How to cunningly buy fuel at a gas station and pay less than the official price?
- June 29, 2022
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As predicted by the AvtoVzglyad portal, fuel prices have fallen, but gas stations are in no rush to cut retail price tags, by only a few kopecks a
As predicted by the AvtoVzglyad portal, fuel prices have fallen, but gas stations are in no rush to cut retail price tags, by only a few kopecks a week. However, there is a surefire way to refuel a car at a much more pleasant rate.
The St Petersburg Stock Exchange will not let you lie: fuel in Russia has fallen in price. By cutting exports, domestic oilmen are forced to “moderate their appetites” and give more product to the domestic market. It seems like gas stations are supposed to please drivers, but the numbers are creeping down so slowly that sometimes this movement isn’t noticeable at all. However, for some “categories of citizens” a significant discount is already available and the Internet is full of advertisements that offer everyone the opportunity to refuel profitably. Not for free of course, but at very attractive conditions.
What is the “salt”: the sellers of the service offer to come to the selected gas station, put the gun in the tank, conditionally transfer 900 rubles to the indicated number and get fuel for a thousand. The bigger the order, the bigger the discount. Up to a thousand – 10%, up to two – 15%. Some traders also offer 40%, but for this you have to buy a whole tanker truck. It looks like a scam, but it’s not a scam. And also breaking the law.
The trick is that the first to get serious price preferences are not private users who visit gas stations once a week, but large corporate customers: parks, legal entities and other organizations that pay with fuel cards at gas stations. According to him, fuel costs very different money, sometimes much less than for “private traders”. Surely they have ensured that drivers at the checkout do not say the amount in rubles, but the number of liters? That’s it: prepayment and contractual relationships allow you to buy fuel at a much more attractive rate.
The next recipients of “benefits” are the owners of “gold” discount programs: they can achieve a price reduction of 10%, 15% and even 20%. Some people forget to use them, frankly they are too lazy to look for the necessary “plastic” in their wallets, but those who deal with the car and its operation know that the card must always be taken out, so that all the opportunities offered to the cent. The “coolest” cards are company cards, which employees of oil companies have. For them, the price will be lower, and bonuses – more.
Many banks give a discount, both as an immediate discount and as a subsequent cashback. Now these programs are no longer greedy and offer truly impressive savings. Of course, many “entrepreneurs” appreciated this opportunity and began to “sell” it. After all, the most important aspect of such a discount is based on the principle “you buy more – you get more”.
There are many similar offers, so you have to follow two rules to choose: read and count the reviews, and make a trial purchase. Risking a thousand rubles, for the sake of possible savings of tens of thousands a year, is not as insulting as buying a full tank and running into a cheater.
Photo: AvtoVzglyad
The St Petersburg Stock Exchange will not let you lie: fuel in Russia has fallen in price. By cutting exports, domestic oilmen are forced to “moderate their appetites” and give more product to the domestic market. It seems like gas stations are supposed to please drivers, but the numbers are creeping down so slowly that sometimes this movement isn’t noticeable at all. However, for some “categories of citizens” a significant discount is already available and the Internet is full of advertisements that offer everyone the opportunity to refuel profitably. Not for free of course, but at very attractive conditions.
What is the “salt”: the sellers of the service offer to come to the selected gas station, put the gun in the tank, conditionally transfer 900 rubles to the indicated number and get fuel for a thousand. The bigger the order, the bigger the discount. Up to a thousand – 10%, up to two – 15%. Some traders also offer 40%, but for this you have to buy a whole tanker truck. It looks like a scam, but it’s not a scam. And also breaking the law.
The trick is that the first to get serious price preferences are not private users who visit gas stations once a week, but large corporate customers: parks, legal entities and other organizations that pay with fuel cards at gas stations. According to him, fuel costs very different money, sometimes much less than for “private traders”. Surely they have ensured that drivers at the checkout do not say the amount in rubles, but the number of liters? That’s it: prepayment and contractual relationships allow you to buy fuel at a much more attractive rate.
The next recipients of “benefits” are the owners of “gold” discount programs: they can achieve a price reduction of 10%, 15% and even 20%. Some people forget to use them, frankly they are too lazy to look for the necessary “plastic” in their wallets, but those who deal with the car and its operation know that the card must always be taken out, so that all the opportunities offered to the cent. The “coolest” cards are company cards, which employees of oil companies have. For them, the price will be lower, and bonuses – more.
Many banks give a discount, both as an immediate discount and as a subsequent cashback. Now these programs are no longer greedy and offer truly impressive savings. Of course, many “entrepreneurs” appreciated this opportunity and began to “sell” it. After all, the most important aspect of such a discount is based on the principle “you buy more – you get more”.
There are many similar offers, so you have to follow two rules to choose: read and count the reviews, and make a trial purchase. Risking a thousand rubles, for the sake of possible savings of tens of thousands a year, is not as insulting as buying a full tank and running into a cheater.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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