Dear Minister O’Brien The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) is the trade association for independent petrol retailers in Ireland. The sector employs over 100,000 people and if you include family this represents over 250,000 people dependent on the industry. Many of our members are smaller retail sites, often the bedrock and only retail facility in…
As Ireland moves to Phase 3 of the easing the COVID-19 restrictions on 29 June the Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has called on the Government to support forecourt traders as the sector has been badly affected with severely reduced turnover and profit despite many being open as essential services during the pandemic. David…
Now that the much awaited Irish Programme for Government (PFG) document has been agreed it is more important than ever that we can put your views to elected Members and push the retailer agenda. Please review the document and feedback your experiences on these topics. On the back of that information we can engage with…
Article from today’s Irish Times – see; https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/what-happens-to-filling-stations-when-we-re-all-electric-1.4270801
According to data released by the AA today, customers are paying substantially less for their road fuels at a level last seen in 2016. The AA’s most recent monthly study of fuel prices found that, on average, a litre of petrol now costs 126.5c, representing a reduction of over 15c compared to February’s average cost…
The UK government announced plans to make E10 petrol – which contains up to 10 per cent ethanol – the standard grade of unleaded in 2021. The Department for Transport (DfT) launched a consultation in March 2020 into making E10 the new standard, and wants E5 (the current standard, with up to five per cent…
The Daily Mail gave good coverage to retailers plight during the lockdown period. See below for copy.
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…
Good coverage by John Reynolds in the Sunday Independent on the Rates issue and our discussions with the EU competition directorate.
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…