A
Ad-Blue The urea-based additive for vehicles is now available at many sites across the UK. With the pressure now on for fleets to confirm to Euro 4 & 5 standards, Ad-Blue cleans post combustion resulting in lower tail pipe emissions.

B
Bio-Diesel Diesel manufactured from oil derived from crops or vegetable oil. Pure, non-blended biodiesel can be poured straight into the tank of any diesel vehicle. However 100% bio-Diesel over the pumps is not readily available in the UK.

C
Card Charges Annual Fee per card. This fee varies depending on the type of card purchased.
Chip and Pin Added security feature to a fuel card to ensure 99.9% that the cards can not be cloned to limit fraud.

D
Data Bridge System installed in vehicle to monitor mileage/fuel management.
Derv Industry name for diesel. Stands for Diesel engine road vehicle.
Drawings An individual transaction made on a fuel card – An individual ‘Draws’ fuel from a forecourt pump.

F
Fixed Price A price for Diesel or Petrol set each week which is applicable to all fixed price stations on the individual fuel card networks.
Fleet Card A fuel card designed for fleets of vehicles. Typically offering a pump pricing policy and larger UK wide network coverage.
Forecourt Place to buy fuel such as a garage or site.
Fuel Card Similar to a credit card, Used to buy fuel, lubricants & other items. Offers a company more control over purchases.

G
Gas Oil Also called red diesel, used for machinery + plant.

H
HGV Heavy goods vehicle

I
Invoice The bill we send to customers for all products purchased on their fuel cards. Invoices are broken down per transaction and show detailed information including a VAT breakdown.

L
LCV Light commercial vehicle
LPG Liquid petroleum gas – cheaper than petrol however vehicles have to be modified. Government grants are available however availability of LPG is very poor.

N
Network Garages/Sites that are available to a specific fuel card. Network sizes and types vary by fuel card

O
OLAM (Online Account management) Web based system for customers to view there own accounts online. Customers can view transaction details for each fuel card.

P
Payment Terms Time in days between date of invoice and when a direct debit will be taken.
PPL Pence per litre.
Price Notification How we communicate a fixed weekly price to customers. We can do this through e-mail, fax or a text message.
Pump Price Certain fuel cards work on a ‘pump pricing’ policy, this means you pay the price that is advertised on the forecourt.

R
Red Diesel Diesel used for machinery or plant usage. Red diesel is illegal on the UK roads. Also known as ‘gas oil’.
RHA Road Haulage association – A UK body with membership of around 10,000 hauliers. They translate the government’s legislation into real world application for its haulier members.

S
Smart Sites Site where chip and pin card is used normally automated un-manned sites.
Site Directory Site directories are available for all of our cards. They are generally an A5 booklet detailing all the sites available on that specific fuel card network.

V
VAT Approved Invoice covers all information on VAT to customer can claim back in a format acceptable to the Inland Revenue.