PRA Responds to RAC Update

Responding to the RAC’s claims that “drivers are paying over the odds at the pumps,” Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), said:

“Contrary to the RAC’s assertions, our members continue to price fuel fairly.

Comparisons with historic fuel margins do not take into account the significant rise in operating costs faced by fuel retailers. These include increased borrowing costs, energy prices, wages, employers’ National Insurance contributions and record levels of forecourt theft.

We will continue to cooperate fully with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). For consumers seeking the lowest local fuel prices, we recommend using PetrolPrices.com.”