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To help you pick the product that best meets your needs, we have collated the industry's most comprehensive survey on fuel cards, including the benefits each type of card offers to operators and drivers.
BF' OIL UK.
CARDS AVAILABLE: BP Plus UK or Europa options: BP Agency; BP Supercharge; BP One Stop (company managed sites only), BUNKERING: Commercial pricing available on BP Plus card for commercial vehicles using the HGV-suitable network of 480 sites including motorway service stations and BP Truckstops. Also gives access to the rest of BP's national network.
COST OF CARD: BP Plus and BP Agency, free (subject to minimum purchase criteria): BP Supercharge, dependent on number of cards issued: BP One Stop, no card fee—monthly administration fee based on a percentage of turnover. PAYMENT TERMS: OP Plus and BP Agency, twice-monthly invoicing with follow-up statements, settlement by direct debit twice monthly, invoices available on disk; BP Supercharge, weekly
invoicing with follow-up statements, settlement weekly, invoices available on disk; BP One Stop, monthly invoicing, settlement 14 days after invoice, details available on disk.
OTHER SERVICES: BP Plus, choice of six purchasing options from fuel only to all goods and services: BP Agency and RP Supercharge, fuel and lubricants only: BP One Stop, fuel. lubricants. car wash and shop goods.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: BP Plus, 1,800 UK sites and 14,400 Routes sites across 26 European countries; BP Agency, 3,500 BP and Shell service stations in UK including 60% of the motorway network; BP Supercharge, 12,000 Allstar sites in the UK including all BP sites; BP One Stop, one site local to the customer,
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: BP Pius, flexible pricing options dependent on fleet size, network options and customer needs; BP Agency, schedule price (average BP pump price across UK); BP Supercharge
and BP One Stop, pump price. SPECIAL FEATURES; BP Plus, Europe Net recovery for HGVs, tolls and tunnels across Europe. VAT recovery service through Quipsound, 48hr new card delivery, 45% motorway coverage, PIN security in Europe, monthly fuel management reports; BP Agency, 48hr new card delivery, monthly fuel management reports; BP Supercharge, service and maintenance option, AA breakdown recovery, car/jet wash option; BP One Stop, 45 days' credit, service and maintenance option with payas-you use breakdown included, BP car/jet
wash, Premier points issued centrally to fleet manager. Also available to BP Plus and BP Agency is BP's card, fuel and fleet management software BP Plus Control.
CONTACT: 01100 585104.
CH JONES.
CARDS AVAILABLE: Keyfuels; Diesel Direct—diesel fuel management cards that use CH Jones' network of refuelling sites; Fuel It—for all petrol products.
• :;. Keyfuels, customer buys bulk fuel from an oil company and it is managed by Keyfuels, like money in a bank: Diesel Direct, customer uses CH Jones' network through a Diesel Direct dealer, paying only for the diesel used;
Fuel It, pump prices.
COST OF CARD: Keyfuels, £6 a year subscription; Diesel Direct, dependent on dealer contract with customer.
PAYMENT TERMS: Keyfuels, direct debit 20 days from end of period to which invoice relates; Diesel Direct, depends on individual contracts with customers.
OTHER SERVICES: Lubricants, oil, emergency services to continue journey if faxed order is received from customer's office.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS More than BOO for diesel cards plus 230 on the Fuel It network.
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Keyfuels, customers buy their fuel on the open market at the best available prices and pay a per/litre handling charge; Diesel Direct, negotiable; Fuel It, pump prices.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Discounted recovery services, computer link of management information to customers' premises. I011100 reader to integrate yard withdrawals with on-road withdrawals available from £5.35 per day; Fuelscope, complete fuel management software system from 21.15 per day; Kwikcall, telephone service available through the fuelcard giving up to nine numbers anywhere in the UK and Europe.
CARD SECURITY PIN numbers. cards limited to purchase of fuel and lubricants only, high proportion of direct-read pumps, electronic security systems, FORTHCOMING SERVICES: Environmental health check on customer's yard fuel storage facilities.
CONTACT: 01922 615231.
CPL PETROLEUM
(Incorporating UK/British Fuels).
CARDS AVAILABLE: Diesel UK card; UK Local Account Gard; BFL National Diesel Card: BEL DieselPoint; CPL Diesel Card: Fuel It card for petrol. BUNKERING: Not available. COST OF CARD: £6 annually. PAYMENT TERMS: Flexible weekly or monthly, or payment by direct debit.
OTHER SERVICES: Oil, lubricants.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: More than BOO (Fuel It, 230).
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: National schedule price with volume rebates.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Vehicle tank size recorded with excess drawings reported, preference rates on RAC Commercial Assistance, fuel efficiency reporting.
CARD SECURITY: PIN numbers available.
FORTHCOMING SERVICES; Fuel management systems. CONTACT: 0500 202012 or 01299 251231.
DIES ELINE CARDS AVAILABLE: Dieseline. COST OF CARD: £6 a year. PAYMENT TERMS: Weekly invoices, payment by direct debit 21days after invoice issue. Customer gets an average of 30 days' credit.
