Open a Tide business account and order Expense Cards in-app.
Fuel cards for small businesses are an alternative way to pay for transport costs. Use Expense Cards for your team to simplify your fuel expense management.
Get a real-time overview of your team’s fuel expenses
Create and manage individual purchase limits
No restrictions on the fuel outlets you can use
No need for paper expense claims
Managing your fuel expenses with Tide couldn’t be simpler.
Apply in minutes for a free Tide account, then add funds ready to buy fuel
Give team members access and request their Expense Cards all in the Tide app
Pay for petrol or diesel at 1000s of fuel outlets UK-wide - temporarily unavailable at Pay At Pump
Upload it to the Tide app in seconds
Keep track of team spending by card in the app
Expense Cards provide the ideal solution to manage business fuel costs.
Keep a rein on expenses by setting spending limits for each team member. Or opt for no limit at all in the Tide app.
No more petty cash, or time-consuming expense claims!
Here at Tide, our mission is to save small businesses time and money on their finance admin.
If you’ve opted for one of our paid account plans, then you can enjoy up to 3 free Expense Cards with our Plus, Pro and Cashback account plans respectively.
Keen to know more about how fuel cards work? Check out our FAQs below.
Yes. With Tide Expense Cards, you stay in control. You can set and amend spending limits by card at any time and you can also view all transactions made on the cards in the Tide app. The receipt upload facility also means you can see at a glance where transactions have been made.
Use of a fuel card for business purposes is not classed as a taxable benefit and you won’t have to pay tax on a fuel card unless it is used to cover the cost of the fuel for personal travel.
You can order up to 50 Tide Expense Cards for your team at a cost of £5 + VAT per card.
Instead of using cash or your own personal debit card and then having to recover the costs by submitting an expense claim, a fuel card is used to pay for fuel when you fill up a company vehicle at a petrol station or retailer. When you pay your transaction is automatically recorded and you can upload your receipt using the mobile app facility. This means that spending can be tracked and you do not have to pay out of your own pocket.
Fuel cards can save a small business time and money. They can give you the flexibility to buy fuel at outlets with the most competitive prices, as well as making expense management easier, as all transactions are itemised. You can also set spending limits and track expenditure by team member or driver.
Depending on the type, business fuel cards can be used at a huge range of fuel retailers throughout the UK, including national retail chains. Some are restricted to specific outlets, while others, like Tide Expense Cards, can be used at supermarket petrol stations, excluding Pay at Pump.
You may think fuel card services can only benefit larger companies, but they can also be valuable to sole traders and partnerships too. As well as saving you time on your finance admin by making expense management easier, they can also help with budgeting by ensuring all your purchases are itemised so you can keep track of your spending.
Some of the benefits of using fuel cards can include:
– Allows drivers to buy fuel from retailers that have the cheapest petrol and diesel prices
– Setting individual spending limits
– Allocating separate cards to individual drivers
– Saving significant time on processing receipts
Company fuel cards work by removing the need for drivers to pay for fuel for company vehicles with personal cash or credit cards and then having to raise expense claims. Instead, fuel cards take the admin out of paying for company fuel expenses. They replace cash or debit cards and help small businesses save time with processing expense claims.
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