-mi / short names stayed full).
-                // compact fallback — the car's small supplemental slot
+            //
-                compactBody
+            // No ViewThatFits / compactBody: with `.supplementalActivityFamilies`
-            }
+            // removed, this body is only ever handed Lock-Screen width, so the
+            // compact fallback was both dead weight and the cause of the bug.
+            richBody
         }
     }
 
@@ -90,6 +95,8 @@ private struct FuelBoardLiveActivityView: View {
                     .font(.subheadline)
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     .lineLimit(1)
+                    .minimumScaleFactor(0.75)
+                    .truncationMode(.tail)
             }
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
 
@@ -106,30 +113,7 @@ private struct FuelBoardLiveActivityView: View {
         .padding()
     }
 
-    /// Minimal strip for the small CarPlay / Watch Smart Stack slot:
+    // NOTE: `compactBody` was removed — always render `richBody` (see body).
-    /// glyph + fuel left, bold price right, truncated station below.
-    private var compactBody: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 3) {
-            HStack(spacing: 5) {
-                Image(systemName: "fuelpump.fill")
-                    .font(.caption2)
-                    .foregroundStyle(.green)
-                Text(context.state.fuel.displayName)
-                    .font(.caption2.weight(.semibold))
-                    .lineLimit(1)
-                Spacer(minLength: 4)
-                FuelStore.priceTextAttributed(context.state.pricePence,
-                                               style: context.state.priceDisplayStyle,
-                                               size: 15, weight: .bold)
-                    .lineLimit(1)
-            }
-            Text(context.state.stationName)
-                .font(.system(size: 9))
-                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                .lineLimit(1)
-        }
-        .padding(8)
-    }
 }
 
 /// Dynamic Island expanded regions + compact trailing — price only.

Shared/FuelHistory.swift

@@ -216,10 +216,18 @@ enum FuelHistoryStore {
     // MARK: Network
 
     /// The mirror pointer — used for the empty-state hint ("first snapshot
-    /// landed …"). Non-fatal: nil just means no hint.
+    /// landed …"). Non-fatal: nil just means no hint. Deliberately bypasses
-    static func fetchLatest(base: URL = mirrorBase,
+    /// the HTTP cache (reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData) so an OFFLINE fetch
+    /// really fails instead of silently re-serving a cached pointer as a
+    /// success — otherwise "no network" would look like fresh data and the
+    /// offline banner would never fire. A short timeout surfaces the failure
+    /// (and the banner) quickly on a connected-but-dead network.
+    static func fetchLatest(base: URL = mirrorBase, timeout: TimeInterval = 10,
                             session: URLSession = .shared) async -> MirrorLatest? {
-        guard let (data, response) = try? await session.data(from: latestFileURL(base: base)),
+        var req = URLRequest(url: latestFileURL(base: base))
+        req.cachePolicy = .reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+        req.timeoutInterval = timeout
+        guard let (data, response) = try? await session.data(for: req),
               (response as? HTTPURLResponse)?.statusCode == 200,
               let latest = try? JSONDecoder().decode(MirrorLatest.self, from: data) else {
             return nil

Shared/FuelStore.swift

@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ struct FavouriteEntry: Identifiable, Codable, Equatable {
     var id: String { "\(fuel.rawValue)|\(station.id)" }
 }
 