OTHER SERVICES: Oil, lubricants.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: Nearly 800.
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: National pre-agreed price which stands no matter where fuel is collected.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Free membership of Dieseline Assistance breakdown recovery scheme, bulk lubricant delivery scheme at wholesale prices.
CARD SECURITY: PIN numbers, sales restricted to diesel/oil/lubricants only, stolen or lost cards can be stopped within 24 hours, reporting system for aboveaverage collections.
CONTACT: 0800 393553.
DKV EURO SERVICE
CARDS AVAILABLE: DKV Euro Service, international; DKV Diesel Direct, UK.
BUNKERING: Available only in the UK via the Keyfuels/Diesel Direct system.
COST OF CARD: Free.
PAYMENT TERMS: 30 days, bimonthly invoicing.
OTHER SERVICES: Lubricants, oils, ferry crossings, tunnels. tolls, full breakdown and recovery, intermodal transport (rolling highway), secure parking, tyre and refrigeration service. NUMBER OF OUTLETS: More than 13,000 diesel sites and 50,000 Extra Service partners across Europe in more than 40 countries.
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Dependent on supplier—pump price, list price or zonal price. Discretional discounts available. DKV negotiates customer discounts with many suppliers and offers a competitive UK fuel price using the DKV Diesel Direct Card in the UK in relation to market prices.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 241r panEuropean breakdown, repair and recovery service, vehicle and tank cleaning, discounts on most replacement tyres, motorway tolls throughout Europe, fax polling price and information service, all road taxes, tunnel fees including EureTunnel, ferries, Customs clearance, net invoicing, route planning system.
CARD SECURITY: Vehicle specific with PIN numbers. In UK only, advanced security system via Cardclear for swipe checking of fraudulent usage.
CONTACT: 0181 313 3565; fax, 0181 313 3485; Internet, www.dkv-eureservice.com.
EMO OIL
CARDS AVAILABLE: EMO Fuelcard.
BUNKERING: No.
COST OF CARD: Free.
PAYMENT TERMS: Monthly invoices. Payment by direct debit following month of invoice.
OTHER SERVICES: Oils, lubricants.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: 89 sites in Ireland; network of sites also available in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Available on request.
SPECIAL FEATURES: EMO Fuelcard can be either driver or vehicle controlled, 24hr operation at strategic sites including Dundalk and Dublin Port CARD SECURITY: PIN numbers identified by drivers name or vehicle registration.
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From UK, 00 353 1 5027 4777; from Ireland, 1850 336633 (contact Jacinth. O'Donohue).
ESSO CARDS AVAILABLE: Esso Card (UK); European Esse Card. BUNKERING: No.
COST OF CARD: Free.
PAYMENT TERMS: UK Card, fortnightly invoicing with seven days to pay by direct debit; European, invoicing on 15th and last day of month with seven days to pay by direct debit. OTHER SERVICES:
Esso Fleet Support service— Blue Service for emergency breakdown and recovery; Gold service for total fleet management from acquisition to vehicle disposal; Europe Net service for breakdown and recovery in Europe; lubricants, vehicle accessories, Esso shop goods, car wash, tolls and ferries. NUMBER OF OUTLETS: 1,700 with option to extend to 3,700 in the UK with 8,000 Esso Service stations across 24 European countries with the option to extend to 17,500 sites by special arrangement.
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Pump or national average (schedule) price.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Directory of sites, customer support helpline, full range of fleet management reports. CARD SECURITY: Majority of sites automated, cards are vehicle or driver specific with fuel specific option, visual icons to verify purchases at PUS, PIN for European card, customers have no liability for lost/stolen cards if they have followed correct procedure. CONTACT: 01493 774200 or freephono 0800 626672.
FINA
CARDS AVAILABLE: FinaCard; Fine Euratrafic (international card).
COST OF CARDS: Free.
PAYMENT TERMS; FinaCard, monthly Invoice, payment by direct debit 14 days after invoice date; Fine Eurotrafic, fortnightly invoices, payment by direct debit II days after invoice date.
OTHER SERVICES: FinaCard, oil, car valeting, shop goods, breakdown assistance, tyres, batteries, exhausts, car and van hire; Fina Eurotraffc, oil, car valeting, shop goads (with three spend levels), French motorway tolls and tunnels, breakdown assistance, foreign VAT recovery.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: FinaCard, approximately 1,000; Fine Eurotrafic, approximately 5,500.
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Pump price or schedule price by country.
CARD SECURITY: FinaCard, magnetic stripe encoded, signature verification; Fina Eurotrafic, Magnetic stripe encoded, PIN verification, can be stopped throughout Europe within 48 hours of notification during office hours.
CONTACT: 01372 744544.
KUWAIT PETROLEUM
CARDS AVAILABLE: International Diesel Service (IDS).
BUNKERING: No.
COST OF CARD: Free.
