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You are here: Home1 / News2 / PRA offers assistance to European Commission fuel inquiry

PRA offers assistance to European Commission fuel inquiry

Date: 28th May 2013 Author: Tyrepress Editors Comments: 0

The Petrol Retailers' Association (PRA) has offered to submit evidence to the European Commission on alleged anti-competitive pricing tactics in the UK fuel market. In a letter to Alexander Italianer, Head of DG Competition at the European Commission in Brussels, Brian Madderson, PRA Chairman, addressed the current EU oil price fixing investigation and offered the PRA's assistance in this important inquiry.

Madderson commented “The PRA submitted a formal and detailed complaint to the Office of Fair Trading in February 2012 alleging that the UK fuel market was anti-competitive. 

“This complaint, supported by Robert Halfon MP and his cross-party group of backbenchers, led to the OFTs ‘call for information’ in Autumn 2012. Our members submitted yet further evidence of alleged malpractice in the market place leading to a further report to the OFT in December 2012 but still they refused to undertake their own investigation.”

The PRA has stated that both reports could be made available to the Commission’s investigating team along with further evidence from its members. 

Madderson continued “The PRA is also able to provide historical data on the daily wholesale cost of both petrol and diesel in pence per litre for the UK market using our unique BigOil software system. This takes into account the fluctuating US$ v £ exchange rate and also the biofuels elements of both standard grades. This is data that we are happy to contribute to this vital investigation.”

 

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