At Fuel Card Services, we offer the Allstar One fuel card. Offering access to sites that span 90% of the UK, this fuel card is a versatile and accessible card that is a great fit for a range of fleets.
Other benefits of this flexible fuel card solution include:
Save 1p per litre by signing for transaction at over 1,500 premier sites
Gain better management of expenses and use the card for additional services such as servicing, tolls and more
24/7 online account management and reporting dashboard
Maximum security with chip technology to restrict each card to only purchase certain products
Save fuel and improve driver efficiency with the UK’s largest fuel card network
No advance payment for fuel required with interest free credit and simple payment terms
Speak to your solely dedicated account manager to help you get the most out of your Allstar One fuel card
Help cut greenhouse gas emissions with CO2Count
Allstar One fuel card locations
Allstar One fuel card holders benefit from access to over 7,600 sites across the UK, including 1,500 Diesel Discount sites. With vast coverage across the UK, fleets travelling with an Allstar One fuel card can travel with peace of mind that at most locations refuelling will be accessible quick and affordable, with savings to be made around the country.
Allstar One Electric card
Allstar One Electric card is now available from Fuel Card Services. Offering all the benefits of the classic Allstar One fuel card with increased flexibility for versatile fleets, the Allstar One Electric card can also be used at a rapid expanding range of locations around the UK.
You can learn more about the Allstar One Electric charge card and whether it is the right fit for your fleet, or get in touch with our team to enquire.
Get using your Allstar One card across the country
We hope you can see the great benefits of the Allstar One fuel card.
Sign up to our pump locator to save time and easily find your nearest site. Also, you may also find our pump locator on our Drivers Club app, as well as access premium services, big brand offers, and receive the latest driving trends and essential announcements.
Click here for more information on the Allstar One card. If you are interested in this card, fill out this quick form, and a member of our expert team will be in touch soon.
Fuel cards can be an excellent way for businesses and individuals to save time filling up their vehicles. However, we often get asked the question, “Is a fuel card right for me?”
The simple answer is that business fuel cards are for everyone. They’re a flexible way to save money on the cost of petrol and diesel, and they offer a hassle-free, quick and easy way to manage your fleet. A versatile mix of products on the market means there’s always an option to meet your needs.
Here, we examine some of the typical benefits of fuel cards for different groups and consider the questions each group should ask to determine which product is right for them.
Small business fuel card
There are many aspects to consider when considering the best fuel cards for business purposes.
Fuel card costs
The first, and perhaps most obvious, is cost. Whether you have a single-vehicle fleet or dozens, saving up to 10p per litre on refuelling costs can dramatically impact your bottom line.
Another consideration for anyone considering the best fuel card for a small business is how prices are set. Some cards have a fixed price per litre for all transactions, while others have a set price for the pump. Knowing which will likely give you the best overall savings is crucial.
How expenses are handled
Finally, small businesses should consider their expenses. Consider your current admin cost when managing your expenses with a fuel card account. Choose a fuel card product that makes this process more straightforward.
Fuel card for self-employed professionals
Moving away from the corporate world, self-employed professionals can also enjoy the many benefits of fuel cards. Like small businesses, self-employed people need to get the most bang for their buck when handling their expenses.
Fuel card discounts
Even small savings can make a big difference. The discounts offered on a fuel card account can have a massive impact on profits.
Easy management of expenses
There are also administrative benefits: fuel cards can go a long way in helping to take the hassle out of fuel expenses for this group.
Having all your fuel expenses stored in one place (via online invoices that are fully HMRC-approved) means there’s no need to reconcile receipts for VAT reclaim. As a result, the whole process of managing your expenses can be much more straightforward.
Fuel cards for individuals
While businesses are often associated with fuel card usage, many products also support individuals. Although it’s less common for individuals to use fuel cards, they offer some crucial benefits.
Fuel card pre-pay service
For example, the best fuel cards for individuals will offer a pre-paid service that allows you to top up your account at a fixed price and then draw fuel at a set cost. This means you don’t have to carry cash or other charge cards when you want to fill up. You can also potentially benefit from considerable savings.
One of the most common groups using fuel cards is truckers. Lorry drivers spend a lot of time on the road and fill up their vehicles often, and having access to a fuel card makes this process much safer and easier.
Reduced risks
A fuel card replaces the need for drivers to carry large amounts of cash or credit cards, which can present a risk in terms of being highly valuable and a target for thieves. Instead, having a fuel card with a PIN is a key safeguard that helps to reduce risk.
Journeys can be planned more efficiently
Meanwhile, having access to a nationwide network of filling stations to refuel your vehicles helps ensure journeys can be planned more efficiently. You’ll know the best places to fill up are in advance. Therefore, the breadth of coverage the network provides should be a key question when choosing the right product
Fuel cards for taxi drivers
Taxi drivers, like truckers, spend a lot of time driving and cover considerable distances daily. This means they need to be sure they aren’t spending excessive fuel. As a result, a fuel card that offers excellent discounts should be a key consideration for this group.
