Fuel Cards For Tradesmen

[White Room]

Had a guy who phoned me today on behalf of BP (allegedly) telling me I could have a card for slightly cheaper fuel, anyone have one or been approached for the use of.

 

[J Sid]

No and No
How much cheaper?

 

[On one]

Yeah,just had somebody on the phone a few days ago. He didnt mention who he worked for but I think it would be unlikely to be BP
It didn't get very far as I wasn't interested,especially as it was a cold call.

 

[Just Rizzle]

my m8has one but hes a long distant lorry driver as far as i know you have to have a min spend per month to qualify

 

[White Room]

No and No
How much cheaper?

He was talking about 3p a litre but if the price of fuel goes up or down it tends to stay the same discount.

 

[Chalker]

I used to have one (uk fuels) you got supermarket prices even on motorway filling stations. All was fine for a year, then they introduced a monthly fee. This then made it dearer than my local station.

Nothing in life is free, I'm happier just paying for it as I go.

 

[Dan]

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Haven't read up on them but the fact even large firms don't use them would suggest there isn't much benefit.

 

[White Room]

I used to have one (uk fuels) you got supermarket prices even on motorway filling stations. All was fine for a year, then they introduced a monthly fee. This then made it dearer than my local station.

Nothing in life is free, I'm happier just paying for it as I go.

Found out this was UKFuels...

 

[Dan]

I've been looking on the sparky and plumbing forum for similar threads. They seem to say it can have some benefits if you have 10+ vehicles in your fleet as each is defined from the other and you can see who's using what fuel for which jobs etc and bill them onto the customer or whatever. Not actually that much chat about saving much.

 

[J Sid]

He was talking about 3p a litre but if the price of fuel goes up or down it tends to stay the same discount.

About the same as the supermarket then

 

[radim]

cheap fuel? there is not such a thing........

 

[White Room]

About the same as the supermarket then

And if you shop at the supermarket then you get a bit more off..swings and roundabouts.