BP FuelMaster, the cashless, computerised way to buy fuel, will soon be available at empowerment fuel company Exel’s stations. Transport operators and private motorists will be able to benefit from the service, which could also reduce the risk of armed robberies taking place at service stations.
BP FuelMaster, the cashless, computerised way to buy fuel, will soon be available at empowerment fuel company Exel’s stations. Transport operators and private motorists will be able to benefit from the service, which could also reduce the risk of armed robberies taking place at service stations.
A spokesman for BP Southern Africa on Tuesday announced that the FuelMaster agreement had the potential for reducing cash held at service stations by R150 million in its first year. Both companies were committed to expanding the number of FuelMaster pumps, he added.
"Besides the very many benefits our customers get from the use of this technology, it also contributes significantly to making our forecourts a safer place by removing cash and thereby the temptation for armed robbery," said Stephen Beesley, chief executive of BP’s Sub-Saharan business.
At present, 460 BP service stations, or roughly half the total BP network in South Africa, offer the FuelMaster service.
The agreement with Exel will boost this figure by 25 per cent and within two years three-quarters of the Exel network will be equipped with Fuelmaster pumps.
Exel service stations are concentrated in Gauteng, the Northern Province, Mpumalanga and the Free State. According to reports, the company plans to establish the brand in Kwazulu Natal, the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape in the near future.