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• A new nationwide diesel fuel bunkering service has been launched by Fuelink, a subsidiary of BRS.
The system works like a clearing bank. Operators will negotiate their price with the fuel supplier of their choice, then store their bulk deliveries at any Fuelink site.
They can then make "withdrawals" from any of the 120 Fuelink bunkers throughout the UK. By the end of 1990 there will be 250 sites in the UK, and Fuelink plans to expand into Europe.
The computer records who is buying the dery and the identity of his vehicle. It also records how much has been bought and from where. When an operator's diesel supplies are low the computer will remind him to buy more. Other services include credit for small repairs, and on-site canteens and payphones.
It is a card-operated system and each card has a individual number, which can be used at any site in the Fuelink network. Each site has specially designed fuel islands with com puter monitors which lead the driver through the transaction They can also deliver messages to the driver.
Hauliers already using the service include Bucks Transport. Robsons and BRS.