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| Costs & Fees | |||||||
| Card Issue Fee | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Monthly Account Fee | £2.00per card | £2.00per card | £1.80per card | £2.00per card | £1.50per card | £1.75per card | £1.50per card |
| Transaction Fee | None | None | None | None | Varies | None | None |
| Minimum Spend | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Fuel Pricing | OPIS pump price+ small uplift | OPIS pump price+ small uplift | Fixed weeklyset Tuesday | OPIS pump price+ small uplift | Fixed weeklyset Tuesday | Fixed weekly | Fixed weekly |
| Late Payment Fee | £25 | £25 | £30 | £25 | £30 | £25 | £20 |
| Credit Terms | Weekly invoice7-day payment | Weekly invoice7-day payment | Weekly invoice7-day payment | Weekly invoice14-day payment | Weekly invoice7-day payment | Weekly invoice30-day available | Weekly invoice7-day payment |
| Network & Acceptance | |||||||
| UK Fuel Sites | ~1,600Shell branded | ~1,200BP branded | ~7,800all major brands | ~1,700Esso branded | ~3,400independent & branded | ~2,200Certas network | ~3,000multi-brand |
| Motorway Coverage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Supermarket Forecourts | No | No | Yes | No | Some | No | Some |
| Europe Acceptance | YesShell Europe | YesBP Europe | Yesvia DKV/UTA | Limited | No | No | No |
| HGV / Truck Lanes | Yes | Some | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fuel Types Accepted | |||||||
| Diesel (DERV) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Petrol (Unleaded) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Diesel only | Diesel only | Yes |
| AdBlue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some sites | Yes | Yes | Some sites |
| EV Charging | YesShell Recharge | YesBP Pulse | Yesvia Allstar EV | No | No | No | No |
| Controls & Security | |||||||
| PIN Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spend Limits | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Product Restrictions | Yesfuel only option | Yes | Yes | Basic | Yes | Yes | Basic |
| Mileage Capture | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Yes | Optional | Yes |
| Fraud Alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Basic | Basic | Yes |
| Reporting & Account Management | |||||||
| Online Portal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile App | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Basic |
| Cost Centre Reporting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Basic | Yes | Basic | Yes |
| VAT Invoicing | Yesconsolidated | Yesconsolidated | Yesconsolidated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API / Data Export | Yes | CSV only | Yes | No | No | No | CSV only |
| Extras & Benefits | |||||||
| Roadside Assistance | Add-on | Add-on | Included | No | No | No | Add-on |
| Shop / Forecourt Goods | Yes | Yes | Fuel only | Yes | No | No | Fuel only |
| Loyalty / Rewards | YesShell Go+ points | YesBPme Rewards | No | No | No | No | No |
| Dedicated Account Manager | Large fleets | Large fleets | Yes | Large fleets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Telematics Integration | Yes | Partners only | Yes | No | No | No | Partners only |
| Best Suited For | |||||||
| Minimum Fleet Size | 1 vehicle | 1 vehicle | 1 vehicle | 1 vehicle | 3 vehicles | 3 vehicles | 1 vehicle |
| Ideal For | Branded network users, EV mixed fleets | Branded network, EV fleets | Any fleet, widest network, price certainty | Esso-centric routes, shop spend | HGV & diesel-heavy fleets | HGV, construction, off-road | SME mixed fleets, good value |
| Overall Rating | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 3.5 out of 5 | 3.8 out of 5 | 3.6 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 |