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PRA vows to fight over OFT decision
PRA chairman Brian Madderson has promised a "very robust response" and intense lobbying after an OFT investigation gave the road fuel market a clean bill of health (see News Extra, page 10).The OFT was looking into whether it should order a full inquiry into the sector after coming under intense ...
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PRA staging Forum in Blackburn
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held in Lancashire on February 13. The event is taking place at the Beehive Conference Centre in Haslingden Road, Blackburn, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on a packed agenda include: PRA - Deloitte ...
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OFT decision ’bitter blow’ to smaller dealers, says PRA
The decision by the OFT to not proceed with a full market study into the UK retail fuels sector, has been condemned by the Petrol Retailers’ Association. Brian Madderson, PRA chairman said “This was a prime opportunity, supported by considerable new information from our retailers, to tackle market manipulation of ...
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PRA calls for new planning rules to stop hypermarkets ’steam-rollering’ local businesses into oblivion
Nick Boles MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Planning, has been urged by the Petrol Retailer’s Association to develop new planning guidance for filling stations that prevents hypermarkets steam-rollering local businesses into oblivion without due process taking place. In a letter to Boles at the Department for Communities and ...
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800 indies will be wiped out by 2017 warns PRA
Eight hundred independent forecourt sites will be wiped out by new supermarket forecourts by 2017 unless the government takes action, the Petrol Retailers’ Association has warned.PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: "This is an absolute disaster for independents, unless the government does something to curb the expansion of the supermarkets."The PRA ...
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800 indies will be wiped out warns PRA
Eight hundred independent forecourt sites will be wiped out by new supermarket forecourts by 2017 unless the Government takes action, the Petrol Retailers Association has warned. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “This is an absolute disaster for independents, unless the government does something to curb the expansion of the supermarkets.” ...
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NewsPRA welcomes Chancellor’s moves on fuel duty
The fuel duty cut announced in the Autumn Statement has been welcomed by the Petrol Retailers’ Association. Chairman Brian Madderson said that after sustained lobbying, the message is finally getting through to Government of the vital place of road fuel in the budgets of both businesses and consumers, by cancelling ...
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PRA reiterates call to cancel duty rise
As the Chancellor of the Exchequer prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon, the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) made a last-ditch call for him to scrap plans for two duty increases planned for 2013 that would add 7.00ppl to fuel prices. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The Government’s plans ...
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Kegworth is next stop for PRA forum
The Petrol Retailers’ Association will be heading to Kegworth in Derbyshire for the last regional forum of 2012.The event will start at 10am on Tuesday December 4 at The Whitehouse Hotel on Packington Hill, DE74 2DF. It will end at 3pm after a free lunch.Presentations will be from PRA, Bank ...
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PRA calls on business minister to scrap onerous legislation
Ahead of next week’s Autumn statement, the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), on behalf of its 5,500 small, independent retailer members today called on Minister for Business and Enterprise Michael Fallon MP, to restore economic fortunes to small forecourt shop owners by scrapping “onerous and ill-considered” regulation.PRA chairman Brian Madderson, in ...
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New Forest venue for PRA regional meeting
The Petrol Retailers’ Association is heading to the New Forest in Hampshire for its next regional forum on Tuesday November 6. Retailers are invited to the Lyndhurst Park Hotel on the High Street in Lyndhurst, SO43 7NL for an informative and entertaining agenda, which includes the PRA’s review of the ...
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PRA backs government advice to push back E10
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has expressed its support of the government’s recommendation to delay the introduction of an E10 grade of petrol. In a letter this week to Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, PRA chairman Brian Madderson said he had no doubt that the government ...
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PRA missive to Prime Minister stresses plight of independents
The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has written to Prime Minister David Cameron to highlight the colossal increase in the cost of a tanker load of petrol and offering to meet to discuss how the government can help to resolve the issues affecting independent retailers. In a letter to Cameron this ...
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Calling all Scottish retailers for PRA forum in Inverness
The Office of Fair Trading’s review of the fuel market and the legal requirements of deliveries will be among topics for discussion at the Petrol Retailers’ Association’s next regional forum in Inverness.The event is being held on Wednesday September 26 at the Thistle Hotel in Inverness. Coffee will be available ...
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PRA heads to Bury St Edmonds for next regional meeting
A review of the independent sector, fuel margins and delivery procedures are a few of the topics that will be covered at the next RMI Petrol Retailers Association regional meeting, which is at Bury St Edmunds on September 19. The event is being held at: Ramada Bury St Edmunds, Symonds ...
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Follow France, says PRA
The Petrol Retailers’ Association and campaign group FairFuelUK have called on the government to follow France in cutting petrol and diesel prices to drive the UK economy into growth.The French government and the major oil companies have agreed to cut fuel prices by up to six euro cents per litre ...
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Keep Sunday Trading regs says ACS and PRA
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has called on the government to retain Sunday Trading regulations. The move follows comments made by Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles who suggested the government may review Sunday trading laws when the temporary relaxation of restrictions over ...
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PRA calls on government to follow France in fuel price cuts
The RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) is urging the UK government to follow France in cutting fuel prices. The French government and the major oil companies have agreed to cut fuel prices by up to 6 euro cents per litre for three months to help drivers hit by a recent ...
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Olympics focus takes gaze away from rise of oil prices, says PRA
RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) has warned road users of an impending increase in the cost of fuel due to a huge rise in the price of oil. The price of Brent Crude oil increased 10% in the past two weeks to US$116 a barrel, and while the UK has ...
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PRA joins Sunday Trading debate
The RMI Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) is lending its full support to the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) decision to urge the government to retain Sunday Trading regulations.Eric Pickles, Communities and Local Government Secretary, has suggested the government may review Sunday Trading laws when the temporary relaxation of restrictions over ...