We understand that fuel costs is one of the biggest expenditures for those who are sole traders or self employed. Even the smallest of savings in fuel costs can help to greatly improve your day to day profit. Our Self Employed & Sole Trader Fuel Card has been developed to help smaller businesses save both money and time.
Enjoy Being Your Own Boss
Fuel Cards make running a business enjoyable. They free up time due to the reduction in admin and help to reduce your fuel costs. This enables you to focus on other areas of your business whilst knowing fuel expenditure and admin is taken care of.
Self Employed Fuel Card Benefits
Just because you’re self employed and not a limited company doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the benefits of a fuel card. Check out some of the benefits of using fuel cards if you are self employed;
- Lower fuel costs
- VAT approved invoices
- Reduced admin tasks
- Access to the largest fuel card network
- Earn supermarket points
How Do Fuel Cards Work?
Fuel Cards work by enabling individuals and companies to fill up at fuel stations on the site network. Rather than using cash or a credit/debit card, the company provides the driver with a fuel card which they present to the cashier. The company is then billed at a later date by the fuel card provider.
Learn how to use fuel cards.
Where Can I Use My Fuel Card?
Fuelwise Fuel Cards are accepted at 5,850 fuel stations across the UK and Ireland, at all major brands. Having access to such a large network means you don’t have to travel out of your way to refuel. As you are self employed, this prevents wasting time and money driving to fuel stations further afield.
We make finding fuel stations to use easy with our fuel card site locator called E-Route. Using E-Route you can search for sites, check real-time traffic levels and plan where to refuel on your journey.
Find your closest fuel card site today using our Fuel Card Site Locator tool.
Velocity Fleet
If you are self employed it’s likely that you are juggling multiple roles, which can be difficult and time consuming.
With a fuel card you won’t have to worry about collecting receipts, scanning them and sending them to your accountant.
Our online system stores all invoices which are VAT approved, helping to streamline your VAT reclaim process, saving you a lot of time. Learn more about Velocity Fleet.
How Do I Get A Sole Trader Fuel Card?
Applying for a self employed/sole trader fuel card can be completed in less than one minute. First, let’s find out how much you could save.
Complete the form below to request a diesel price quote and a member of our team will be in contact soon.
Marketing Manager at Fuelwise
Dominic has been covering the fuel and fleet management industry for over seven years, writing about Fuel Cards, Telematics, and Vehicle Cameras. In 2023 he was awarded the Excellence In Marketing award at the Causeway Chamber Business Awards, followed by the Best Use Of Social Media In Service/B2B at the 2024 NI Social Media Awards. You can connect with Dominic on LinkedIn here.
