Call Sign Mag August 2009
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FROM THE EDITOR
Black Cab Fuel Cards…
I need help here! This issue contains an article on fuel cards that are now available to licensed taxi drivers. It should also contain a single page insert about those cards and will give the latest litre prices on the bottom, so that you can see how much you save. So why do I need help? Well, when things sound too good to be true, it's usually because they are! But in this case, I can't see anything other than a card well-worth getting. At first I thought it was some kind of credit card where you could save 5p a litre on diesel, but paid it back in interest. But no, this is a fuel card that you can use every time you fill up your cab (or your car with petrol). You will then (via direct debit) pay weekly, beginning two weeks after you first use the card. You will save at least 5p per litre on the average price. You can also check what you have spent at any time by going online. There are no fees or hidden costs whatsoever! But what if you are shopping in Tesco and they offer you a discount on diesel that is too good to turn down? Easy, you just fill up there because there is nothing that says you have to use the card. It is entirely up to you. The only downside is that currently you have to use either Texaco or Morrisons. However, there are plenty of their sites around and the organisers are hoping to add more suppliers if the Black Cab Fuel Card is a success. I'm going to get one. Details are inside this issue…
HOW TO SLASH
YOUR DIESEL BILLS!
And it's exclusive to 'black cab' drivers and their families Using the new card guarantees you will save money on your diesel. At Last! A Fuel Card scheme that guarantees to slash your diesel costs! A brand new fuel scheme for Licensed London Taxi Drivers means you can now take advantage of an exclusive commercial diesel rate.
From now on when you purchase fuel at any Texaco or Morrisons forecourt, you no longer need to pay the pump price. For example, for the week commencing Monday 29th June through to Sunday 5th July 2009, the Black Cab Fuels diesel rate was 98.4p per litre irrespective of the price shown at the pump! The London average during the same period was 105.4.
What's more, the card is absolutely free with no monthly fees or hidden costs. You decide if and when you use the card with no minimum obligations or penalties for non-usage. The system is very simple. You pay an exclusive Black Cab Fuels rate, which is set each week and fixed for 7 days. The rate for the following week is texted to your mobile free of charge every Friday and is valid for the following week from Monday through to Sunday. Payment is conveniently collected by direct debit. You just hand the Black Cab Fuels card over at any Texaco or Morrisons forecourt and instead of paying cash, you sign for the fuel purchased and the amount is debited from your bank account 2 weeks after the end of the week, in effect giving you 2-3 weeks interest free credit! All transactions can be managed online and you can access your account details at any time to check your purchases. The beauty of this system is that as there are no fees or costs, you can make a decision at the time you are buying your fuel as to whether you use your Fuel Card to take advantage of the Black Cab Fuels rate or pay cash at the relevant pump price.
Black Cab Fuels aims to combine the purchasing power of 24,000 plus London Taxi Drivers, spending over £12 million pounds each month buying fuel! Haulage firms and large fleet operators have been taking advantage of fixed rate commercial Fuels Cards for years to avoid paying the full pump price. Meanwhile, taxi drivers have continued to pay retail prices despite providing a valuable, high quality transport service across London. There have been rumblings of discontent from Dial-a-Cab drivers throughout the years via their letters pages in Call Sign with regard to not receiving any fuel subsidy from Transport for London, nor being organised as a group to negotiate benefits when buying a whole range of goods and services. Black Cab Fuels can offer further, continued benefits and the prospect of additional site coverage if London's Taxi Drivers embrace this new concept. Here is an opportunity to pull together and benefit from the group buying power of every Taxi Driver in London, each of whom normally buys diesel 3 or 4 times a week. And of course, once you have the card, you can also use it when you fill up your private car, saving you even more money!
With the price of diesel set to rise as the global recession eases, Black Cab Fuels now offers a genuine way to dramatically cut your costs. For more information on how to open an account, visit
www.blackcabfuels.co.uk or call 0800 987 5701 and speak to John Murphy.
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Fuel card
On a lighter note, you will have read elsewhere
in this edition of the magazine that
there is now a company that provides a new
fuel card solely for Licensed Taxi Drivers
that is guaranteed to save you money at the
pumps. It bases the cost per litre on the
weekly average fuel price and it seems that
using the card is something well worth your
consideration. The website is www.blackcabfuels.
co.uk and contains information
you may require. Information sheets are
also available in driver's reception.
Allan Evans
DaC Compliance Officer
Allane@Dialacab.co.uk
Taxi Globe August 2009
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NEW FUEL CARD SCHEME
GUARANTEES TO CUT
CAB DRIVERS DIESEL COSTS
There have been rumblings of discontent from Licensed Cab
Drivers about not receiving a fuel subsidy from Transport
for London. As drivers are all self employed it is difficult to
organise as a group to negotiate benefits when buying fuel.
Now Black Cab Fuels has been launched and if enough drivers sign
up, there could be further, continued benefits and the prospect of
additional fuel site coverage. The new fuel scheme for Licensed
Black Cab Drivers in London means that when refuelling at any
Texaco or Morrisons forecourt, you no longer need to pay the
pump price. The card is absolutely free with no monthly fees or
hidden costs so drivers can decide when to use the card with no
minimum obligations or penalties for non usage.
You pay an exclusive Black Cab Fuels rate which is set each
week and fixed for 7 days. The rate for the following week is
texted to your mobile free of charge every Friday and is valid
for the following week from Monday through to Sunday.
Payment is conveniently collected by direct debit. You just
hand the Black Cab Fuels card over at any Texaco or Morrisons
forecourt and instead of paying cash, you sign for the fuel
purchased and the amount is debited from your bank account 2
weeks after the end of the week, in effect meaning you get 2-3
weeks interest free credit!
All transactions can be managed online and you can access
your account details at any time to check your purchases. The
beauty of this system is that as there are no fees or costs, you
can make a decision at the time you are buying your fuel as
to whether you use your Fuel Card and take advantage of the
Black Cab Fuels rate or pay cash at the relevant pump price.
For more information on how to open an account, visit
www.blackcabfuels.co.uk or call 0800 987 5701 and speak to
John Murphy.
