Fix iOS deprecation warnings

Siri was hit-and-miss on 'unleaded near me' (\u2018can't do that, searching
in app\u2019 fallback). The generic parameterized AppShortcut ('cheapest
${fuel}') competed with the fixed-fuel literal-word shortcuts for the same
intent, degrading NLU ranking; it was already documented as flaky. Remove it
(now 9 shortcuts, under the 10 cap) and add natural phrase variants for
unleaded/petrol ('What's the cheapest unleaded near me', 'Cheapest unleaded
near me', 'Where's the cheapest petrol'). All phrases keep .applicationName
per the iOS 26 metadata requirement. Build-verified in extract.actionsdata:
generic gone, new phrases registered.

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 build/
 build-release/
 build-sim/
+build-watch/
 .DS_Store
 *.xcuserstate
 xcuserdata/

BACKLOG.md

@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@ 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).
+- [ ] **Data checking mode: Standard vs Smart** — keep the current cache-first
+  / 12 h policy as `Standard`, and add an optional `Smart` mode in Settings.
+  `Smart` should try lightweight background checks of the mirror pointer
+  (`latest.json` / `data_updated`) more often, and only download the full price
+  dataset when a newer snapshot is available. Design goal: better freshness
+  without pretending to do real-time refreshes or re-downloading the full dump
+  unnecessarily. User-facing copy must be explicit and honest:
+  - `Standard` — Saves battery. Refreshes price data up to twice daily.
+  - `Smart` — Checks for newer data more often in the background and refreshes
+    full prices only when an update is available.
+  Add a footnote/subcopy that background checks are best-effort and happen only
+  when iOS allows, so timing is not exact. Prefer this 2-mode setting over a
+  freeform frequency slider.
 - [ ] **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 +151,50 @@ 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
-  app-group store; watch target would need to be added to the project).
+- [ ] **Watch app v1 — favourites + Check now** — small Apple Watch companion,
+  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

Config/App-Info.plist

@@ -41,8 +41,13 @@
 	<string>FuelBoard uses your location to find the cheapest nearby petrol stations.</string>
 	<key>NSSupportsLiveActivities</key>
 	<true/>
+	<key>BGTaskSchedulerPermittedIdentifiers</key>
+	<array>
+		<string>com.apt.fuelboard.smart-refresh</string>
+	</array>
 	<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
 	<array>
+		<string>fetch</string>
 		<string>location</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UILaunchScreen</key>

FuelBoard.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = Config/App.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = F3BE6NE7U3;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = NO;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Config/App-Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = Config/App.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = F3BE6NE7U3;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = NO;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Config/App-Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = Config/Widget.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = F3BE6NE7U3;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = NO;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Config/Widget-Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
@@ -360,6 +363,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = Config/Widget.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = F3BE6NE7U3;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = NO;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Config/Widget-Info.plist;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (

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

@@ -2,11 +2,21 @@ 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
 
     @State private var stations: [FuelStation] = FuelStore.loadStations()
     @State private var selectedFuel: FuelType = FuelStore.loadSelectedFuel()
+    @State private var dataRefreshMode: DataRefreshMode = FuelStore.loadDataRefreshMode()
     @State private var sortMode: SortMode = FuelStore.loadSortMode()
     @State private var stationLimit: Int = FuelStore.loadStationLimit()
     @State private var distanceUnit: DistanceUnit = FuelStore.loadDistanceUnit()
@@ -15,6 +25,8 @@ 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 +42,41 @@ 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()
+            refreshRoadDistancesIfNeeded()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Kicks off a (throttled) Apple-Maps road-distance recompute for the
+    /// stations around the current fix. The app owns routing — the widget and
+    /// Live Activity only read the cached result. Falls back to the last saved
+    /// location so it can run before the first fresh GPS fix arrives.
+    private func refreshRoadDistancesIfNeeded() {
+        let origin = location ?? FuelStore.loadLocation()
+        guard let origin else { return }
+        Task {
+            await RoadDistanceService.refreshIfNeeded(
+                stations: stations,
+                lat: origin.lat,
+                lng: origin.lng
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    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 +97,20 @@ 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 +213,34 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     }
 
     var body: some View {
-        VStack(spacing: 0) {
-            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)
+        configuredContent
+    }
 
-            favouritesTab
-                .tabItem { Label("Favourites", systemImage: "star.fill") }
-                .tag(1)
+    private var configuredContent: AnyView {
+        interactionObservedContent
+    }
 
-            AlertsView(
-                enabled: $alertsEnabled,
-                radius: $alertsRadius,
-                fuel: $alertsFuel,
-                followsSearch: $alertsFollowsSearch,
-                liveActivityEnabled: $liveActivityEnabled,
-                liveActivityFuel: $liveActivityFuel,
-                liveActivityRadiusMiles: $liveActivityRadiusMiles,
-                liveActivityFollowsSearch: $liveActivityFollowsSearch,
-                stationLimit: stationLimit,
-                distanceUnit: distanceUnit,
-                monitoredCount: monitor.monitoredStationIDs.count,
-                lastAlert: monitor.lastAlert
-            )
-            .tabItem { Label("Alerts", systemImage: "bell.fill") }
-            .tag(2)
+    private var presentedContent: AnyView {
+        AnyView(
+            mainContent
+                .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showOnboarding) {
+                    OnboardingView {
+                        showOnboarding = false
+                    }
+                }
+                .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showWidgetMock) {
+                    WidgetMockScreen()
+                }
+                .sheet(item: $monitor.pendingStationMap) { request in
+                    StationMapView(request: request)
+                }
+        )
+    }
 
-            settingsTab
-                .tag(3)
-        }
-        .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showOnboarding) {
-            OnboardingView {
-                showOnboarding = false
-            }
-        }
-        .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showWidgetMock) {
-            WidgetMockScreen()
-        }
-        .sheet(item: $monitor.pendingStationMap) { request in
-            StationMapView(request: request)
-        }
-        .onAppear {
+    private var lifecycleObservedContent: AnyView {
+        AnyView(
+            presentedContent
+                .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
@@ -298,27 +322,23 @@ struct ContentView: View {
 #else
             let shouldSkipOnboarding = false
 #endif
-            if FuelStore.loadHasCompletedOnboarding()
+            if !FuelStore.shouldShowOnboarding()
                 || shouldSkipOnboarding {
                 locationManager.startForegroundTracking()
-                // Geofences must follow the user even in the background:
-                // wire the delegate hook (fires on every fix incl. background
-                // significant-change wake-ups) to re-register the region
-                // window around the new position. SwiftUI onChange alone
-                // never runs while suspended, so alerts would otherwise stay
-                // frozen around the last foreground fix.
-                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()
-                }
+                // Geofences and the Live Activity must follow the user even in
+                // the background: wire the delegate hook (fires on every fix
+                // incl. background significant-change wake-ups) so SwiftUI's
+                // foreground-only onChange isn't the only update path.
+                installLocationUpdateHook()
+                ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded()
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
                 monitor.setEnabled(alertsEnabled)
                 updateLiveActivity()
+                // Compute road distances early (throttled; falls back to the
+                // last saved location) so distance surfaces are road-matched
+                // as soon as stations are available.
+                refreshRoadDistancesIfNeeded()
                 // Refresh only when the cache is stale (twice-a-day policy).
                 // Skipped under the force-* hooks so the banner stays up.
 #if DEBUG
@@ -345,6 +365,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             // empty on a brand-new install.
             if !showing, FuelStore.loadHasCompletedOnboarding() {
                 locationManager.startForegroundTracking()
+                installLocationUpdateHook()
+                SmartDataRefreshScheduler.scheduleNextIfNeeded()
+                ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded()
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
                 updateLiveActivity()
@@ -359,9 +382,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 if !showOnboarding, FuelStore.loadHasCompletedOnboarding() {
                     locationManager.startForegroundTracking()
                 }
+                SmartDataRefreshScheduler.scheduleNextIfNeeded()
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
                 updateLiveActivity()
+                refreshRoadDistancesIfNeeded()
                 // No network fetch on foreground — pull-to-refresh is the override.
             } else {
                 locationManager.stopForegroundTracking()
@@ -377,9 +402,16 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
                 updateLiveActivity()
+                refreshRoadDistancesIfNeeded()
             }
         }
-        .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 +434,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             monitor.setEnabled(newValue)
             monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                            fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: effectiveAlertsRadiusKM)
-            if newValue {
-                locationManager.startBackgroundTracking()
-            }
+            ensureBackgroundMotionTrackingIfNeeded()
         }
         .onChange(of: alertsRadius) { _, newValue in
             FuelStore.saveAlertsRadius(newValue)
@@ -425,10 +455,17 @@ 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 +501,114 @@ 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 +619,51 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             : String(format: NSLocalizedString("Offline data from %@", comment: ""), date)
     }
 
