UK: Shell and PayPal launch mobile payment services

After months of testing, Shell gas stations across the UK now accept drivers’ to payment through the PayPal powered “Fill Up & Go” mobile service.

Only a week after Apple Pay started working in numerous convenience stores and filling stations in the UK, Shell and PayPal have rolled out their own mobile payment service: Fill Up & Go.

Drivers will have to download the Shell Motorist app, connect it to their PayPal account and scan a large QR code at the petrol pumps. The fuel retailing company says it will install codes on a pump-by-pump basis, reports Engadget.

Users of the Fill Up & Go service are able to spend as little as £5 and up to £100 in fuel payments per time. Shell pumps will only dispense fuel after the specified amount has been paid for through the QR code scan.

Once the fuel has been supplied, the pump will stop automatically and the driver will receive a confirmation through the Shell app and a receipt.

Apple Pay was launched only last week across the UK, with the company saying the service will be available in 250,000 locations. Motorists can now pay for their fuel at BP stations through the Apple Pay app. 

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