Fuel Card

A fuel card is a payment card specifically designed for businesses, allowing drivers to pay for fuel expenses and sometimes other services (tolls, parking) within a network of partner service stations. It centralizes billing and simplifies cost tracking.

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What are the advantages of using a fuel card over a standard credit card?

A fuel card is a much more powerful management tool for a fleet than a simple credit card. Its advantages are numerous:

Four advantages over a bank card

  • Control and Configuration: Unlike a credit card, a fuel card can be configured with specific restrictions: authorized fuel types, spending limits, days and hours of use. This prevents non-compliant usage.
  • Centralized Billing: The company receives a single, detailed invoice for all fleet transactions, which greatly simplifies accounting and VAT recovery, instead of having to manage dozens of expense reports.
  • Detailed Data: Each transaction is enriched with useful data: location, date, time, fuel volume, mileage entered by the driver. This data is the basis for cost tracking.
  • Security: Each card is protected by a PIN and can be assigned to a specific vehicle or driver, limiting risks in case of loss or theft.

Coupled with telematics

When integrated with a telematics system, the fuel card becomes a formidable anti-fraud tool, as the system can verify that the vehicle was actually present during the transaction.

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centralized billing

fuel fraud detection

fuel spending control

VAT recovery

expense report automation

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