-    /// Shared status-strip chrome: a tappable card pinned above the tabs.
-    /// Tapping retries the live fetch from ANY screen — no pull gesture
-    /// needed, so the offline banner isn't trapped on the Stations tab.
-    private func statusBanner(icon: String, tint: Color, title: String, subtitle: String, accessibilityLabel: String) -> some View {
-        Button {
-            Task { await refresh(force: true) }
-        } label: {
+    /// ONE floating banner style for all notifications. Network/offline and
+    /// tip outcomes share the same chrome; only the tap action differs —
+    /// network → retry the fetch, tip → dismiss (TipStore auto-dismisses too).
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func floatingBanner(_ banner: AppBanner) -> some View {
+        switch banner {
+        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 +673,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     Text(title)
                         .font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
                         .foregroundStyle(.primary)
-                    Text(subtitle)
-                        .font(.caption)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    if let subtitle {
+                        Text(subtitle)
+                            .font(.caption)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    }
                 }
                 Spacer()
-                Image(systemName: "arrow.clockwise")
+                Image(systemName: trailingIcon)
                     .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold))
                     .foregroundStyle(tint)
             }
@@ -510,13 +693,13 @@ 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.
@@ -576,12 +759,38 @@ 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,
+            dataRefreshMode: $dataRefreshMode,
             alertsFuel: alertsFuel,
             alertsRadiusKM: alertsRadius,
             testAlertResult: monitor.lastTestResult,
@@ -635,6 +844,7 @@ 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,
@@ -643,6 +853,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             stations = fetched
             FuelStore.saveStations(fetched)
             FuelStore.saveLastRefresh()
+            FuelStore.saveLastSmartProbe()
             // Persist envelope metadata (source, station count, GOV.UK
             // dataset update time) for the Settings → About section — the
             // live chain records whichever leg served the fetch.
@@ -654,6 +865,12 @@ 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 +945,14 @@ struct StationRow: View {
                         .padding(5)
                 } else {
                     Image(systemName: "fuelpump.fill")
-                        .font(.system(size: 22))
-                        .foregroundStyle(.white)
+                        .font(.system(size: 22, weight: .semibold))
+                        .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
@@ -760,7 +977,7 @@ struct StationRow: View {
                     .lineLimit(1)
                     .truncationMode(.tail)
                 if let location {
-                    Text(distanceUnit.format(station.distanceKM(to: location.lat, lng2: location.lng)))
+                    Text(distanceUnit.format(FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: station, userLat: location.lat, userLng: location.lng)))
                         .font(.caption2)
                         .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                         .monospacedDigit()

FuelBoard/FuelBoardApp.swift

@@ -1,14 +1,61 @@
+import ActivityKit
+import BackgroundTasks
 import SwiftUI
 
 @main
 struct FuelBoardApp: App {
+    init() {
+        #if DEBUG
+        // QA hook (Debug builds only): `-qaLiveActivity e10|e5|diesel` starts a
+        // Live Activity with a long station name so the Lock Screen / island
+        // layout can be rendered in the Simulator for visual QA.
+        let args = ProcessInfo.processInfo.arguments
+        if let idx = args.firstIndex(of: "-qaLiveActivity"),
+           args.indices.contains(idx + 1),
+           let fuel = FuelType(rawValue: args[idx + 1]) {
+            startQALiveActivity(fuel: fuel)
+        }
+        #endif
+    }
+
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup {
             ContentView()
                 .onOpenURL(perform: handleOpenURL)
         }
+        .backgroundTask(.appRefresh(SmartDataRefreshScheduler.taskIdentifier)) {
+            await SmartDataRefreshCoordinator.runBackgroundProbe()
+        }
     }
 
+    #if DEBUG
+    private func startQALiveActivity(fuel: FuelType) {
+        let state = FuelBoardLiveActivityAttributes.ContentState(
+            fuel: fuel,
+            stationID: "qa-phoenix",
+            stationName: "Phoenix Filling Stations",
+            brand: "Phoenix",
+            pricePence: 1499,
+            priceDisplayStyle: FuelStore.loadPriceDisplayStyle(),
+            distanceKM: 8.0,
+            lat: 51.5,
+            lng: -0.12,
+            updatedAt: Date()
+        )
+        let attrs = FuelBoardLiveActivityAttributes()
+        do {
+            let activity = try Activity.request(
+                attributes: attrs,
+                content: .init(state: state, staleDate: nil),
+                pushType: nil
+            )
+            print("QA-LIVE-ACTIVITY STARTED id=\(activity.id)")
+        } catch {
+            print("QA-LIVE-ACTIVITY FAILED: \(error)")
+        }
+    }
+    #endif
+
     /// Handles deep links that end up in the app. Widget taps arrive here in
     /// two cases:
     ///   - legacy/cached widget timelines using the `fuelboard://` relay, or

FuelBoard/LiveActivityManager.swift

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ enum LiveActivityManager {
             brand: best.brand,
             pricePence: price,
             priceDisplayStyle: priceDisplayStyle ?? FuelStore.loadPriceDisplayStyle(),
-            distanceKM: best.distanceKM(to: location.lat, lng2: location.lng),
+            distanceKM: FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: best, userLat: location.lat, userLng: location.lng),
             lat: best.lat,
             lng: best.lng,
             updatedAt: Date()
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ enum LiveActivityManager {
                 currentStartDate = nil
                 start(attributes: attributes, state: state)
             } else {
-                Task { await current.update(using: state) }
+                Task {
+                    await current.update(.init(state: state, staleDate: nil))
+                }
             }
         } else {
             start(attributes: attributes, state: state)

