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PRA Responds to Latest Road Fuel Quarterly Update Report: September 2025

PRA 26/09/2025

Responding to the latest Road fuel quarterly update report - September 2025, Gordon Balmer Executive Director of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), commented: “The latest CMA report is incomplete as it continues to benchmark current fuel margins against eight-year-old data. PRA continues to reinforce that operating costs for fuel retailers have increased substantially during this period."

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PRA Responds to RAC Update

PRA 03/09/2025

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."

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PRA COMMENTS ON PRAX GROUP’S INSOLVENCY

PRA 30/06/2025

Responding to Prax Group entering administration, Gordon Balmer Executive Director of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) commented: “It is regrettable that the Prax Group Lindsey refinery has fallen into insolvency."

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PRA Welcomes New Accreditation Standards

PRA 17/06/2025

Responding to the new Accreditation Standard for fuel retails and cost recovery agents, Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Petrol Retailers Association, said:  “We are very pleased that this policy is now being implemented. Fuel theft remains a significant challenge for our members and this standard represents a vital step forward in enabling retailers to recover costs effectively and lawfully, while maintaining data security and public trust."

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PRA Responds to the Chancellor’s Spending Review

PRA 12/06/2025

Commenting on Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP’s delivery of the Government’s Spending Review, Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), said: “The PRA acknowledges the Government’s multi-year Spending Review and welcomes investment in key areas. However, we remain concerned with the lack of clarity on how the Government’s announcements regarding the transition to electric vehicles will challenge fuel retailers facing rising costs."

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