Allstar (fuel card)
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Allstar, is a brand British fuel card
Fuel card
A fuel card or fleet card is used as a payment card most commonly for gasoline, diesel and other fuels at gas stations. Fleet cards can also be used to pay for vehicle maintenance and expenses at the discretion of the fleet owner or manager. The use of a fleet card also eliminates the need for...

, owned by Arval UK Limited a part of BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas S.A. is a global banking group, headquartered in Paris, with its second global headquarters in London. In October 2010 BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over $3.1 trillion. It was formed through the merger...

. It permits fleet operators (mainly Company car and vans and some HGV's) to fuel securely without having to carry cash or general credit cards, and provides the necessary accounting information to satisfy the details of recording Value Added Tax
Value added tax
A value added tax or value-added tax is a form of consumption tax. From the perspective of the buyer, it is a tax on the purchase price. From that of the seller, it is a tax only on the "value added" to a product, material or service, from an accounting point of view, by this stage of its...

 payments for the purpose of reclaiming tax from HM Revenue and Customs.

Unlike many fuel cards, the Allstar card does not offer a commercial/discounted rate for fuel bought using it – instead the purchaser pays the price displayed at the fuelling station, but is perceived as having a commercial advantage over many other brands because it is usable at the great majority (95%+) of UK fuelling stations, which may outweigh cost issues in the opinion of company transport managers.

Due to this extensive network coverage, the Allstar card is historically associated with large fleets and particularly those with smaller vehicles, but over the part few years this has spread to fleets of all sizes and vehicle types. This is generally because the management reporting and product restrictions allow for full control over fuel expenditure.
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