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 {
-                Circle().fill(Color.blue.opacity(0.12)).frame(width: 96, height: 96)
+            AnimatedOnboardingIcon(tint: .blue, motion: .locationArrow) {
                 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 {
-                Circle().fill(Color.orange.opacity(0.12)).frame(width: 96, height: 96)
+            AnimatedOnboardingIcon(tint: .orange, motion: .alarmBell) {
                 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 {
-                Circle().fill(Color.teal.opacity(0.12)).frame(width: 96, height: 96)
+            AnimatedOnboardingIcon(tint: .teal, motion: .downloadArrow) {
                 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:
-                    // page), forward advance only) — the description is on
-                    // screen until the user moves on.
-                    page = 2
+                    // Fire the system prompt NOW, while this page is still on
+                    // screen (after it's been read) and BEFORE advancing — so
+                    // the prompt never covers the next page's animation. Auto-
+                    // 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).
-                page = 3
+                if prompter.notificationsDenied || prompter.notificationsGranted {
+                    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/RoadDistanceService.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// RoadDistanceService.swift — computes Apple-Maps-matched ROAD distances for
+// nearby stations and caches them (keychain) so widgets + Live Activity can
+// show real driving distance instead of straight-line haversine.
+//
+// Runs only in the APP: MKDirections is network-bound and the widget extension
+// has a tiny execution budget + a ~40-70/day refresh budget, so routing belongs
+// here, not in the widget. The widget/Live Activity just read the cache.
+//
+// Throttling: recompute at most every `throttleMinutes`, or when the user has
+// moved `moveThresholdMeters` from where the cache was built. Bounded to the
+// `candidatesPerPass` nearest stations so a pass stays a handful of route calls.
+
+import Foundation
+import MapKit
+import WidgetKit
+
+enum RoadDistanceService {
+    /// Upper bound on stations routed per pass, so a pass stays a bounded set of
+    /// route calls. Raised from 12 so stations past the old nearest-12 cutoff
+    /// still get real road distances instead of a straight-line fallback.
+    static let candidatesPerPass = 40
+    /// Only route stations within this straight-line radius (km). Covers the
+    /// largest search radius the UI exposes (15 mi ≈ 24.1 km) plus margin, so
+    /// every station a widget/Live Activity/list can actually show gets routed.
+    static let maxRadiusKM: Double = 25
+    /// Don't route again more often than this (minutes).
+    static let throttleMinutes: Double = 10
+    /// Recompute when the user moves more than this (metres) from the last
+    /// source location.
+    static let moveThresholdMeters: Double = 400
+
+    /// Refreshes the cached road distances for the in-radius stations around
+    /// `lat`/`lng`. Throttled by time + distance; safe to call on every fix.
+    static func refreshIfNeeded(stations: [FuelStation], lat: Double, lng: Double) async {
+        guard !stations.isEmpty else { return }
+
+        // Throttle: keep cached values when fresh and the user hasn't moved far.
+        if let cache = FuelStore.loadRoadDistances() {
+            let elapsed = Date().timeIntervalSince1970 - cache.updatedAt
+            let movedMeters = haversineMeters(cache.sourceLat, cache.sourceLng, lat, lng)
+            if elapsed < throttleMinutes * 60 && movedMeters < moveThresholdMeters {
+                return
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Candidate stations: the nearest-by-straight-line subset that the UI
+        // could actually display, capped so a pass stays bounded.
+        let nearest = stations
+            .sorted { $0.distanceKM(to: lat, lng2: lng) < $1.distanceKM(to: lat, lng2: lng) }
+            .prefix(candidatesPerPass)
+            .filter { $0.distanceKM(to: lat, lng2: lng) <= maxRadiusKM }
+
+        let origin = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: lat, longitude: lng)
+        var entries: [String: CachedRoadDistance] = [:]
+        for station in nearest {
+            let dest = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: station.lat, longitude: station.lng)
+            if let meters = await roadMeters(from: origin, to: dest) {
+                // Store the exact pin that was routed so the display layer can
+                // refuse to serve this value if the station later appears with
+                // a different coordinate (corrected pin / other data source).
+                entries[station.id] = CachedRoadDistance(meters: meters,
+                                                         lat: station.lat,
+                                                         lng: station.lng)
+            }
+        }
+        guard !entries.isEmpty else { return }
+
+        FuelStore.saveRoadDistances(sourceLat: lat, sourceLng: lng, entries: entries)
+        // Wake the widgets so the new road distances surface immediately.
+        WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines()
+    }
+
+    /// Driving distance (metres) between two coordinates via Apple Maps routing.
+    private static func roadMeters(from: CLLocationCoordinate2D, to: CLLocationCoordinate2D) async -> Double? {
+        let request = MKDirections.Request()
+        request.source = MKMapItem(location: CLLocation(latitude: from.latitude,
+                                                       longitude: from.longitude),
+                                   address: nil)
+        request.destination = MKMapItem(location: CLLocation(latitude: to.latitude,
+                                                            longitude: to.longitude),
+                                        address: nil)
+        request.transportType = .automobile
+        request.requestsAlternateRoutes = false
+        do {
+            let response = try await MKDirections(request: request).calculate()
+            return response.routes.first?.distance
+        } catch {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Straight-line haversine distance between two coordinates, in metres.
+    private static func haversineMeters(_ lat1: Double, _ lng1: Double, _ lat2: Double, _ lng2: Double) -> Double {
+        let r = 6371000.0
+        let dLat = (lat2 - lat1) * .pi / 180
+        let dLng = (lng2 - lng1) * .pi / 180
+        let a = sin(dLat / 2) * sin(dLat / 2) +
+                cos(lat1 * .pi / 180) * cos(lat2 * .pi / 180) *
+                sin(dLng / 2) * sin(dLng / 2)
+        return r * 2 * atan2(sqrt(a), sqrt(1 - a))
+    }
+}

FuelBoard/SettingsView.swift

@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ 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
+    @Binding var dataRefreshMode: DataRefreshMode
     /// The fuel + radius currently configured for alerts (mirrors the Alerts
     /// tab) so the test notification matches what real alerts will say.
     var alertsFuel: FuelType = .e10
@@ -53,9 +57,6 @@ 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).
@@ -120,6 +121,29 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     Text("Distances and search radii across the app, widget and alerts are shown in this unit. Prices can be shown as on a station sign (129.9) or in pounds and pence (£1.29⁹/L).")
                 }
 
+                Section {
+                    Picker("Data checking", selection: $dataRefreshMode) {
+                        ForEach(DataRefreshMode.allCases) { mode in
+                            Text(mode.displayName).tag(mode)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    .pickerStyle(.segmented)
+                    .onChange(of: dataRefreshMode) { _, newValue in
+                        FuelStore.saveDataRefreshMode(newValue)
+                        SmartDataRefreshScheduler.scheduleNextIfNeeded()
+                    }
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+                        Text(dataRefreshMode.summary)
+                        Text("Background checks are best-effort and happen only when iOS allows, so timing is not exact.")
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    }
+                    .font(.footnote)
+                } header: {
+                    Text("Data checking")
+                } footer: {
+                    Text("Standard saves battery and refreshes price data up to twice daily. Smart checks for newer data more often in the background and only refreshes full prices when an update is available.")
+                }
+
                 Section {
                     Button {
                         onShowOnboarding()
@@ -359,13 +383,6 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     Text("About")
                 }
 
-                if let message = tipStore.message {
-                    Section {
-                        Text(message)
-                            .font(.footnote)
-                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                    }
-                }
             }
             .navigationTitle("Settings")
             .onAppear {
@@ -610,9 +627,19 @@ 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 +657,7 @@ final class TipStore: ObservableObject {
 
     deinit {
         updatesTask?.cancel()
+        dismissTask?.cancel()
     }
 
     private func handle(_ update: VerificationResult<StoreKit.Transaction>) async {
@@ -638,7 +666,30 @@ 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 +718,11 @@ 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 +735,35 @@ 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/SiriShortcuts.swift

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct CheapestFuelIntent: AppIntent {
 struct DirectionsToCheapestFuelIntent: AppIntent {
     static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Directions to Cheapest Fuel Near Me"
     static var description = IntentDescription(
-        "Opens Apple Maps directions to the cheapest station selling a fuel near you, using the latest cached prices."
+        "Opens directions to the cheapest station selling a fuel near you, using the latest cached prices."
     )
 
