Fuel Cards
Fuel cards are fast replacing cash, debit and credit cards as payment in forecourts across the UK.
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Considered a necessity for Heavy Goods and Light Commercial Vehicle companies, fuel cards eliminate the need for drivers to carry cash, and can be used at many refuelling sites across the UK.
The Benefits of Fuel Cards
The benefits of fuel cards for companies and fleets include a consistent pump price, which is often lower than those on the forecourt. This can help with company expense budgeting.
Fuel cards also offer detailed management reports, which include site details, fuel amount drawn and vehicle registration. This is also accompanied with PIN verification through many providers as well as additional security features including an option to limit the amount of fuel purchased. This is another way of helping to prevent fraud.
Who offers Fuel Cards?
Many of the major fuel retailers such as BP and Esso offer various fuel cards, as well as many independent companies, specialising in cards for truck and haulage companies.
Other companies that offer fuel cards include:
Arval are the leading vehicle fleet and fuel management experts in the UK. They are currently phasing out their ‘Dialcard’ and ‘Overdrive’ brand and consolidating these and their ‘Allstar’ cards into one ‘Arval’ brand. The ‘Arval’ branded card with the ‘Allstar’ name is accepted at 95% of UK service stations with over a million cards currently in use.
Over 6,000 sites to choose from with acceptance at BP, Total, Esso, Shell, Texaco, UK Fuels and Diesel Direct sites.
Offer a range of cards to suit most haulage needs. All cards are free of charge.
Offer fixed fuel prices, management reports and a free-of-charge card.
Offers a card for both petrol and diesel vehicles, and online account management.