Increased filling stations accepting fuel cards
Also, the volume of filling stations that now accept fuel cards in the UK means it is easier than ever for account holders to find a place to fill up. However, ensuring you have a card that works in the areas you travel most should be a top priority.
Like small businesses, owner-operators need to manage costs effectively. As a result, choosing a fuel card that delivers excellent savings and is accepted at a wide range of locations should be a high priority for this group.
Reduced administration and improved financial planning
The benefits of reduced administration, improved driver security, and more effective financial planning also apply. Adding vehicles or cards to your fuel card account is also easy. This can be crucial should you have plans to grow and expand your fleet.
Get the right business fuel card with Fuel Card Services
As we hope we’ve shown, many reasons exist to sign up for a fuel card account. They help to take the hassle out of managing your fleet fuel needs.
Fleet cards are versatile products suitable for everyone, allowing you to benefit from key savings regardless of circumstances.
Get in touch with Fuel Card Services, and we can match your requirements to the most suitable fuel card products on the market – we have all the most prominent names available (BP, Esso, Shell and many more).
Contact us today for further details on how to get started, or apply for a fuel card today to get started.
Shell fuel cards give your business access to a range of quality fuels, including diesel and unleaded – regardless of whether you operate with one car or an entire fleet of HGVs.
Shell fuel card locations
We offer three Shell fuel cards at Fuel Card Services: Shell CRT, Shell Multifleet, and Shell One. Each card provides different access to sites across the UK with various additional benefits.
Shell CRT
Access to over 1,000 sites at all Shell-branded service stations, including 400 core sites, 650 non-core sites, and 53 motorway sites
Free fuel management reporting with reports available online
Fixed weekly prices, no regional price difference
Recommended for HGVs and LCVs with sites located conveniently for vehicles travelling on motorways and main roads
Shell Multifleet
Accepted at over 3,800 sites at Shell, Esso, Texaco, Gulf, Morrisons, Gleaner, and Circle K, including 66 motorway sites
No additional cost for Shell FuelSave diesel available at all Shell sites
Shell One
Access to over 3,800 sites including Shell, Esso, Texaco, Gulf, Morrisons, Gleaner, and Circle K, over 66 motorway sites
Fixed weekly diesel and petrol fuel card with access to nearly 50% of UK forecourts
Avoid unnecessary additional costs with no transaction fees
Over 120 sites on primary transit routes with HGV fitted with AdBlue pumps
What other benefits do you get with Shell fuel cards?
Manage your account securely through our portal, My Fleet Hub
Collect various loyalty points: Shell Go+ at Shell, Nectar at Esso, and More at Morrisons
Fuel cards can be restricted to fuels, lubricants, and AdBlue purchases only
Secure PIN-protected cards to help prevent fraudulent transactions
Collect Shell Go+ rewards and receive discounts on a range of items including fuel, food and more
Fuel cards are embossed with driver name and vehicle registration to heighten security
Interest-free credit and simple payment terms available
Fuel cards are accepted on M6 toll
We hope you can see the great benefits these Shell fuel cards have to offer.
Looking for the nearest Shell petrol station?
If you are looking for a garage or petrol station that accepts your Shell fuel card, or the fuel card brand you are using, then head over to our pump locator to save time and easily find your nearest petrol station. You may also find our pump locator on our Drivers Club mobile app
Fuel cards are a fantastic way to streamline the management of your fleet, ensuring you have access to a vast network of forecourts and filling stations across the country where you can fill up your vehicles. There are considerable savings to be made too, not just around the actual cost of fuel, but also in a reduction of the administrative burden on your business that fuel cards can provide.
That said, we understand there are some important questions that need to be answered in order to back up these claims. For instance, what is a fuel card? How do fuel cards work? What are the benefits of a fuel card? Do fuel cards save you money? These are all important considerations when deciding if becoming a fuel card customer is the right choice for you.
Here we hope to clarify each of these points and provide the reassurance that signing up to a fuel card account can not only deliver outstanding savings for your business, but also make the management of fuel a simpler, more streamlined process for all your members of staff moving forward.
What is a fuel card?
Essentially, a fuel card is a way to pay for fuel that eliminates the need for drivers to carry cash; acting much like a credit/charge card, it is a simple means of paying for petrol, diesel and other fuel-related products. Cards can be allocated and handed out to employees, ensuring they have a swift and simple means for purchasing fuel for work-related travel.
“We offer the widest choice of fuel cards that can be used at thousands of garages throughout the UK. Whether you’re looking for fixed, list or pump priced cards, Fuel Card Services will have the right card to fuel your fleet. Our range of cards can help you save time and money and ensure we always have a location close by for you to refuel at.
“As well as fuel cards, we can also offer our customers a suite of fleet management products too, including telematics with Tele-Gence, discounted servicing, maintenance and repair with MyService.Expert, business and personal mileage capture through Mileage Count and daily vehicle walk around checks through MyDriveSafe.Expert. All of these products can be managed in one simple easy to use portal; MyFleetHub.”