     @Parameter(title: "Fuel")
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct FavouriteFuelPriceIntent: AppIntent {
 struct DirectionsToFavouriteFuelIntent: AppIntent {
     static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Directions to Favourite Fuel Station"
     static var description = IntentDescription(
-        "Opens Apple Maps directions to your top favourite station for a fuel."
+        "Opens directions to your top favourite station for a fuel."
     )
 
     @Parameter(title: "Fuel")
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ struct FuelMessage: View {
 /// Shortcut slot and adds no phrase.
 struct OpenDirectionsIntent: AppIntent {
     static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Directions"
-    static var description = IntentDescription("Opens Apple Maps directions to the station.")
+    static var description = IntentDescription("Opens directions to the station.")
     static var isDiscoverable: Bool = false
 
     @Parameter var stationName: String
@@ -489,19 +489,14 @@ struct FuelMessageSnippetIntent: SnippetIntent {
 
 struct FuelBoardShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider {
     static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] {
-        // Generic parameterized shortcut — matches whatever fuel word Siri
-        // resolves. Parameter resolution is flaky on-device ("cheapest diesel"
-        // matched, "cheapest unleaded" didn't), which is why the fixed-fuel
-        // entries below carry the fuel word as LITERAL phrase text.
-        AppShortcut(
-            intent: CheapestFuelIntent(),
-            phrases: [
-                "Ask \(.applicationName) what's the cheapest \(\.$fuel) near me",
-            ],
-            shortTitle: "Cheapest Fuel",
-            systemImageName: "fuelpump"
-        )
-
+        // NOTE (2026-08-20): the generic parameterized shortcut ("cheapest
+        // ${fuel}") was REMOVED. It competed with the fixed-fuel literal-word
+        // shortcuts for the same intent (parameter resolution was already flaky
+        // on-device), which degraded Siri's NLU ranking and caused the
+        // hit-and-miss "can't do that, searching in app" fallback. Now Siri
+        // routes on literal fuel words only, and the freed slot keeps us under
+        // the 10-shortcut cap. Every phrase carries .applicationName (iOS 26
+        // metadata-processor requirement) and mirrors how people actually ask.
         AppShortcut(
             intent: CheapestFuelIntent(fuel: .e10),
             phrases: [
@@ -509,6 +504,10 @@ struct FuelBoardShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider {
                 "Ask \(.applicationName) for the cheapest petrol near me",
                 "Find the cheapest petrol near me \(.applicationName)",
                 "Find the cheapest unleaded near me \(.applicationName)",
+                "What's the cheapest unleaded near me \(.applicationName)",
+                "What's the cheapest petrol near me \(.applicationName)",
+                "Cheapest unleaded near me \(.applicationName)",
+                "Where's the cheapest petrol \(.applicationName)",
             ],
             shortTitle: "Cheapest Unleaded",
             systemImageName: "fuelpump"

FuelBoard/SmartDataRefresh.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import BackgroundTasks
+import Foundation
+import WidgetKit
+
+enum SmartDataRefreshScheduler {
+    static let taskIdentifier = "com.apt.fuelboard.smart-refresh"
+
+    static func register() {
+        BGTaskScheduler.shared.register(forTaskWithIdentifier: taskIdentifier, using: nil) { task in
+            guard let task = task as? BGAppRefreshTask else {
+                task.setTaskCompleted(success: false)
+                return
+            }
+            handle(task)
+        }
+    }
+
+    static func scheduleNextIfNeeded() {
+        BGTaskScheduler.shared.cancel(taskRequestWithIdentifier: taskIdentifier)
+        guard FuelStore.loadDataRefreshMode() == .smart else { return }
+        let request = BGAppRefreshTaskRequest(identifier: taskIdentifier)
+        request.earliestBeginDate = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: FuelStore.smartProbeInterval)
+        do {
+            try BGTaskScheduler.shared.submit(request)
+        } catch {
+            #if DEBUG
+            print("SMART-REFRESH schedule failed: \(error)")
+            #endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func handle(_ task: BGAppRefreshTask) {
+        scheduleNextIfNeeded()
+        let refreshTask = Task {
+            let success = await SmartDataRefreshCoordinator.runBackgroundProbe()
+            task.setTaskCompleted(success: success)
+        }
+        task.expirationHandler = {
+            refreshTask.cancel()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum SmartDataRefreshCoordinator {
+    @discardableResult
+    static func runBackgroundProbe(now: Date = Date()) async -> Bool {
+        guard FuelStore.loadDataRefreshMode() == .smart else { return true }
+        guard FuelStore.isSmartProbeDue(now: now) || FuelStore.loadStations().isEmpty else {
+            return true
+        }
+        FuelStore.saveLastSmartProbe(now)
+        guard !Task.isCancelled else { return false }
+
+        guard let latest = await FuelHistoryStore.fetchLatest() else {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        let latestDay = latest.availableTo ?? latest.date
+        let latestUpdated = latest.dataUpdated
+        let cachedDay = MirrorFuelProvider.loadDumpCache()?.day
+        let savedUpdated = FuelStore.loadDataUpdated()
+        let shouldFetchFullDump = FuelStore.loadStations().isEmpty
+            || !FuelStore.isCacheFresh(now: now)
+            || (latestDay != nil && latestDay != cachedDay)
+            || (latestUpdated != nil && latestUpdated != savedUpdated)
+
+        guard shouldFetchFullDump, !Task.isCancelled else { return true }
+
+        do {
+            let fetched = try await FuelPriceProvider.active.fetchStations(
+                near: nil,
+                lng: nil,
+                fuel: FuelStore.loadSelectedFuel(),
+                radiusKM: nil
+            )
+            guard !Task.isCancelled else { return false }
+            FuelStore.saveStations(fetched)
+            FuelStore.saveLastRefresh(now)
+            if let meta = LiveChainProvider.latestMeta {
+                FuelStore.saveRelayMeta(meta)
+            }
+            WidgetCenter.shared.reloadAllTimelines()
+            return true
+        } catch {
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+}

FuelBoard/StationsView.swift

@@ -317,17 +317,6 @@ extension FuelType {
         case .diesel: return "Diesel"
         }
     }
-
-    /// Fuel colour wheel (user-chosen palette): green = unleaded (#30D158),
-    /// yellow = premium (#FFD60A), cyan = diesel (#64D2FF). Used for the
-    /// fuel-type tab icons and the title icon.
-    var tintColor: Color {
-        switch self {
-        case .e10: return Color(red: 48/255.0, green: 209/255.0, blue: 88/255.0)      // #30D158
-        case .e5: return Color(red: 255/255.0, green: 214/255.0, blue: 10/255.0)      // #FFD60A
-        case .diesel: return Color(red: 100/255.0, green: 210/255.0, blue: 255/255.0) // #64D2FF
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /// Fuel-type selector styled like a segmented control, with a coloured pump
@@ -342,20 +331,26 @@ 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 +359,29 @@ 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))
+}

FuelBoard/TrendsView.swift

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
     var onHistoryRecovered: (() -> Void)? = nil
 
     @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @Environment(\.accessibilityReduceMotion) private var reduceMotion
 
     @State private var fuel: FuelType = .e10
     @State private var rangeDays: Int = 30
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
     @State private var loadFailed = false
     @State private var firstSnapshot: String?
 
