Member Offer: My Esso Card

You are correct as we did stop using the card for a couple of months as the savings were not worth the effort.  However recently this has improved with savings of at least 5p or more. 

I am guessing but with this Iranian issue, just in case there is a huge increase in the cost of fuel, we filled up the tank on Saturday at the lower rate.

An interesting point Surfer and any instability in the Middle East tends to lead to an increase in the price of crude oil.  However, before we in UK lose sleep over the risk to our oil supplies; over the last 20 years we have dramatically decreased our dependence on oil/gas from this area.  Most of our oil now comes from Norway, Saudi Arabia is way down the list (source Statista), with most of the oil from the Middle East going to Asia (some 75%).  Nevertheless, any interruption of supply from the Middle East would place a strain on other suppliers and hence probably increase the price but this would be countered by the fact that the world's demand for oil is slowly declining.  A complex subject.  Let us hope that the great minds can sort out this serious situation soon.

On 3 Jul BMW reported that he had used his Pump King Esso Fuel Card in Europe saving approx .10p per ltr.  T & Cs still say that the savings are for UK only.  Can Rowena confirm that the card is now valid in Europe.

Further to my post yesterday about BMW's savings using his card in Europe.  I have today received the following from Pump King:

"You can use your Pump King card in Europe.  We charge the pump price at the mid market rate of the European Central Bank to GBP and there are no foreign exchange charges."

Could BMW tell us how much he paid compared to European Supermarket prices for his fuel.

I've found recently that the prices coming through on my pump king texts are proving to be the same as the pump prices at my local Esso stations.  I'll keep the card in my pocket for the very rare occasions I need to fill up at a motorway Esso, but otherwise, not much benefit at this level.

In reply to comeyras:-  The tour we did included Luxembourg and Austria, where fuel is relatively inexpensive. We used the Esso card in Switzerland, Italy and Germany wherever we came across an Esso filling station without seeking a supermarket because of the Pump-King benefits.    I'm unable to give you the price comparisons, but I am satisfied that we did OK!

Thanks for coming back BWM (sorry I called you BMW above!).  

Decreased, because obtaining 30 miles per gallon means I use less fuel than obtaining 25 miles per gallon. But people tell me that I'm pedantic :-)

DO NOT use this company they charged me twice for the same transaction. The contact number does not work. I have emailed them 2 weeks ago and still no refund of £67.94. Can't believe the CAMC is pushing such a poor company.

Further to my previous post. I've just spoken to the UKs Financial Conducts Authority, Pump-King ( the company you deal with for the fuel transactions) are not authorised by them which basically means they have no power over the company. People, be very aware of this company. They do not have phone numbers you can contact them on and in my case they have robbed me of £67.94 with little legal power to get my money back. Come on caravan club you should be protecting yourselves and dis-associating the CAMC from this second rate company.

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