PAYMENT TERMS: Invoices every two weeks, payment by direct debit 10 days after invoice. OTHER SERVICES:
Oil, lubricants.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS; 600 across 15 countries in Europe. HOW FUEL IS PRICED: National prices with agreed rebate structure; additional rebates on the Silver network of 0.5p/lit and on the Gold network of 1p/lit.
SPECIAL FEATURES: IDS card offers extensive network of automated sites in Europe including UK, dedicated truck sites at strategic locations, detailed management information available in choice of format net of VAT invoicing offered to European customers, universal helpline available for Europe.
CARD SECURITY: PIM.
CONTACT; 01784 467665; fax, 01784 419059; internet, www.I05.q8.com; e-mail, IDSrkpgb.q8.co.uk.
LEX TRANSFLEET CARDS AVAILABLELex Transfleet Fuel card. BUNKERING: Available at customers' sites, Lex Transfleet sites and sites throughout the UK via a card operation.
]Si OF CORD: Free.
PAYMENT TF.RIV1: Pay suppliers direct or payments can be included in Lex Transfleet monthly contract rate. OTHER SERVICES:
A range of services is available by arrangement
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: 12 Lox Transfleet sites, 490 bunker sites, 1,800 general sites. HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Rased on an agreed rate linked to Plaits Fuel Index, SPECIAL FEATURES: Directory of sites, freephone helpline. CARD SECURITY: Pills or registration number control. CONTACT: 01203 472144.
PHILLIPS
CARDS AVAILABLE: Route-Mate bunker card.
BUNKERING: Facilities are available through Keyfuels, Allied Fuels and Securicor Fuelserv networks.
COST OF CARD: Free.
PAYMENT TERMS: Pay-as-youuse direct debit
OTHER SERVICES: Kwlk-Fit discounts, free AA breakdown membership, savings on AA servicing. NUMBER OF OUTLETS: More than WO.
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: All prices negotiable depending on
volume.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Free Route-Mate directories, free fuel management report. CARD SECURITY: PIN numbers. CONTACT: 01483 752500.
SECURICOR FUELSERV
CARDS AVAILABLE: Securicor Fuelserv.
BUNKERING: Large volume users can bunker their own fuel, buying from the most competitive oil company at the time; smaller volume users can use Securicor Fuelserv's nationwide network and purchase fuel directly on their card.
COST OF CARD: Subject to specific scheme.
PAYMENT TERMS: A range of terms subject to requirements, payments by direct debit.
OTHER SERVICES: Lubricants, gas oil, tyre breakdown cover (through Tyreserv's UK network of more than 1,100 locations), windscreen replacement. krs OF UUILETS: 430 in the UK, 25 in Republic of Ireland. HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Large volume users purchase fuel directly from oil companies at a commercial bulk price and than deposit into Securicor Fuelserv's network. This gives the bulk price on all fuel withdrawals nationwide. A small handling charge is levied on deposits into Securicor's Fuelserv system. Smaller volume users, who do not use sufficient volume to bunker, can buy directly from Securicor Fuelserv and pay one nationwide diesel price for all withdrawals.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Options include advanced fuel consumption analysis that is cleansed to facilitate greater accuracy; additionally "homeand-away'' fuel management is available to integrate all fuel withdrawals and assist with management control.
CARD SECURITY: PIN number; fuel consumption analysis and exception reports.
CONTACT: 01473466666; fax 01473 749706; e-mail: sales(*fuelserv.co.uk.
SHELL
CARDS AVAILABLE: Shell Gold card (can be used at Shell and Esse and all motorway service areas); Shell Agency (Shell/BP only); Shell Account Card (Shell only); Euroshell (Shell and Esse outlets UK and internationally).
BUNKERING: No.
COST OF CARD: Free, except for Shell Gold Card.
PAYMENT TERMS: Direct debit. OTHER SERVICES: Shell Gold, oils, servicing, repairs, vehicle accessories; Shell Agency, oil; Shell Account, lubricants, servicing, shop sales; Euroshell, all products and services at Shell stations including food and accommodation, ferries/road tolls/bridges/tunnels.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: 18,500 across Europe including 3,500 in UK, for Shell Gold Card all motorway service areas in the UK.
HOW FUEL IS PRICED: Pump price except for Shell Agency, which offers an average of Shell pump prices to offset the relatively high motorway service area costs.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Shell Gold, discounted RAC membership and discounts at many non-fuel outlets; Euroshell, ferries, tolls, breakdown/recovery; All Shell fuelcards, accurate transaction data and management information, 95% of transactions are processed electronically, easy-to-reconcile VATapproved invoices plus interest-free credit, option of mileage capture; Euroshell, full European breakdown and recovery services, no exchange rate surcharge and a free atlas.
NUMBER OF OUTLETS: 17,000 across 34 countries in Europe. CARD SECURITY: Driver or vehicle specific. Technical lockout in stripe prevents unauthorised purchase of items. Continental cards have PINs.
CONTACT: Shell Gold, Shell Agency and Euroshell cards, 0800 7313137; Shell Account Card, 0800 7313132.