+    /// Per-series draw-in waterline: maps stationID → how many leading points
+    /// are revealed, so each line traces left→right on first appearance.
+    /// Series reveal in a short staggered cascade so the draw is clearly
+    /// visible even with only 2 points per line. Stays full after the first
+    /// reveal so range/mode switches morph instead of re-tracing.
+    @State private var revealed: [String: Int] = [:]
+
     /// Seeded from `selectedFuel` (the fuel the tab was on) so the sheet
     /// opens where the user was — same pattern as FavouritesView.
     init(favourites: [FavouriteEntry],
@@ -157,7 +165,13 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
             // pointer probe already done above.
             loadFailed = firstSnapshot == nil
         }
+        // Always redraw the lines on a selection change. `.task(id:)` fires on
+        // the initial appear and on every fuel/range switch (there's no
+        // periodic refetch in this sheet), so a staggered per-series draw-in
+        // replays exactly when the user picks 7/30/90 (or switches fuel) while
+        // a width-stable morph keeps the x-axis/y-range from jumping abruptly.
         series = fetched
+        revealSeries(fetched)
         // A failure with no data IS a connection problem — raise the global
         // banner so the user isn't stuck with a silent retry state. Success
         // clears it (only if the banner is the connection banner).
@@ -168,6 +182,32 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Replays the staggered per-series draw-in for the given histories:
+    /// resets the waterline, then cascades each station's line left→right,
+    /// 0.18s apart, on every range/fuel selection. Reduce Motion jump-cuts
+    /// straight to the full state.
+    private func revealSeries(_ histories: [StationHistory]) {
+        let hasPoints = histories.contains { !$0.points.isEmpty }
+        guard hasPoints else { return }
+        if reduceMotion {
+            revealed = histories.reduce(into: [:]) { $0[$1.stationID] = $1.points.count }
+            return
+        }
+        revealed = [:]
+        let cascadeNS = UInt64(0.18 * 1_000_000_000)
+        for (i, h) in histories.enumerated() {
+            let sid = h.stationID
+            let total = h.points.count
+            Task {
+                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(i) * cascadeNS)
+                guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+                withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.5)) {
+                    revealed[sid] = total
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private func yLabel(_ pence: Double) -> String {
         switch mode {
         case .price:
@@ -330,6 +370,9 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
                     .font(.system(size: 30, weight: .bold, design: .default))
                     .monospacedDigit()
                     .foregroundStyle(.primary)
+                    // Roll the digits to the new figure on range/mode change
+                    // (fires inside the animated transaction above).
+                    .contentTransition(.numericText(value: headAvg))
                 if let delta = headlineDelta, delta != 0 {
                     Label(
                         "\(deltaIsGood ? "−" : "+")\(abs(delta), specifier: "%.1f")p",
@@ -389,13 +432,13 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
         // type-checker's budget.)
         Chart {
             ForEach(displaySeries) { history in
-                ForEach(history.points) { point in
+                ForEach(history.points.prefix(revealed[history.stationID] ?? 0)) { point in
                     areaMark(point, series: history.name,
                              color: seriesColor(index(of: history.stationID)))
                 }
             }
             ForEach(displaySeries) { history in
-                ForEach(history.points) { point in
+                ForEach(history.points.prefix(revealed[history.stationID] ?? 0)) { point in
                     lineMark(point, series: history.name,
                              color: seriesColor(index(of: history.stationID)))
                 }
@@ -424,6 +467,9 @@ struct TrendsView: View {
             }
         }
         .frame(height: 190)
+        // Price ↔ vs-cheapest is a pure view toggle (no network): animate the
+        // lines + axis gliding to the rebased series.
+        .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.35), value: mode)
     }
 
     /// One gradient-filled area band under a single point of a series.

FuelBoardTests/Sources/FuelBoardShared/DataRefreshMode.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import Foundation
+
+enum DataRefreshMode: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
+    case standard
+    case smart
+
+    var id: String { rawValue }
+
+    var displayName: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .standard: return "Standard"
+        case .smart: return "Smart"
+        }
+    }
+
+    var summary: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .standard:
+            return "Saves battery. Refreshes price data up to twice daily."
+        case .smart:
+            return "Checks for newer data more often in the background and refreshes full prices only when an update is available."
+        }
+    }
+}

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() {
-        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "WELCOME BREAK").brandImageName)
-        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "VALERO").brandImageName)
+    func testUnknownBrandUsesGenericFuelPumpFallbackInUI() {
+        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "TOTAL HARVEST ENERGY").brandImageName)
+        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "SOLO").brandImageName)
+        XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "PACE").brandImageName)
         XCTAssertNil(station(brand: "").brandImageName)
     }
 }
@@ -606,3 +620,82 @@ final class OfflineDataLabelTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertNil(FuelStore.offlineDataLabel(from: "not-a-date"))
     }
 }
+
+// MARK: - Road distance cache
+
+final class RoadDistanceCacheTests: XCTestCase {
+    override func setUp() {
+        super.setUp()
+        // Keychain persists across invocations, so a cache left by an earlier
+        // test or run would pollute these. Overwrite with an empty, far-away
+        // cache (source at (0,0)) so every test starts from a clean slate.
+        FuelStore.saveRoadDistances(sourceLat: 0, sourceLng: 0, entries: [:])
+    }
+
+    private func station(_ id: String, _ lat: Double, _ lng: Double) -> FuelStation {
+        FuelStation(id: id, name: id, brand: "X", address: "", postcode: "",
+                    lat: lat, lng: lng, prices: [:], priceUpdated: nil)
+    }
+
+    func testDisplayDistanceFallsBackToStraightLineWhenNoCache() {
+        // London user, station ~ London -> no cache -> straight-line haversine.
+        let s = station("a", 51.5074, -0.1278)
+        let km = FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: s, userLat: 51.6, userLng: -0.1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(km, s.distanceKM(to: 51.6, lng2: -0.1), accuracy: 0.0001)
+    }
+
+    func testRoadDistanceUsedWhenCachedNear() {
+        let s = station("a", 51.5074, -0.1278)
+        // Cache a road distance of 3.2 km for this station from the user's fix.
+        FuelStore.saveRoadDistances(sourceLat: 51.6, sourceLng: -0.1,
+                                    entries: ["a": .init(meters: 3200, lat: 51.5074, lng: -0.1278)])
+        let km = FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: s, userLat: 51.6, userLng: -0.1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(km, 3.2, accuracy: 0.0001)
+    }
+
+    func testRoadDistanceNilWhenOriginFar() {
+        let s = station("a", 51.5074, -0.1278)
+        // Cache built in London, but the user is now ~200 km away -> stale.
+        FuelStore.saveRoadDistances(sourceLat: 51.5074, sourceLng: -0.1278,
+                                    entries: ["a": .init(meters: 3200, lat: 51.5074, lng: -0.1278)])
+        let meters = FuelStore.roadDistanceMeters(for: s, userLat: 53.4808, userLng: -2.2426)
+        XCTAssertNil(meters)
+        // And display falls back to straight-line.
+        let km = FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: s, userLat: 53.4808, userLng: -2.2426)
+        XCTAssertEqual(km, s.distanceKM(to: 53.4808, lng2: -2.2426), accuracy: 0.0001)
+    }
+
+    func testRoadDistanceUsedForOtherStationNotFound() {
+        FuelStore.saveRoadDistances(sourceLat: 51.6, sourceLng: -0.1,
+                                    entries: ["a": .init(meters: 3200, lat: 51.5074, lng: -0.1278)])
+        // A station that isn't in the cache falls back to straight-line.
+        let s = station("z", 51.51, -0.13)
+        let km = FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: s, userLat: 51.6, userLng: -0.1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(km, s.distanceKM(to: 51.6, lng2: -0.1), accuracy: 0.0001)
+    }
+
+    func testRoadDistanceNotServedWhenStationPinDiffers() {
+        // Route a road distance to station "a" at pin P1.
+        FuelStore.saveRoadDistances(sourceLat: 51.6, sourceLng: -0.1,
+                                    entries: ["a": .init(meters: 3200, lat: 51.5074, lng: -0.1278)])
+        // The SAME station id appears with a moved pin (corrected coordinate /
+        // different embedded vs live source): the cached route to P1 must NOT
+        // be served — it belongs to a different location.
+        let moved = station("a", 51.5400, -0.1600)
+        let km = FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: moved, userLat: 51.6, userLng: -0.1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(km, moved.distanceKM(to: 51.6, lng2: -0.1), accuracy: 0.0001,
+                       "road value routed to the old pin leaked onto a different coordinate")
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Install identity
+
+final class InstallIdentityTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testFreshInstallIsStableAfterFirstCall() {
+        // The first call seeds the common install id (local == keychain), so
+        // any subsequent call in the same process must report NOT-fresh. This
+        // holds regardless of persisted keychain/defaults state from prior runs.
+        _ = FuelStore.isFreshInstall()
+        XCTAssertFalse(FuelStore.isFreshInstall())
+    }
+}

