Top 5 Best Fuel Credit Cards in India 2021
The fuel price has been on a hike for many days, but it has gone to a whole new level ever since this lockdown. While we all have been utterly dependent on automobiles, it is also taking a significant toll on our financial quota.
With the increasing prices, it has become almost impossible to save even a bit. Not only that, many a time, you might not have enough cash to pay for the fuel in an emergency situation. And if that’s where you’re stuck at, you’ve come to the exact right place searching for a solution.
This article will let you know about some of the best fuel cards in India to guide you through this state of inconvenience.
Many people don’t prefer to keep hard cash in hand. Instead, they prefer plastic money. Fuel Cards help you with your daily fuel expenses and assist you in terms of cashback, savings, reward points, and others.
Also Read: How to Save on Petrol Expenses in India?
Here are some top listed fuel credit cards available in India -
Issued by the Standard Chartered Bank, this card is a contact less credit card, and a stable income of minimum Rs 55k monthly is the criteria to print this card.
Benefits:
We thank our Dimer pnagaraj for sharing some useful info as stated below:
"It gives cashback for all fuel expenses. If I spend Rs.1000 for petrol, then 1% fuel surcharge will be added and shown in statement. In few days, this surcharge and some GST gets waived. And Rs.40 cashback will reflect in rewards statement. They advertise it as 5%, but it’s effectively 4% cashback for us. And so many changes to their terms over past 3 years. Annual maintenance Rs.750 + GST will be charged and waived later if your annual spend was greater than 90k. And maximum cashback is limited to Rs.200 per month".
Distributed by CitiBank, this fuel card is considered to be one of the best by many Indians. The best feature about this fuel card is that if you can spend a minimum of 30k on this card during one financial year, your taxes will be excluded, plus a cash amount of 1000.
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Coming at an actual user-friendly price, you need to have a stable monthly income of 25k(minimum) to get yourself this card issued.
This card is issued by the State Bank of India itself. Going by its name, BPCL SBI Card is one of the best co-branded cards to maximize savings on fuel purposes.
Benefits:
This card is accepted internationally at over 24 million outlets, including over 3.5 million outlets in India, which is why this is the most used fuel credit card in India.
This is the only card which helps you to keep track of the increasing fuel prices. Issued by the ICICI Bank, besides staying updated about the costs, you can even enjoy exclusive dining offers through the ICICI Bank Culinary Programme.
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Issued by the YES Bank, this card will reward you with 1% over every 100 rupees of your expenses.
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This card is really attractive and helpful to those who are interested in earning rewards and fuel points.
India thus provides several fuel credit cards with numerous features and benefits for all types of users. So what are you waiting for? Go and get yourself a personalized fuel credit card today itself and enjoy a cash-free period with no more worries of savings.
Can you explain this please?
An article without enough information. Most cards have maximum cap on rewards and cashback. You need to give an illustration explaining the spend amount and what we receive back.
I have standard chartered super value titanium card. It gives cashback for all fuel expenses. If I spend Rs.1000 for petrol, then 1% fuel surcharge will be added and shown in statement. In few days, this surcharge and some GST gets waived. And Rs.40 cashback will reflect in rewards statement. They advertise it as 5%, but it’s effectively 4% cashback for us.
And so many changes to their terms over past 3 years.
Annual maintenance Rs.750 + GST will be charged and waived later if your annual spend was greater than 90k.
And maximum cashback is limited to Rs.200 per month.
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Recently got sbi BPCL how’s that?
Can I get cash back by credit card
Out of these credit cards, only standard chartered super value titanium is true fuel card.. U can use it on any pump…
Where is SBi octane card … That provides the max cash back on fuel… 7.25 %…
anyone have hdfc bharat card? can we use in any petrol bunk and swipe any pos machine?
tia
anumod wrote:Out of these credit cards, only standard chartered super value titanium is true fuel card.. U can use it on any pump…
Where is SBi octane card … That provides the max cash back on fuel… 7.25 %…
i heard rbl bajaj fin serv platinum value plus super card gives 10%, but cap is there
sravz86 wrote:anyone have hdfc bharat card? can we use in any petrol bunk and swipe any pos machine?
tia
I have it too. But it’s not issued anymore. Yes, you can use it in any petrol bunk. Don’t get confused with the name Bharat. It gives cashback for all petrol bunks like Indian oil, HP, etc.
