Register for a PHV / taxi scheme at your main station
All the major retailers run dedicated schemes for PDVL/TDVL holders, and they are usually larger than any credit card discount:
- Shell GO+ PHV/Taxi — 23% upfront with Cash, NETS or other UOB Cards, 25% with UOB One Credit Card
- Caltex Star Driver — 23% instant for registered Star Drivers via the CaltexGo app
- SPC PDVL/TDVL discount — 23% instant for all PDVL/TDVL drivers at SPC stations; pump min. 40L/week for an additional 4% e-coupon (27% total) or 100L/week for 6% (29% total), valid till 31 Dec 2026
Registration is free and usually takes minutes. If you pump daily and haven't signed up, this is the single biggest saving you're leaving on the table.
Use your gig platform's fuel partners
Grab, Gojek and Lalamove negotiate their own pump rates, and they can beat even the PHV schemes at certain stations:
- Grab driver-partners — typically 26% upfront at Caltex, 25% plus vouchers at Esso, and 28% at Sinopec. Higher tiers may apply: Caltex offers 32% upfront at 30+ qualifying rides monthly, while Esso offers up to 30% plus vouchers with its 90-trip requirement. These benefits are for GrabRentals and GrabCab driver-partners.
- Gojek partners — up to 32% off at Esso (23% instant plus monthly Esso eVouchers)
- Lalamove drivers — 28% instant at Sinopec plus $3 off every $60 (Lalamove advertises "up to 37%"); 22% off at Esso via the Esso App virtual card and 22% at Shell via the Shell Fleet Card
Check your driver app's benefits page — these rates change with each promotion cycle. You can compare them side by side under the Gig Partner view in our Rankings.
Don't assume discounts stack — compare effective prices
A common mistake is adding percentages together. Most PHV and gig schemes replace the station's site discount and card instant discounts rather than stacking on top of them. A 23% PHV rate at one station can still lose to a 29% gig partner rate at another — and board prices differ between retailers too.
What matters is the final effective price per litre, not the headline percentage. That's exactly what our Rankings page calculates for every scenario.
Keep a fuel-friendly credit card for personal driving
PHV schemes only apply when you're pumping for work at your registered station. For personal top-ups — or if you split pumping across stations — a card like UOB One (7% instant at Shell), OCBC 365 (up to 25% upfront at Sinopec) or Citi Cash Back (8% fuel cashback everywhere) keeps your off-duty litres cheap.
Use our Compare tool to see which card saves more for the stations you actually use.
Check live prices before you pump
Board prices move every week, and a 4–6¢/L gap between retailers is common. At 1,000 litres a month, choosing the cheaper station consistently is worth $40–$60 every month — before any discount.
Bookmark the PHV / Taxi view on Rankings and glance at it before your first pump of the day.