last updated 15th December 05
by 4ecotips.com

No fee registration for possible 5 - 10p savings per litre

The recently launched Pipeline Card, is offer petrol discounts of between 5p and 10p a litre on petrol according to Pipeline founder and fuel campaigner Ben Scammell.

He says: "Our idea is very simple. If we can accumulate enough members, we can buy petrol at a discount - just like some major corporates do. We already have an agreement in principle with a major fuel retailer to supply petrol to us at a reduced price."

"We just need enough people to sign up online at www.pipelinecard.org to increase our numbers to that critical level."

"There is no charge for the card, no registration fees, and no other costs. It's a very straightforward bulk-buying proposition."

So far over 50,000 people have registered but Ben Scammell needs around 250,000 on board to achieve maximum discounts. He is confident that this will happen by Spring 2006 when he plans to have the scheme up and running.

He says: "Lots of people have said that cheaper petrol will encourage people to drive more. The reality of that is untrue because there's very little "hobby driving". The most part driving means getting to work and doing essential tasks and trips."

"I don't think anybody on this planet wants to be any more ecologically unfriendly than they have to be. We are trying to look after the interests of the motorists and get all those essential tasks done at a slightly cheaper rate. So we are certainly not promoting the use of petrol in an extravagant way!"

Currently the scheme is aimed at saving money for individual motorists, but Ben could soon be looking at corporate registration too!