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
-// Lock Screen, banner, and the CarPlay small slot — there is no per-platform
-// closure. So this view provides two layouts and lets ViewThatFits pick by
-// available width:
-//   • richBody  — the full three-column design (glyph · fuel+station · price),
-//                 wins wherever there's Lock Screen width (it carries an
-//                 explicit minWidth so it can never be squeezed into the car).
-//   • compactBody — a minimal price-strip (glyph+fuel+price, station caption
-//                 below) that wins in the CarPlay/Apple Watch Smart Stack
-//                 small slot.
+// ADAPTIVE LAYOUT: the Lock Screen body provides two layouts and lets
+// ViewThatFits pick by available width, but the narrow `.small` family is NOT
+// declared (see note on the config), so iPhone/iPad always render the full
+// three-column card (`richBody`) with proper text sizes. `compactBody` is kept
+// as a safety fallback should any surface ever hand this view a narrow width.
+//
+// IMPORTANT: `.supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])` is deliberately absent —
+// it made iOS render the squeezed `.small` card on the iPhone Lock Screen.
+// CarPlay's small form comes from the Dynamic Island compact closures.
 
 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
-/// Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and the car display (CarPlay Ultra, iOS 26+).
-/// `.supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])` makes it eligible for the car's
-/// small Live Activity slot — display-only there (FuelBoard is not a
-/// CarPlay-enabled app, so car-side taps can't launch anything).
+/// regular price widget. No CarPlay entitlement involved: renders on the
+/// Lock Screen (full-width card on iPhone/iPad) and the Dynamic Island
+/// (incl. the island's compact form used in the car, display-only — FuelBoard
+/// is not a CarPlay-enabled app, so car-side taps can't launch anything).
 struct FuelBoardLiveActivity: Widget {
     var body: some WidgetConfiguration {
         ActivityConfiguration(for: FuelBoardLiveActivityAttributes.self) { context in
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ struct FuelBoardLiveActivity: Widget {
                 }
             } compactLeading: {
                 Image(systemName: "fuelpump.fill")
-                    .foregroundStyle(.green)
+                    .foregroundStyle(context.state.fuel.tintColor)
             } compactTrailing: {
                 FuelBoardLiveActivityPriceView(context: context)
             } minimal: {
@@ -52,6 +50,14 @@ struct FuelBoardLiveActivity: Widget {
             }
         }
         .supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])
+        // Why `.small` is kept: it lets the SHARED body render a compact form
+        // in genuinely small slots (CarPlay small / Apple Watch smart stack)
+        // instead of falling back to the Dynamic Island compact closure —
+        // which could NOT show the station distance the user wants on CarPlay.
+        // The full-width iPhone/iPad card is protected by the `richMinWidth`
+        // gate on `richBody` + its flexible, truncating middle column, so
+        // iPhone/iPad still get the full card; only truly small space picks
+        // the compact strip below.
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,27 +65,59 @@ struct FuelBoardLiveActivity: Widget {
 private struct FuelBoardLiveActivityView: View {
     let context: ActivityViewContext<FuelBoardLiveActivityAttributes>
 
+    /// Below this ACTUAL proposed width we show the compact strip (CarPlay
+    /// small / Watch smart stack); at/above it we show the full card. The
+    /// decision is made from the real width the system hands the body, read
+    /// via a background GeometryReader — NOT ViewThatFits ideal-width
+    /// measurement (that's broken for truncating text: a long station name
+    /// inflated the "ideal" width past the iPhone Lock Screen and collapsed
+    /// the full card).
+    private let compactWidthThreshold: CGFloat = 280
+
+    /// Measured slot width (drives the rich-vs-compact branch). Measured in a
+    /// background GeometryReader so it does NOT act as the layout container:
+    /// a GeometryReader root pins content top-left, and forcing a
+    /// maxHeight:.infinity frame on it over-claims the whole proposed height,
+    /// centring the content below true vertical centre (bigger gap above) on
+    /// the Lock Screen. Measuring behind the scenes keeps the content
+    /// intrinsic-sized so the system vertically centres it itself.
+    @State private var slotWidth: CGFloat = 400
+
     var body: some View {
         Link(destination: context.state.mapsURL) {
-            ViewThatFits(in: .horizontal) {
-                // rich first — wins on full-width Lock Screen / banner
-                richBody
-                    // CarPlay / Watch small slot is far narrower than this,
-                    // so ViewThatFits reliably falls through to compactBody.
-                    .frame(minWidth: 280)
-                // compact fallback — the car's small supplemental slot
-                compactBody
+            Group {
+                // Branch on the ACTUAL proposed width. iPhone/iPad offer the
+                // full Lock Screen width (>= threshold) → rich card, no matter
+                // how long the station name is. Truly small slots (CarPlay /
+                // Watch) offer much less → compact strip.
+                if slotWidth >= compactWidthThreshold {
+                    richBody
+                } else {
+                    compactBody
+                }
             }
+            // Fill the card width so the background measure reads the real
+            // slot, not the intrinsic content width.
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+            // Side-channel width measurement — never the layout container.
+            .background(
+                GeometryReader { geo in
+                    Color.clear
+                        .onAppear { slotWidth = geo.size.width }
+                        .onChange(of: geo.size.width) { _, w in slotWidth = w }
+                }
+            )
         }
     }
 
     /// Full three-column design (unchanged): brand glyph · fuel+station · price.
     private var richBody: some View {
         HStack(spacing: 12) {
-            // LEFT — station brand glyph
-            Image(systemName: "fuelpump.circle.fill")
-                .font(.system(size: 32))
-                .foregroundStyle(.green, .white)
+            // LEFT — station brand glyph: the fuel-tinted pump on its own. No
+            // background circle behind it (user request).
+            Image(systemName: "fuelpump.fill")
+                .font(.system(size: 28, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundStyle(context.state.fuel.tintColor)
                 .frame(width: 40, height: 40)
 
             // MIDDLE — fuel + station
@@ -90,6 +128,8 @@ private struct FuelBoardLiveActivityView: View {
                     .font(.subheadline)
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     .lineLimit(1)
+                    .minimumScaleFactor(0.75)
+                    .truncationMode(.tail)
             }
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
 
@@ -106,16 +146,15 @@ private struct FuelBoardLiveActivityView: View {
         .padding()
     }
 
