Daily Mail Coverage
The Daily Mail gave good coverage to retailers plight during the lockdown period. See below for copy.
Petrol retailers stay open as essential service but call for rate relief as business drops by 70%
The trade body representing the forecourt sector, the Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has today written to Ministers John Paul Phelan and Eoghan Murphy asking for forecourts to be included in any Council plan for rate relief. David Blevings, spokesperson for the IPRA said, “Retail sites have been designated an essential service in the…
Coverage in Sunday Independent
Good coverage by John Reynolds in the Sunday Independent on the Rates issue and our discussions with the EU competition directorate.
IPRA ask TD’s to support the setting up of a rates forum…
Dear Deputy Revaluation 2017 You may be aware from the media coverage or contact with retail forecourt operators in your own constituency that there are serious ongoing issues with the current valuation process. The revised commercial rates system has been in place now since 2017 and is currently undertaking the final phase, being phase 3…
Petrol retailers take their disagreement about rates increases of up to 500% to the Taoiseach
The trade body representing the forecourt sector, the Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) have today written to Leo Varadkar asking him to intervene in the dispute between petrol retailers and the valuation office. The association is concerned at the disparity in the current rating revaluation which has seen some retailers hit with increases of up…
IPRA gives cautious welcome to Budget 2020
The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has given a cautious welcome to the Finance Ministers decision to increase carbon tax by €6/tonne of CO2. David Blevings, Media Spokesperson for the IPRA said, “The increase is not a surprise given the ambitions of the Government’s Climate Action Plan. The rise is modest and will result in…
Oil markets spike after Saudi attack.
After the recent drone attack in Saudi oil prices are spiking in anticipation of a potential reduction in global oil supply. David Blevings, spokesperson for the Irish Petrol Retailers Association said, “The recent attack on the Saudi oil infrastructure is pushing prices higher. However, the Saudi Government has announced that it will make up any…
Oil markets move down
After a spike in oil prices on the back of the Iran incident, prices are now falling on lower crude oil costs. David Blevings, spokesperson for the Irish Petrol Retailers Association said, “There are a lot of external forces affecting the oil market currently. The recent attack on shipping in the Gulf of Oman pushed…
‘Extortionate’ rate hikes mean dozens of local service stations face closure
Up to 100 roadside service stations, many described as hubs of rural villages around the country, are facing closure because of an “extortionate” hike in commercial rates, owners are warning. With some family-owned stations facing five-fold increases in their yearly bills, preparations are under way for a European Court of Justice challenge against the revaluation.…
“IPRA to launch new system to reduce drive off crime at Fuel Expo”
Drive offs (were customers do not pay for fuel) costs the retail forecourt sector in excess of €3M per annum and the industry is proposing a new system to combat this problem. Scan Cam, a solution that has been developed in Australia and New Zealand is coming to Ireland and will launch at the IPRA…