"Gordon Balmer, the PRA's executive director, said that incorrect and inflammatory language being used to describe the steady rise of pump prices this week had led to recent incidents of retail staff being abused by members of the public. Balmer said the abuse could have been provoked by use of the terms rip offs and profiteering."
"The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) said ministers had for several days suggested that forecourts might be price gouging and ripping off motorists as global oil markets have surged in response to the war in Iran. The group raised the concerns in a statement, saying it had pulled out of a meeting with Rachel Reeves to discuss the rocketing price of fuel."
"Fuel prices have risen at their fastest rate since 2022 after the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran almost two weeks ago, causing petrol prices to increase by an average of 7.3p to 140.15p a litre, while diesel has risen by 15.85p to 158.23p."
The Petrol Retailers Association accused UK government ministers of using inflammatory language describing rising pump prices as price gouging and profiteering, claiming this rhetoric incited abuse against forecourt workers. The PRA initially withdrew from a meeting with Chancellor Rachel Reeves but reversed course within hours. Fuel prices surged following US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, with petrol rising 7.3p to 140.15p per litre and diesel increasing 15.85p to 158.23p. The government planned to meet industry leaders to warn that the Competition and Markets Authority would monitor for unjustifiable price increases. The PRA's executive director stated that staff abuse resulted from ministerial language using terms like "rip-offs" and "profiteering."
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