All PRA articles – Page 10
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout near Exeter
The PRA will be staging a Business Breakout in near Exeter on Wednesday February 26 at Sandy Park Conference Centre at junction 30 of the M5.The PRA is a guest of CTC, which is hosting a trade show, and will be in the Baxter Suite from 10am until 1pm.Coffee will ...
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NewsPRA urges Chancellor to cut 2ppl from road fuel duty in Budget
The PRA has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid urging him to cut road fuel duty by 2ppl in the first Budget of the new Government on March 11.It outlines how under the Laffer Curve – which shows that cutting taxes can increase revenues – a reduction ...
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NewsPRA publishes its Market Review with focus on future trends
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has published its Market Review 2020, a 64-page guide to the forecourt industry with special emphasis on alternative fuels and the transition to electric vehicles.PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: This is the most comprehensive annual review we have ever produced thanks to terrific contributions from ...
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Analysis
Brian Madderson: PRA chairman
It is clear that many people around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about the negative impact of Climate Change and that fossil fuels are seen by politicians, medics and environmentalists as a primary cause. Social media has been a powerful tool affecting this rapid change in outlook. Change on ...
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Analysis
Ray Blake: PRA technical director
A question I and many other people in the industry are being asked more and more frequently is whether to install electric vehicle (EV) charging points. But I am not qualified to answer whether EV charging is a financially viable option to install on petrol forecourts, and from what I ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in Swansea
The PRA will be staging a Business Breakout in Swansea on Thursday November 7 at the Liberty Stadium.Coffee will be provided from 10am and there will be a free buffet lunch with opportunities to network.Presentations will include: PRA – latest market update; Allego – electric vehicle charging offer for dealers; ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in Inverness
The PRA will be staging a Business Breakout in Inverness on Wednesday October 30.It is being held at Jurys Hotel in Inverness Millburn Road.Coffee will be provided from 10am and there will be a free buffet lunch with opportunities to network.Presentations will include: PRA – latest market update; Highland Council ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout event in Shrewsbury
The PRA will be staging a Business Breakout in Shrewsbury on Wednesday October 23. It is being held at the Arthur Rowley Suite at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Montgomery Waters Stadium. Coffee will be provided from 10am and there will be a free buffet lunch with opportunities to network. Presentations will ...
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NewsPRA arranges Business Breakout in Suffolk
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Suffolk at The Millennium Grandstand, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, on Thursday October 3.Coffee will be provided from 10am and there will be a free buffet lunch with opportunities to network.Presentations will include: PRA – latest market update; Allego – electric vehicle charging ...
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NewsPRA organises Forecourt Roadshow in Belfast
The PRA will be presenting a Forecourt Roadshow in Belfast on Wednesday October 16, which will be supported by 30 major exhibitors.The event will be at The Maldron Hotel, at Belfast International Airport, running from 12 noon to 7pm and includes a buffet lunch at 1pm and a champagne tea ...
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PRA says lobbying is working for fuel duty and crime
The PRA believes its lobbying efforts are hitting home on two key campaign areas fuel duty and forecourt crime. The PRA’s long campaign for a cut in fuel duty looks as if it is about to succeed after reports that a reduction will be made in the Autumn Budget."The ...
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Analysis
Brian Madderson: chairman, PRA
After nine years of fuel duty freezes, this regressive tax is still netting the Exchequer some £28bn every year. Once double taxation is factored in, with added VAT at 20% yielding an estimated further £7bn, the overall total of £35bn comfortably places fuel as the fifth largest tax receipt for ...
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NewsPRA welcomes reports that fuel duty will be cut in Budget
The PRA’s long campaign for a cut in fuel duty looks as if it is about to succeed after reports that a reduction will be made in the Autumn Budget.“The PRA has welcomed hints carried by national media that the Treasury may be considering fuel duty cuts in the upcoming ...
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NewsPRA boss hails breakthrough in meeting with police chief
The PRA believes that tackling crime on forecourts is now “back on the police’s agenda” following a meeting with a chief constable who previously called for petrol stations to install pay at pump equipment.PRA chairman Brian Madderson met with Simon Cole of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), who heads ...
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Analysis
Ray Blake: PRA technical director
I have just returned from a road trip across Europe in a 52-year old classic car. During the trip we filled the car with petrol 14 times in five different countries France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italy. Immediately before heading off, I was notified that the guidance from the Petroleum ...
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NewsPRA warns rating battle may extend to electric chargers
The PRA has warned that the government’s attempts to impose rates on cash machines could be extended to electric vehicle charging points. Last year retailers including Sainsbury’s, Tesco and the Co-op and the ATM provider Cardtronics won a Court of Appeal case against the Valuation Office Agency overturning the VOA’s ...
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Analysis
Brian Madderson: PRA chairman
FairFuel UK together with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fuel has been lobbying the Treasury to support their proposals for PumpWatch a voluntary code to be adopted by industry, which is designed to bring greater transparency and fairness to pump pricing. No details have been seen at this stage ...
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NewsPRA issues warning over ATM business rates battle
Consumers access to cash is being threatened by a continuing court battle over whether extra business rates should be imposed on ATMs, the PRA has warned. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The PRA is disappointed to see that the Supreme Court has agreed to allow the government’s Valuation Office Agency ...
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NewsShortage of facilities blamed for risky charging practices
A majority of EV users who responded to a survey have admitted they have charged dangerously, and blamed it on an absence of local public charging points. Consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First surveyed 1,500 electric vehicle owners, including both all electric and hybrids, revealing that 74% believe that a ...
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PRA pleased with CMA
The PRA has welcomed the decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the merger between supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda, after finding it would lead to increased prices at many petrol stations across the UK.PRA chairman Brian Madderson had warned last month that the proposed measures to ...