I have both HDFC Bharat card and Standard chartered super value titanium card. I would say, HDFC Bharat card is better than standard chartered card. HDFC Bharat card gives 5% cashback after waiving fuel surcharge but standard chartered gives effectively 4% cashback as they include surcharge waiver as part of cashback. Annual fee 500 waiver is 50k spend. But in standard chartered, it’s 750 waiver on 90k spend.
But there are limitations. Cashback is in form of reward points. One reward point is equivalent to one rupee. Maximum cashback per month is only Rs.150 for fuel category. This restricts our monthly fuel spend to Rs.3000 only. You can redeem only after accumulating more than 2500 points. Other than fuel and utility bill payments getting 5% cashback, there will be no reward points for others.
pnagaraj wrote:I have it too. But it’s not issued anymore. Yes, you can use it in any petrol bunk. Don’t get confused with the name Bharat. It gives cashback for all petrol bunks like Indian oil, HP, etc.
I have both HDFC Bharat card and Standard chartered super value titanium card. I would say, HDFC Bharat card is better than standard chartered card. HDFC Bharat card gives 5% cashback after waiving fuel surcharge but standard chartered gives effectively 4% cashback as they include surcharge waiver as part of cashback. Annual fee 500 waiver is 50k spend. But in standard chartered, it’s 750 waiver on 90k spend.
But there are limitations. Cashback is in form of reward points. One reward point is equivalent to one rupee. Maximum cashback per month is only Rs.150 for fuel category. This restricts our monthly fuel spend to Rs.3000 only. You can redeem only after accumulating more than 2500 points. Other than fuel and utility bill payments getting 5% cashback, there will be no reward points for others.
thnq already asked local hdfc staff. they said they will issue after rbi ban lift. so waiting
1.can we redeem for statement credit and are there any charges?
2. or redeem for amazon egv?
3. when these points will expire?
anumod wrote:Out of these credit cards, only standard chartered super value titanium is true fuel card.. U can use it on any pump…
Where is SBi octane card … That provides the max cash back on fuel… 7.25 %…
What’s the cashback cap in this card
sravz86 wrote:thnq already asked local hdfc staff. they said they will issue after rbi ban lift. so waiting
1.can we redeem for statement credit and are there any charges?
2. or redeem for amazon egv?
3. when these points will expire?
I was told by someone that this card is totally stopped for issuing.. not because of RBI ban for all new HDFC credit cards.. If you’re able to get, then it’s good.. post update..
1. I have redeemed once when it was around 2900 points.. No extra charges.. it was statement credit after few days..
2. I don’t remember seeing Amazon or any other gift option..
3. I’m not sure about expiry.. I have redeemed before 2 years.. so, it’s definitely more than a year..
BPCL SBI OCTANE card gives you 25 reward points per hundred(excluding fuel surcharge waiver)…that means 7.25 % value back (includjng 1% fuel surcharge waiver)
Cards insist on swiping on their machines only. So no use of other bank swipe machines are used . Standard chartered has some advantages
pnagaraj wrote:An article without enough information. Most cards have maximum cap on rewards and cashback. You need to give an illustration explaining the spend amount and what we receive back.
I have standard chartered super value titanium card. It gives cashback for all fuel expenses. If I spend Rs.1000 for petrol, then 1% fuel surcharge will be added and shown in statement. In few days, this surcharge and some GST gets waived. And Rs.40 cashback will reflect in rewards statement. They advertise it as 5%, but it’s effectively 4% cashback for us.
And so many changes to their terms over past 3 years.
Annual maintenance Rs.750 + GST will be charged and waived later if your annual spend was greater than 90k.
And maximum cashback is limited to Rs.200 per month.
thanks buddy for sharing. have included your feedback in the article.
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