PayPoint, the UK’s leading convenience payment network, and BP Retail have extended their exclusive agreement to provide mobile top-up and other services throughout the BP forecourt estate.
This agreement with BP sees PayPoint providing a full range of EPoS-based mobile top-up services at BP’s 330 company-owned sites across the UK as well as at a growing number of BP-branded dealer sites.
The agreement also includes Congestion Charge in all outlets and gift cards in BP-owned sites, except those with M&S Simply Food outlets.
David Pitron, BP’s UK trading director, said: “Our sites are located in highly convenient locations on major routes and in local communities where our customers can drop in for fuel and buy groceries and other products at our forecourt outlets.
“They expect mobile top-ups to be part of the service and value the convenience of combining fuel and top-up purchases at the same place, so we are delighted to extend our relationship with PayPoint further.
“We have enjoyed a successful partnership with PayPoint since 2005 and this new agreement builds on the foundations already in place.
“As part of this partnership, BP will work with PayPoint to introduce additional new schemes to further strengthen our customer proposition and value.
“This expansion of services is already under way and can be illustrated through the successful introduction of giftcards in October 2008.
“With our expansion plans in the convenience sector, we see PayPoint as a long-term strategic partner to help us achieve those plans.”
Mike Igoe, PayPoint’s retail strategy director, said: “We are delighted to be continuing our association with BP and look forward to furthering the strong trading relationship we have established.
“The BP forecourt estate includes some of the best-known convenience brands in the country and the PayPoint service helps them to attract new visits to their stores whilst further satisfying the needs of their existing customers.”
Source: PayPoint/BP