-    /// Minimal strip for the small CarPlay / Watch Smart Stack slot:
-    /// glyph + fuel left, bold price right, truncated station below.
+    /// Minimal strip for small space (CarPlay small / Watch smart stack):
+    /// fuel type + bold price on one line, station · distance below.
+    /// Deliberately no app name and no "Tap for directions" — CarPlay is
+    /// display-only, and the user's asks here are just fuel + price + distance.
     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))
+                    .font(.caption.bold())
                     .lineLimit(1)
                 Spacer(minLength: 4)
                 FuelStore.priceTextAttributed(context.state.pricePence,
@@ -123,10 +162,12 @@ private struct FuelBoardLiveActivityView: View {
                                                size: 15, weight: .bold)
                     .lineLimit(1)
             }
-            Text(context.state.stationName)
+            Text("\(context.state.stationName) · \(context.state.distanceText)")
                 .font(.system(size: 9))
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 .lineLimit(1)
+                .minimumScaleFactor(0.7)
+                .truncationMode(.tail)
         }
         .padding(8)
     }

Shared/DataRefreshMode.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import Foundation
+
+enum DataRefreshMode: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
+    case standard
+    case smart
+
+    var id: String { rawValue }
+
+    var displayName: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .standard: return "Standard"
+        case .smart: return "Smart"
+        }
+    }
+
+    var summary: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .standard:
+            return "Saves battery. Refreshes price data up to twice daily."
+        case .smart:
+            return "Checks for newer data more often in the background and refreshes full prices only when an update is available."
+        }
+    }
+}

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.
-    static func fetchLatest(base: URL = mirrorBase,
+    /// landed …"). Non-fatal: nil just means no hint. Deliberately bypasses
+    /// 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/FuelPriceWidgetViews.swift

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct FuelPriceWidgetContent: View {
                 FuelStore.priceTextAttributed(price, size: 26, weight: .bold, color: .green)
             }
             if let location = entry.location {
-                Text(entry.unit.format(station.distanceKM(to: location.lat, lng2: location.lng)) + " away")
+                Text(entry.unit.format(FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: station, userLat: location.lat, userLng: location.lng)) + " away")
                     .font(.caption2)
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             } else {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ struct FuelPriceWidgetContent: View {
                 .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
                 .lineLimit(1)
             if let location = entry.location {
-                Text(entry.unit.format(station.distanceKM(to: location.lat, lng2: location.lng)))
+                Text(entry.unit.format(FuelStore.displayDistanceKM(station: station, userLat: location.lat, userLng: location.lng)))
                     .font(.caption2)
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             }

Shared/FuelStore.swift

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 //   keychain → app-group defaults → fallback.
 
 import Foundation
+import SwiftUI
 import Security
 #if canImport(AppIntents)
 import AppIntents
@@ -31,6 +32,16 @@ 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
@@ -89,6 +100,20 @@ enum FuelType: String, Codable, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
     }
 }
 
+/// Fuel colour wheel (user-chosen palette): green = unleaded (#30D158),
+/// yellow = premium (#FFD60A), cyan = diesel (#64D2FF). Lives here in Shared
+/// so the app, widget, and Live Activity all tint the pump/fuel glyphs from one
+/// definition.
+extension FuelType {
+    var tintColor: Color {
+        switch self {
+        case .e10: return Color(red: 48/255.0, green: 209/255.0, blue: 88/255.0)      // #30D158
+        case .e5: return Color(red: 255/255.0, green: 214/255.0, blue: 10/255.0)      // #FFD60A
+        case .diesel: return Color(red: 100/255.0, green: 210/255.0, blue: 255/255.0) // #64D2FF
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #if canImport(AppIntents)
 extension FuelType: AppEnum {}
 #endif
@@ -232,21 +257,37 @@ 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 +359,9 @@ 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
@@ -326,6 +370,8 @@ struct FuelStore {
     static let liveActivityRadiusKey = "fuelboard.liveActivityRadiusMiles" // Int miles (5/10/15)
     static let onboardingCompletedKey = "fuelboard.onboardingCompleted" // Bool
     static let lastRefreshKey = "fuelboard.lastRefresh"      // TimeInterval (seconds since 1970)
+    static let dataRefreshModeKey = "fuelboard.dataRefreshMode" // DataRefreshMode raw value
+    static let lastSmartProbeKey = "fuelboard.lastSmartProbe" // TimeInterval (seconds since 1970)
     static let relaySourceKey = "fuelboard.relaySource"      // String — "api" | "csv"
     static let stationCountKey = "fuelboard.stationCount"    // String — station count
     static let dataUpdatedKey = "fuelboard.dataUpdated"      // String — govUK dataset update time
@@ -627,6 +673,24 @@ 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 +774,48 @@ 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 {
@@ -757,10 +863,24 @@ struct FuelStore {
         saveString(enabled ? "1" : "0", service: liveActivityFollowSearchKey)
     }
 
-    // MARK: Refresh policy — data is cached; the app only auto-refreshes
-    // twice a day (pull-to-refresh is the manual override).
+    // MARK: Refresh policy — Standard is cache-first/twice-daily; Smart keeps
+    // the same full-dump freshness cap but may probe the tiny mirror pointer
+    // more often in the background and only refresh the full dump if it changed.
 
     static let refreshInterval: TimeInterval = 12 * 60 * 60
+    static let smartProbeInterval: TimeInterval = 4 * 60 * 60
+
+    static func loadDataRefreshMode() -> DataRefreshMode {
+        if let raw = loadString(service: dataRefreshModeKey),
+           let mode = DataRefreshMode(rawValue: raw) {
+            return mode
+        }
+        return .standard
+    }
+
+    static func saveDataRefreshMode(_ mode: DataRefreshMode) {
+        saveString(mode.rawValue, service: dataRefreshModeKey)
+    }
 
     static func loadLastRefresh() -> Date? {
         if let raw = loadString(service: lastRefreshKey), let ts = TimeInterval(raw) {
@@ -773,6 +893,17 @@ struct FuelStore {
         saveString(String(date.timeIntervalSince1970), service: lastRefreshKey)
     }
 
+    static func loadLastSmartProbe() -> Date? {
+        if let raw = loadString(service: lastSmartProbeKey), let ts = TimeInterval(raw) {
+            return Date(timeIntervalSince1970: ts)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    static func saveLastSmartProbe(_ date: Date = Date()) {
+        saveString(String(date.timeIntervalSince1970), service: lastSmartProbeKey)
+    }
+
     // MARK: Relay metadata — shown in Settings → About. Written after each
     // successful full fetch so the About section reflects the live source.
 
