All PRA articles – Page 10
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PRA 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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PRA 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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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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PRA 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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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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PRA 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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Shortage 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 ...
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Ray Blake: PRA technical director
When talking to forecourt operators on the ’Roadside Fuel Recovery Standard’ (RFRS) stand at The Forecourt Show a couple of weeks ago, there was one fact they all found most surprising. It was that despite the customer who had mis-fuelled paying for the remediation service, they were legally responsible to ...
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PRA welcomes CMA decision to block supermarket merger
Good news today for the independent forecourt sector as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed its blocking of 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 ...
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Bid by supermarkets to keep merger afloat will lead to many forecourt closures, says PRA
Sainsbury’s and Asda’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) threatens the livelihoods of many independent petrol retailers across the UK, according to the PRA. Last week Sainsbury’s said it would cap its fuel gross profit margin to no more than 3.5 pence per litre for five years, while ...
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PRA arranges Business Breakout in Belfast
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Belfast on Thursday March 28.The event will be at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 117 Milltown Road, Shaws Bridge, with registration from 10am.Presentations will include: PRA – market update; PRA – AFID fuel labelling; Edge Petrol – fuel margins under the microscope; Grip ...
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Analysis
Brian Madderson: chairman, PRA
There is no doubt that as we head towards Brexit Day on March 29, our politicians and political commentators are ensuring that the outcome continues to be very uncertain. No one can forecast with any real confidence where the country will be in three month’s time. This is much the ...
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PRA arranges Business Breakout in Chatham
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Kent at Chatham Historic Dockyard Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, on Thursday March 7. The event will be in the Commissioners House with registration from 10am for a 10.30 start. Presentations will include: PRA – market update; Jackaman insurance ...
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Ray Blake: PRA technical director
My name is Ray Blake and I am a ’Petrol Head’. My addiction to cars drives my wife mad and I thank her for putting up with my obsession for over four decades. From the moment I was given my first Corgi model car when I was five, a Studerbaker ...
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PRA arranges Business Breakout in Exeter
The PRA has arranged a Business Breakout in Exeter at Sandy Park Conference Centre, at junction 30 of the M5, on Wednesday February 27. The PRA are guests of CTC, which is hosting a trade show, and will be in the Baxter Suite from 10.15am until 1.00pm. Presentations will include: ...
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PRA says we don’t need indie price watchdog
The PRA has slammed a proposal by a group of MPs for an independent fuel price watchdog to be called Pumpwatch to monitor the cost of petrol and diesel. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel suggested petrol stations that charge "fair prices" would be entitled to display a ...
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PRA slams proposal for quango to monitor petrol and diesel prices
The PRA has slammed a proposal by a group of MPs for an independent fuel price watchdog – to be called Pumpwatch – to monitor the cost of petrol and diesel. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel suggested petrol stations that charge “fair prices” would be entitled to ...
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Analysis
Brian Madderson: PRA chairman
Many industry watchers thought that the very high values achieved by dealers (up to 12 x EBITDA) for their assets would soon start to wane. They had been exiting the market to sell to fast-growing groups backed by private equity funds where there was keen competition for rapid expansion. The ...
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Ray Blake: PRA technical director
The unmanned operation of petrol filling stations is growing across the UK, sometimes because it is the only feasible way for vehicle fuel to be accessible in remote areas. But also where companies have evaluated the cost of installing and monitoring technical solutions against the ever-rising cost of employing personnel ...