Petrol Retailers Association Respond to Chancellor’s Fuel Duty Announcement and Autumn Budget Measures
PRA 26/11/2025
PRA comments on the measures announced in today's Budget
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Petrol Retailers Association Urge Chancellor to Freeze Fuel Duty Ahead of Autumn Budget
PRA 22/10/2025
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) is calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP to freeze fuel duty and permanently retain the 5p-per-litre rebate in the forthcoming Autumn Budget.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
PRA RESPONDS TO ROAD FUEL QUARTERLY UPDATE REPORT
PRA 31/03/2025
Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the PRA, responded to the March 2025 "Road Fuel quarterly update report".
PETROL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO CMA REPORT
PRA 28/11/2024
“Petrol retailers continue to price fuel as low as possible in a highly competitive market while grappling with rising costs in the form of business rates, National Insurance, National Minimum Wage and electricity. While I am pleased that the CMA has acknowledged these increased costs as a factor, they have still not incorporated them into their analysis, leaving it incomplete.
PRA urges chancellor to reconsider budget measures impacting fuel retailers
PRA 21/11/2024
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP to express concerns over the potential impact of the Autumn Budget measures on the fuel retail sector.
PRA welcomes fuel duty freeze but highlights tax pressures and rising crime - Autumn Budget 2024
PRA 05/11/2024
“The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement has maintained the freeze on fuel duty and continued the 5ppl cut, an outcome the PRA has long advocated for and a significant win for motorists and businesses amid challenging economic times. However, the statement has also introduced a series of tax increases that will deeply impact both motorists and businesses across the UK.
PRA responds to RAC comments on Potential Fuel Duty Rise in October Budget
PRA 29/08/2024
Responding to the RAC's comments regarding a potential fuel duty rise in the October budget, Gordon Balmer, Executive Director of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), said: "For background, the PRA has been transparent with the Government on this issue and has offered to meet with the RAC, but this offer has not yet been accepted.