@@ -825,20 +956,141 @@ struct FuelStore {
     /// True when the cached data is fresh enough that a scheduled auto-refresh
     /// should be skipped (twice-a-day policy).
     static var isCacheFresh: Bool {
+        isCacheFresh(now: Date())
+    }
+
+    static func isCacheFresh(now: Date) -> Bool {
         guard let last = loadLastRefresh() else { return false }
-        return Date().timeIntervalSince(last) < refreshInterval
+        return now.timeIntervalSince(last) < refreshInterval
+    }
+
+    static func isSmartProbeDue(now: Date = Date()) -> Bool {
+        guard let last = loadLastSmartProbe() else { return true }
+        return now.timeIntervalSince(last) >= smartProbeInterval
     }
 
     // MARK: Onboarding — the app shows the intro screen on first launch only
-    // (a test button in the Alerts tab re-opens it). Stored in the app group
-    // so the widget can see it too if ever needed.
+    // (a test button in the Alerts tab re-opens it). Stored KEYCHAIN-FIRST
+    // (with an app-group mirror) for the same reason as favourites/distance
+    // unit: free SideStore accounts don't provision the app-group container,
+    // so an app-group-only flag silently fails to save AND reloads as false,
+    // making onboarding re-appear on every launch. Keychain survives reinstall
+    // and is shared with the extension.
 
     static func loadHasCompletedOnboarding() -> Bool {
-        UserDefaults(suiteName: appGroupSuite)?.bool(forKey: onboardingCompletedKey) ?? false
+        (loadString(service: onboardingCompletedKey) ?? "0") == "1"
     }
 
     static func saveHasCompletedOnboarding(_ completed: Bool) {
-        UserDefaults(suiteName: appGroupSuite)?.set(completed, forKey: onboardingCompletedKey)
+        saveString(completed ? "1" : "0", service: onboardingCompletedKey)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Install identity — distinguish a genuinely fresh install (where
+    // onboarding should replay) from later launches of the same install.
+
+    /// Keychain copy of the install id (survives reinstall).
+    private static let installIDKey = "fuelboard.installID"
+    /// Local (app-own container) copy — wiped on reinstall, persists across
+    /// normal launches. Free SideStore accounts have no app-group container,
+    /// so this app-own defaults domain is the reliable "same install" signal.
+    private static let localInstallIDKey = "fuelboard.installID.local"
+
+    /// True when this is a first-ever install OR the app was just reinstalled
+    /// (local install id missing/different from the keychain id). Seeds a fresh
+    /// id into both stores so the next launch within the same install is not a
+    /// "fresh install" any more.
+    static func isFreshInstall() -> Bool {
+        let local = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: localInstallIDKey)
+        let remote = loadString(service: installIDKey)
+        if let local, let remote, local == remote { return false }
+        // Fresh / mismatched install (or first launch). Pattern a common id so
+        // subsequent launches of this install are recognised as the same one.
+        let id = UUID().uuidString
+        UserDefaults.standard.set(id, forKey: localInstallIDKey)
+        saveString(id, service: installIDKey)
+        return true
+    }
+
+    /// Onboarding should present when it hasn't been completed in this install
+    /// OR this is a freshly-installed app (so the walkthrough replays on a new
+    /// install, e.g. after a SideStore reinstall, without re-showing on every
+    /// ordinary launch). The install check always runs (it seeds the id) rather
+    /// than short-circuiting, so a brand-new install is recorded before the
+    /// user ever fills in onboarding.
+    static func shouldShowOnboarding() -> Bool {
+        let fresh = isFreshInstall()
+        return !loadHasCompletedOnboarding() || fresh
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Road distances (Apple-Maps-matched, computed by the app)
+
+    /// Cached road/routed distances (metres) keyed by station ID, computed by
+    /// the app via MapKit `MKDirections`. Stored in KEYCHAIN (survives on free
+    /// SideStore accounts where the app-group container isn't provisioned) so
+    /// the widget extension can read it too. Widget + Live Activity prefer
+    /// these over straight-line haversine for the displayed distance.
+    static let roadDistancesKey = "fuelboard.roadDistances"
+
+    /// How far (metres) the cache's source location may be from the current
+    /// user position before a cached road distance is treated as stale.
+    static let roadDistanceOriginToleranceMeters: Double = 600
+
+    /// How far (degrees) a station's stored coordinate may drift from the pin
+    /// a road distance was actually routed to before that cached value is
+    /// treated as belonging to a different station. Guards against one data
+    /// source (live fetch, bundled offline dump, or a corrected pin) serving a
+    /// road distance that was computed for a different coordinate under the
+    /// same station ID. ~1e-4 deg ≈ 11 m — tolerates float/rounding jitter but
+    /// catches any real pin change.
+    static let roadDistancePinToleranceDegrees: Double = 1e-4
+
+    static func saveRoadDistances(sourceLat: Double, sourceLng: Double, entries: [String: CachedRoadDistance]) {
+        let cache = RoadDistanceCache(sourceLat: sourceLat, sourceLng: sourceLng,
+                                      updatedAt: Date().timeIntervalSince1970, entries: entries)
+        if let data = try? JSONEncoder().encode(cache) {
+            saveString(data.base64EncodedString(), service: roadDistancesKey)
+        }
+    }
+
+    static func loadRoadDistances() -> RoadDistanceCache? {
+        guard let raw = loadString(service: roadDistancesKey),
+              let data = Data(base64Encoded: raw),
+              let cache = try? JSONDecoder().decode(RoadDistanceCache.self, from: data)
+        else { return nil }
+        return cache
+    }
+
+    /// Cached road distance (metres) to a station from the user's location, or
+    /// nil when not cached / the cache was built too far from where the user
+    /// is now / the station's own pin doesn't match the coordinate that was
+    /// routed.
+    static func roadDistanceMeters(for station: FuelStation, userLat: Double, userLng: Double) -> Double? {
+        guard let cache = loadRoadDistances(),
+              let entry = cache.entries[station.id] else { return nil }
+        // The cache is only valid near the location it was built from.
+        let dLat = (userLat - cache.sourceLat) * .pi / 180
+        let dLng = (userLng - cache.sourceLng) * .pi / 180
+        let r = 6371000.0
+        let a = sin(dLat / 2) * sin(dLat / 2) +
+                cos(cache.sourceLat * .pi / 180) * cos(userLat * .pi / 180) *
+                sin(dLng / 2) * sin(dLng / 2)
+        let originDistanceMeters = r * 2 * atan2(sqrt(a), sqrt(1 - a))
+        guard originDistanceMeters <= roadDistanceOriginToleranceMeters else { return nil }
+        // Pin fingerprint: never serve a routed value for a coordinate we
+        // didn't actually route to. This is the guard that keeps embedded /
+        // live / cached station sets from injecting each other's road metres.
+        guard abs(entry.lat - station.lat) <= roadDistancePinToleranceDegrees,
+              abs(entry.lng - station.lng) <= roadDistancePinToleranceDegrees else { return nil }
+        return entry.meters
+    }
+
+    /// Distance (km) to display for a station: cached ROAD distance when
+    /// available (matches Apple Maps), else straight-line haversine.
+    static func displayDistanceKM(station: FuelStation, userLat: Double, userLng: Double) -> Double {
+        if let meters = roadDistanceMeters(for: station, userLat: userLat, userLng: userLng) {
+            return meters / 1000.0
+        }
+        return station.distanceKM(to: userLat, lng2: userLng)
     }
 
     // MARK: Low-level keychain helpers
@@ -900,3 +1152,23 @@ struct FuelStore {
         loadString(service: "widget.diag.\(intentType)")
     }
 }
+
+/// Cached Apple-Maps road distances for nearby stations (see
+/// A single cached road distance plus the station pin it was routed to. Keeping
+/// the pin lets `roadDistanceMeters` refuse to serve a route computed for a
+/// *different* coordinate under the same ID — the guard that stops embedded /
+/// live / cached station sets cross-contaminating the distance display.
+struct CachedRoadDistance: Codable {
+    let meters: Double
+    let lat: Double
+    let lng: Double
+}
+
+/// `FuelStore.roadDistancesKey`). `entries` maps stationID → road metres +
+/// the routed pin.
+struct RoadDistanceCache: Codable {
+    let sourceLat: Double
+    let sourceLng: Double
+    let updatedAt: TimeInterval
+    let entries: [String: CachedRoadDistance]
+}

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(
-                from: FuelHistoryStore.historyFileURL(day: day, base: baseURL)
-            )
+            // Bypass the HTTP cache + short timeout: an offline refresh must
+            // 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
             }