Connected car services provider company Parkopedia has announced that customers in Germany can now pay their fuel bill digitally from their vehicle at participating service stations in all vehicles with BMW Operating System 8, 8.5 and 9.
In-car fuel payments are already possible at participating Aral, Esso, HEM, Q1, Sprint, Team and Allguth, enabling drivers to pay for parking and fueling through one login.
In the next few weeks, the function will also be available to customers with vehicles equipped with the BMW Operating System 7.
In total, over 500,000 customers in Germany alone can pay fuel bills directly from their BMW.
Parkopedia reports that once a customer’s engine has been switched off on arrival at a petrol station, the ‘Refueling Payments’ service offers payment on the central screen.
The customer then only has to confirm the petrol station, select the fuel pump number and complete the process by selecting ‘Activate and pay now’.
The customer then receives a notification on the central screen and also a push notification via the My BMW app – e.g. ‘Please start the refueling process at pump 8’ and can refuel as usual.
In addition to the new rollout, Parkopedia currently helps drivers find and pay for parking, EV charging, fuel and tolls across 90 countries.
Achievements and innovations in ticketing & payment will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Nominations are open now! Please visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector
