The price of gas (petrol) has gone up over the years, but there is nothing we can do about it. If there is at least a small degree of comfort, it is that with strategic use, you could get something back from the gas stations or companies, and this is in the form of the now-favourite points.
The series of essays will consider some of the benefits offered by the gas stations. We will only consider the status in Ontario, and also only the following four majors – Petro-Canada, Shell, Esso and Sunoco.
In Part 3, we analyse some of the benefits of using the Shell gas station.
Benefits come primarily through two types of cards – Shell’s partnership with Air Miles Program and the four different types of MasterCards from Bank of Montreal (BMO).
Air Miles Program
You can swipe the Air Miles card to get the following:
One Air Mile for the first 20 dollars, and one Air Mile for every $ 30.00 thereafter for fuel and other purchases at Shell.
Two Air Miles on oil change services for up to $ 14.99, three Miles for between 15.00-29.99 and five Miles if the value is more than $30.00
There are also special offers from time to time.
Shell/BMO MasterCards
No Annual Fee Cards
Shell Air Miles MasterCard
Benefits:
Save 1.5 cents on every dollar spent at Shell, to a maximum purchase of $2500.00 per month.
1 reward Mile for every $20.00 at other locations
1.5 reward Miles if you rent car through National Car Rental or Alamo Rent A Car
Discounts on car rentals of up to 25%
Shell CashBack MasterCard
Save 2.5 cents on every dollar spent at Shell for first three months, to a maximum purchase of $2,500.00 per month
Save 1.5 cents on every dollar at Shell after first three months.
Save 0.5 cents per dollar on purchases made using the card elsewhere.
1.5 cents per dollar on National Car Rental or Alamo Rent A Car locations worldwide.
Annual Fee Cards
Shell Gold Air Miles MasterCard (Annual Fee $ 99.00)
5 times bonus miles for purchases at Shell for the first three months
2 times bonus Miles after first three months, to a maximum of $2,500.00
One Mile for every $15.00 on all other purchases
25% discount on number of Air Miles required for flights worldwide and no blackout
2 times bonus miles on National Car Rentals and Alamo Rent A Car.
Discounts on car rentals
Shell Premium CashBack MasterCard (Annual Fee $49.00)
10 cents on every dollar at Shell for first three months, to a maximum of $2,500.00
3 cents for every dollar spent after the first three months
1 cent per dollar on all other purchases
BMO Roadside Assistance at no cost
3 cents on every dollar spent at National Car Rental or Alamo Rent A Car rentals.
To know more about the Shell advantages, go to Shell Canada Website.