– Tom Cosway, Head of Commercial Business at Fuel Card Services.
How do fuel cards work?
Each fuel card is linked directly to your customer account and has a unique card ID number. Every time a cardholder carries out a transaction, this data is logged and the amount added to your monthly invoice.
Cardholders can fill up at any forecourt or filling station where their card is valid. You can find the nearest place to get fuel by registering for our Pump Locator service, available through our free Drivers Club mobile app.
What is the benefit of a fuel card?
Opening a fuel card account and issuing fuel cards to your drivers offers a range of benefits, including:
Eliminate the need to carry cash, helping to improve safety for drivers
Reduce administration associated with the management of fuel purchases (no need to handle receipts or reimburse expenses)
Offer a secure method for payments – you control what products drivers are purchasing and helps to cut fuel fraud – you get full visibility into the date/time of transactions, location, type of fuel being bought
Usable at thousands of forecourts across the UK, giving flexibility to fill up vehicles as and where needed
Give greater control over fuel spending and see monthly reports on your expenditure
Receive discounts on the fuel you purchase to support cost savings for your business
Offer consistent pricing to improve forecasting of spend on fuel
Transactions are handled all in one place – making it easy and efficient to see total fuel spend
Invoices are HMRC-approved – you don’t need to get/keep individual receipts to reclaim VAT, significantly simplifying this process
Manage your fuel through an online portal – past invoices are held online to ensure full visibility at all times
Collect loyalty points (depending on the card you choose) to earn rewards
Another benefit specific to working with Fuel Card Services is access to your own, dedicated account manager, who will be available whenever you need them to answer questions surrounding your account or to resolve problems.
How to use a fuel card
The process of using a fuel card couldn’t be simpler. Cardholders simply fill up their vehicles with fuel as normal at one of thousands of registered forecourts up and down the country and use the fuel card to pay.
The transaction is electronically recorded and added to the account holder’s statement to be paid. There is never any handover of physical cash and the process does away with the need to store receipts or carry credit cards/large amounts of money to pay for fuel.
Every month, you receive a statement broken down into individual transactions, showing exactly where, when and how much fuel was purchased. This can represent a major time saving for finance teams and gives a clear indication of your overall fleet fuel usage.
You can save up to 10p per litre on the price of fuel when filling up at one of our partners’ forecourts. In general, fuel card users benefit from lower prices as providers are able to buy in bulk, passing these savings on to the end user, your business.
There are also savings to be made from a time/resourcing point of view, as we give you regular statements of all your fuel card activities, reducing time spent by your own staff in reconciling receipts with individual transactions. Invoices are also fully approved by HMRC, streamlining your management of reclaiming VAT.
How to apply for a fuel card
If you’d like to find out more about the wide range of fuel cards that are available, we have full details of all of our products and services on the website. You can apply directly to us and receive a swift response, meaning you can enjoy the wide range of benefits of using fuel cards with a minimum of fuss. We have all the top brands like BP, Shell, Esso – get one of our specialists to help you find the right card for your business.
You can also view our fuel card comparison page, which helps to ensure you’re choosing the exact product that best meets your needs as a business. At Fuel Card Services, we pride ourselves on delivering the highest-quality service to our customers and ensuring all your questions are answered.
It’s an unfortunate fact of life for motorists that there are many things that can go wrong with your car, which is why it’s important to keep up with servicing and maintenance so your vehicle is always in good health.
A lot of the time, problems you encounter with your car will be out of your control and the best you can do is get them fixed.
However, there are plenty of issues – some of which are among the most common causes of breakdown – that can be easily avoided, such as running out of fuel, or putting the wrong fuel in your car. Here are some steps you can take to stop these things happening to you:
Running out of fuel
One of the best precautions you can take to reduce your risk of running out of fuel is not to place all your faith in your car’s display. Some modern cars give a reading of how much further you can drive before the tank is empty, but this isn’t always accurate.
Generally speaking, it’s better to be overly cautious and fill up before the red light illuminates on the fuel gauge or you get a warning message.
If you’re planning a long journey, do some advance preparation and fill up the day before so you don’t have to worry about it on the day.
Misfuelling
Misfuelling – putting petrol in a diesel vehicle or vice versa – is an easy mistake to make (especially if you’ve recently bought a new car that takes different fuel to your last one), and a common cause of breakdowns.
To avoid this problem, some people put a ‘petrol’ or ‘diesel’ label on their fuel cap as a reminder every time they fill up. It’s also worth remembering that diesel fuel nozzles are larger than petrol ones, so it’s harder to misfuel a petrol vehicle than a diesel.
If you do use the wrong fuel, don’t start the engine – try to push your car off the forecourt and get it seen by a mechanic, who should be able to flush the fuel out of the system. Starting the car and driving any distance after misfuelling can cause mechanical damage.
You can address any concerns you have about your car and check that it’s in good condition with MyService.Expert from Fuel Card Services, which offers benefits including typical savings of 30% on parts and labour.
