Shell Fuel Card

Alpenstock
Alpenstock Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited March 2018 in Club Products & Services #1

Greetings one and all.

A 'heads up' for those of you who aren't already aware!

I'm a retired Insurance Claims adjuster, so fully inured to reading the small print, also fully aware that there's no such thing as a 'free lunch'; however, the fuel card which the club has negotiated for us cost nothing, so I thought it a good idea to add to the portfolio of touring options.

Before we toddled up to Norfolk last Friday in 'Barbara Ann', our VW California SE, I popped into Cobham services on the M25 to fill up for the journey and used the Shell card to pay.  At a price of £1:40 a litre, Shell can well afford to give an 8p per litre discount, even in the wilds of Norfolk did we see prices greater than £1:22 per litre!

We'll keep the fuel card, in case we're caught short on the motorway network, but at those prices, it will be 'break glass for emergency use' only.

 

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  • Randomcamper
    Randomcamper Club Member Posts: 1,062 ✭✭
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    edited March 2018 #2

    the fuel card which the club has negotiated for us cost nothing,

     

    I thought it was £3 per year......??

    I certainly haven't bothered.....

    https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/membership/member-offers/The-Right-Fuelcard-Company/

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited March 2018 #3

    If I fuel up with the caravan in tow it is invariably on the motorway. However as I doubt that it averages more than once a year (if that) I shall resist yet another card in my wallet.

  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2018 #4

    I think many of us realised it doesn't represent a true saving as m/way service station prices are sky high so tend to fill up elsewhere. Some of us don't even have a m/way nearby anyway.

    This brings back vague memories of the first special offer that vanished in a very strange way as soon as we became aware of it. 

  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited March 2018 #5

    I think if I was needing fuel in an emergency, I would only put enough in to get me home or to site then find a local garage to fill up. another waste by the cmc.

  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited March 2018 #6

    It's nice that the option is there for those who might benifit. However, I don't ever remember buying fuel on a UK motorway. Even if I did, it would be unlikely to be more than the 37.5 litres a year required to break even for the cost of the card.

  • DSB
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    edited March 2018 #7

    I don't remember the last time I stopped for fuel on a motorway.  My car can do at least 300+ miles when the tank is full and Im towing.  I am not likely to want to fill up during a journey, so I just fill up at a cheap fuel station before starting out.

    I can't see me benefiting from a Shell Card.

    David

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited March 2018 #8

    That's probably the view of most. At best it could be said to reduce the price to somewhere near a normal independent garage and save coming off the motorway to find cheaper fuel. I plan ahead for where I can get refilled cheaply.

  • Justus2
    Justus2 Forum Participant Posts: 897
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    edited March 2018 #9

    I've never put any fuel in on a motorway, but have a good chuckle at the prices they dare to charge.. laughing

  • cariadon
    cariadon Forum Participant Posts: 861
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    edited March 2018 #10

    You never see a queue of cars waiting to use the pumps. 

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited March 2018 #11

    If I use a motorway fuel station it is usually when travelling North on M6. On the rare occasion that I have done so it does seem that they are not greatly favoured. smile

  • brue
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    edited March 2018 #12

    On longer motorway journeys we sometimes have to top up but try to avoid it if possible. The card doesn't offer much of a reduction on the over priced M way fuel so it's a meaningless offer for us.

  • HelenandTrevor
    HelenandTrevor Forum Participant Posts: 3,221
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    edited March 2018 #13

    We always set off with a full tank of fuel, and then fill up to travel home if we need to, wouldn't stop to fill up at motorway services even with 8p  off I don't think.

  • ocsid
    ocsid Forum Participant Posts: 1,395
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    edited March 2018 #14

    Seems rather offered at the wrong market?

    Its better suited for some poor individual driving for a living that for us who only drive just enough to enjoy "living".

     

  • Randomcamper
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    edited March 2018 #15

    Seems rather offered at the wrong market?

    I think it's actually offered at any market, I'm pretty sure I've seen the same offer in the ordinary motoring press, it's not an offer unique to CAMC members.........

  • Qashqai66
    Qashqai66 Forum Participant Posts: 551
    edited March 2018 #16

    I make use of it as I prefer Shell and find I get far better mileage and performance than with other brands.  However, what I was not told was that the scheme does not offer the discount for V Power.

  • UKLover
    UKLover Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited September 2021 #17

    I have used this card often as we live near one of the accepted petrol stations.

    However since they announced the scheme would end on 1st September they have started to overcharge me about £6 to £10 a fill up during July and August.

    They have credited me so far but am having trouble with the last fill up. Is anyone else having such problems?

    Do you check your invoice? 

    If not, please do so as it is obvious they are trying to fleece us.

    Do not use this company

    Did the Club let us know the scheme was ending early?

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