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Car fleets are the backbone of many Australian businesses, ensuring staff are always ready to hit the road to help keep the business running. If your people can't stay on the move, business quickly grinds to a halt.
All of this makes effective fleet management essential, which is where a flexible and dependable fuel card is an invaluable tool.
The goal is to ensure that fuel costs are tightly managed and every expense is authorised and accounted for, all while keeping paperwork to a minimum. Not to mention the added bonus of rewards programs that save money and earn Flybuys points every time your people fill up.
In these challenging economic times, all Australian businesses need to take control of operational costs.
The fuel management benefits of Shell Card don't just apply to large corporates, they also extend to small businesses, owner-operators and sole traders, no matter your small business set-up.
Shell Card makes managing your fuel usage costs simple, delivering significant savings whether you rely on just one vehicle or a vast fleet. It makes certain that every fuel purchase is automatically accounted for, with built-in fraud protection and easy online spending controls to ensure the card is always used wisely.
Using the Shell Card Portal, you can assign individual cards to specific drivers or vehicles, as well as set up alerts which make it easy to track and monitor card usage and fuel purchases. All with a low monthly fee of only $2.50 per card, with fees often waived for the first few months.
Andrew from 360 Pressure Cleaning runs a fleet that has grown from one to five vehicles in just two years. He loves the time-saving benefits of Shell Card and the granular control, via the Shell Card Portal, which lets him configure each card's access and limits.
"If you're a new business just starting off, I highly recommend you check out Shell Fuel Card," Andrew says.
With 24/7 secure access, the Shell Card Portal makes it easy for your business to stay on top of fuel management around the clock.
You can easily generate transaction reports and see a detailed breakdown of transactions, with the ability to drill down to specific dates, cost centres or cards.
If you suspect a card is being misused, you can check all the transactions made by individual card holders and then validate their purchases – with the ability to order or cancel cards at any time.
Extra layers of protection include the ability to apply spending limits, assign cards with individual PIN numbers, emboss cards with drivers' names and monitor transactions in real time.
Shell Card also has a dedicated Australia-based call centre, providing quality customer support and assistance.
Beyond tightly managing costs, Shell Card also offers your people the ability to earn rewards when they fill up.
This includes a discount on fuel purchases for eligible customers, and the ability to earn Flybuys rewards every time you fill up at Shell Reddy Express with your Shell Card.
Along with saving money and earning rewards, Shell Card streamlines your fuel purchases to save time and effort, by reducing paperwork and administrative workload.
Shell Card reduces the time your people spend filing expense claims and eliminates the hassles of lost paper receipts. All purchases appear on a single tax invoice and statement, ready for tax time, with flexible payment options and built-in fraud protection.
There’s the option to pay your Shell Card statement with your credit card, so you can earn your business extra points as well.
Come tax time, Shell Card offers the benefit of easier bookkeeping and tax preparation.
This includes streamlining GST statements and integration to accounting software Xero and MYOB to make business fuel tax claims simple. By integrating Xero or MYOB accounts with Shell Card, the flow of invoices is automated to avoid manual data entry, which saves time while increasing accuracy.
Jackie is the Office Manager at A2Z Trade Services, which offers facility maintenance services to a range of clients all over Australia. Along with Shell Card's other benefits, A2Z Trade Services is impressed by Shell Card's ability to reduce admin time and earn Flybuys points.
"If you're an office manager and you want to save some admin time, you need a Shell Card," Jackie says.
Shell Card is always there when you need it – accepted at more than 1500 sites Australia-wide, strategically located along popular routes including a growing number of truck-friendly locations.
High-quality fuels on offer include Shell V-Power, Shell Premium 98, Shell Unleaded 95, Shell Unleaded 91, Shell V-Power Diesel and Shell Diesel Extra.
For added convenience, the Shell Card GO app supports pay-at-pump facilities to allow your people to fuel up and quickly get back on the road.
Shell Card has made a targeted effort to expand its partner network, ensuring customers have access to plenty of service stations and competitively priced fuel in every corner of the country.
In Australia, Shell is backed by the power of Viva Energy, which guarantees that Shell Card is accepted far and wide. The network continues to grow, having added 184 OTR petrol stations in 2024 thanks to Viva Energy's purchase of the OTR Group.
Heavily centred around South Australia and Victoria, the OTR sites are known for their strong convenience offerings. This includes partnering with fast food restaurants such as Subway, Wokinabox, Guzman y Gomez, Krispy Kreme, Hungry Jacks and Oporto.
Across the country, Shell Card can be used at Shell service stations, Shell Reddy Express, OTR, Liberty, Westside and third-party sites that accept Shell Card. The Fuel Finder tool makes it easy to identify nearby sites that accept Shell Card, as well as plan long trips and get directions.
With the continually expanding fuel and convenience network, Shell Card is committed to benefitting small businesses and fleet operators today and in the future.
Beyond saving time and money, Shell Card also helps Australian businesses strive towards their sustainability goals.
Operating sustainably motivates Viva Energy to address the challenge of climate change and be part of the solution. It is expanding and diversifying its operations as a trusted energy provider participating in Australia's transition to a low-carbon future.
As part of this, Viva Energy has launched an opt-in program to allow Shell Card customers to achieve their emissions reduction and sustainability targets by offsetting the emissions associated with fuel purchases.
The Opt-in Carbon Neutral Products Program allows customers to meet sustainability targets in an immediate and practical manner, with the option to offset with 100 per cent Australian carbon credits or a combination of Australian and international credits.
Beyond refining, Viva Energy aims to establish new energy projects that will transform the Geelong Refinery into a modern Energy Hub.
The broader Energy Hub vision includes a gas terminal and potentially a solar energy farm, projects to support alternative energies such as renewables and hydrogen, and the development of strategic storage to improve fuel supply security.
Shell Card empowers Australian businesses of all sizes to save on fuel costs today, while working towards sustainability targets that will deliver a better tomorrow.
