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Loyalty Card Schemes

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  • 21-08-2013 11:23pm
    #1
    asgaard
    Registered Users Posts: 626 ✭✭✭


    Which one of them has loyalty card (as far as i know Applegreen has it) ?


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    Pablo Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Pablo Sanchez


    asgaard wrote: »
    Which one of them has loyalty card (as far as i know Applegreen has it) ?

    Topaz as well: http://www.topaz.ie/play-or-park-top/PLAY-or-PARK.aspx


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,361 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Pablo Sanchez wrote: »
    Topaz as well: http://www.topaz.ie/play-or-park-top/PLAY-or-PARK.aspx

    Recent big changes to the Topaz card schemes (there's more than one) being discussed over on Motors....

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057019840


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,938 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    coylemj wrote: »
    Recent big changes to the Topaz card schemes (there's more than one) being discussed over on Motors....

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057019840

    Fuelcard != loyalty card.

    The fuel loyalty schemes around the country are all crap. I do about 65,000km a year in a very fuel ineffecient van, I should know:

    Applegreen - approx .4c value per litre of fuel back. Approx 1.4% back on shop/deli purchases. Can be used to get Applegreen vouchers and a fair few other things

    Tesco - 1 cent per litre back, stations are dingy dumps with queues out the door.

    Topaz - 1 point per litre and 4 points per euro on shop/deli; can be used solely for competition entries.

    Corrib Oil - .1c value per litre of fuel, 1% on shop/deli but has other 'buy x and get the x+1th free' offers

    One of the smaller chains with about eight stations has one too, I use them so infrequently I've forgotten which it is.


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    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    I tend to avoid the fuel loyalty scheme things- because I've found that certain chains add additives to their petrol and diesel that noticeably increase mileage (and also mean I don't need to change my fuel filter as often). Its all well and good pointing at Tesco diesel and saying- hey, its 147.9, and look Esso is a penny more expensive- when I know I'll get 3-5 miles to the gallon more MPG from the Esso fuel.......

    I do a bit of long distance driving- and I have an onboard computer that gives me accurate fuel consumption readings- its a bit of an eye opener.


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    Pablo Sanchez
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    Can you 'name and praise' the garages who's petrol/diesel give you the best value?


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    The_Conductor
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    Esso is top of my list at the moment- I am consistently getting over 50MPG in a 2 litre Volvo from it. Applegreen and or Tesco- I'm averaging 36-38 miles. Statoil- unfortunately- not much better. I can increase efficiency by adding redux to the fuel myself when filling up- but I shouldn't have to.


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    Pablo Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Pablo Sanchez


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    Esso is top of my list at the moment- I am consistently getting over 50MPG in a 2 litre Volvo from it. Applegreen and or Tesco- I'm averaging 36-38 miles. Statoil- unfortunately- not much better. I can increase efficiency by adding redux to the fuel myself when filling up- but I shouldn't have to.

    Thats great news as my Local Esso is currently two cent cheaper then Topaz, despite the fact that they are directly across the road from each other!

    Thanks for the feedback


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,519 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Posts split out and moved to the Motors forum (as this is definitely going in a fuel efficiency direction).

    dudara


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