+/// Persisted baseline for the per-fuel cheapest-favourite price-drop alert.
+/// Stored separately from the favourites list so refresh-time comparison can
+/// survive app relaunches without immediately alerting on first fetch.
+struct FavouriteAlertSnapshot: Codable, Equatable {
+    let fuel: FuelType
+    let stationID: String
+    let stationName: String
+    let price: Double
+}
+
 enum SortMode: String, Codable, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
     case cheapest
     case closest
@@ -232,21 +242,37 @@ struct FuelStation: Identifiable, Codable, Equatable {
     var brandImageName: String? {
         let raw = brand.uppercased()
         let known: [(String, String)] = [
+            ("CIRCLE K", "brand_circle_k"),
+            ("MAXOL", "brand_maxol"),
+            ("SPAR", "brand_spar"),
             ("SHELL", "brand_shell"),
             ("SAINSBURY", "brand_sainsburys"),
             ("MORRISONS", "brand_morrisons"),
             ("APPLEGREEN", "brand_applegreen"),
             ("TESCO", "brand_tesco"),
             ("TEXACO", "brand_texaco"),
+            ("ESSAR", "brand_essar"),
             ("ESSO", "brand_esso"),
             ("ASDA", "brand_asda"),
             ("GULF", "brand_gulf"),
+            ("VALERO", "brand_valero"),
+            ("WELCOME BREAK", "brand_welcome_break"),
+            ("THE CO-OPERATIVE", "brand_the_co_operative"),
+            ("CO-OPERATIVE", "brand_the_co_operative"),
+            ("CO OPERATIVE", "brand_the_co_operative"),
+            ("CO-OP", "brand_the_co_operative"),
+            ("CO OP", "brand_the_co_operative"),
+            ("MURCO", "brand_murco"),
+            ("GLEANER", "brand_gleaner"),
+            ("HIGHLAND FUELS", "brand_highland_fuels"),
             ("BP", "brand_bp"),
             ("JET", "brand_jet"),
         ]
         for (needle, asset) in known where raw.contains(needle) {
             return asset
         }
+        if raw.contains("EG ON THE MOVE") { return "brand_esso" }
+        if raw == "GO" || raw.contains("GO FORECOURT") || raw.contains("GO FUEL") { return "brand_gulf" }
         return nil
     }
 }
@@ -318,6 +344,9 @@ struct FuelStore {
     static let alertsRadiusKey = "fuelboard.alertsRadius"   // Double km
     static let alertsFuelKey = "fuelboard.alertsFuel"       // FuelType raw value
     static let alertsFollowSearchKey = "fuelboard.alertsFollowSearch"  // Bool — alerts mirror the Stations-tab distance
+    static let favouriteDropAlertsEnabledKey = "fuelboard.favouriteDropAlertsEnabled" // Bool
+    static let favouriteDropAlertsFuelKey = "fuelboard.favouriteDropAlertsFuel" // FuelType raw value
+    static let favouriteAlertSnapshotsKey = "fuelboard.favouriteAlertSnapshots" // [fuel: FavouriteAlertSnapshot] JSON
     static let liveActivityFollowSearchKey = "fuelboard.liveActivityFollowSearch" // Bool — Live Activity mirrors the Stations-tab distance
     static let debugModeKey = "fuelboard.debugMode"         // Bool — hidden dev flag
     static let relayFallbackKey = "fuelboard.relayFallback" // Bool — dev-only relay fallback
@@ -627,6 +656,24 @@ struct FuelStore {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The cheapest favourite for one fuel, preserving the user's stored order
+    /// on price ties. Used by the favourite price-drop alert so a tie does not
+    /// flap between equally-priced favourites.
+    static func cheapestFavourite(in favourites: [FavouriteEntry], fuel: FuelType) -> FavouriteEntry? {
+        var best: FavouriteEntry?
+        for entry in favourites where entry.fuel == fuel {
+            guard let price = entry.station.prices[fuel] else { continue }
+            guard let current = best, let currentPrice = current.station.prices[fuel] else {
+                best = entry
+                continue
+            }
+            if price < currentPrice {
+                best = entry
+            }
+        }
+        return best
+    }
+
     /// Reorders ONE fuel's favourites within the global array (drag-and-drop in
     /// the Favourites tab). The moved fuel's block stays at its original
     /// position in the array; other fuels keep their relative order. The array
@@ -710,6 +757,48 @@ struct FuelStore {
         saveString(enabled ? "1" : "0", service: alertsFollowSearchKey)
     }
 
+    // MARK: Favourite price-drop alerts
+
+    static func loadFavouriteDropAlertsEnabled() -> Bool {
+        loadString(service: favouriteDropAlertsEnabledKey) == "1"
+    }
+
+    static func saveFavouriteDropAlertsEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) {
+        saveString(enabled ? "1" : "0", service: favouriteDropAlertsEnabledKey)
+    }
+
+    static func loadFavouriteDropAlertsFuel() -> FuelType {
+        if let raw = loadString(service: favouriteDropAlertsFuelKey), let fuel = FuelType(rawValue: raw) {
+            return fuel
+        }
+        return .e10
+    }
+
+    static func saveFavouriteDropAlertsFuel(_ fuel: FuelType) {
+        saveString(fuel.rawValue, service: favouriteDropAlertsFuelKey)
+    }
+
+    static func loadFavouriteAlertSnapshots() -> [FuelType: FavouriteAlertSnapshot] {
+        if let data = keychainData(service: favouriteAlertSnapshotsKey),
+           let stored = try? JSONDecoder().decode([String: FavouriteAlertSnapshot].self, from: data) {
+            var result: [FuelType: FavouriteAlertSnapshot] = [:]
+            for (key, value) in stored {
+                if let fuel = FuelType(rawValue: key) {
+                    result[fuel] = value
+                }
+            }
+            return result
+        }
+        return [:]
+    }
+
+    static func saveFavouriteAlertSnapshots(_ snapshots: [FuelType: FavouriteAlertSnapshot]) {
+        let keyed = Dictionary(uniqueKeysWithValues: snapshots.map { ($0.key.rawValue, $0.value) })
+        if let data = try? JSONEncoder().encode(keyed) {
+            writeKeychain(data: data, service: favouriteAlertSnapshotsKey)
+        }
+    }
+
     // MARK: Live Activity
 
     static func loadLiveActivityEnabled() -> Bool {

Shared/MirrorFuelProvider.swift

@@ -96,9 +96,13 @@ struct MirrorFuelProvider: FuelPriceProviding {
         if Self.canReuseCache(cachedDay: cache?.day, latestDay: day), let cached = cache?.data {
             data = cached
         } else {
-            let (fetched, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(
+            // Bypass the HTTP cache + short timeout: an offline refresh must
-                from: FuelHistoryStore.historyFileURL(day: day, base: baseURL)
+            // FAIL (→ offline banner), never re-serve a stale cached dump as
-            )
+            // a "successful" live fetch.
+            var req = URLRequest(url: FuelHistoryStore.historyFileURL(day: day, base: baseURL))
+            req.cachePolicy = .reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+            req.timeoutInterval = 10
+            let (fetched, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: req)
             guard (response as? HTTPURLResponse)?.statusCode == 200 else {
                 throw FuelProviderError.mirrorUnavailable
             }