Pay at Pump with Tide

Pay at Pump allows you and your Expense Card holders pay up to £300 for petrol at the pump itself, instead inside the petrol station.

On this page you'll learn:

Which stations offer the Pay at Pump option

How it works

Simply scroll down.

Where you can pay for petrol directly at the pump

Pay at Pump is available at the following petrol stations, and more:

Morrison's

Sainsbury's

Asda

BP

Esso

Shell

Texaco

Costco

Tesco

Must-knows

You can make Chip-and-PIN and contactless payments at the pump, as well as pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay

When you use your Tide card at a fuel pump, we'll send you an app notification for a pending charge - the exact amount depends on which retailer you buy your petrol from or on the balance available in your Tide Business Account This is a temporary hold. The final amount is taken after you've filled up your vehicle. If you change your mind about filling up your vehicle, just put the petrol nozzle back and cancel the session. The pending charge will then be released.

Sometimes, the final payment can take up to an hour to be collected. We need the petrol station to confirm how much you’ve spent, but you don't need to wait there until this happens.

Make sure your notifications for Tide are switched on, because we’ll send another one after we collect the final amount, and the remaining pending charge has also been released.

Merchant hold examples

Merchants hold different amounts, depending on the retailer's requirement, to make sure your account has enough money to cover the cost of the petrol.

Maximum pending charges can vary depending on where you buy fuel, but here are the most common examples:

Sainsbury’s (up to £100)

Morrisons (up to £100)

Asda (up to £99)

If you have less than what the fuel station requires:

You'll still be able to use Pay at Pump.

We'll check how much money is available in your balance and communicate this to the pump. This will help determine how much you can spend on fuel. For example, if you have £40 in your account, you can purchase fuel for a maximum of £40.

If this happens, we’ll temporarily hold the full amount that's in your account. Once you’ve paid for your fuel, any extra money that were held, will be released back to you shortly.

This process is called 'partial authorisation' and all merchants should accept it – though keep in mind that some may not.