fuelService App Helps Disabled Drivers Find Refueling Assistance

Getting gasoline as a wheelchair user is a pain. Many pumps aren’t accessible, and if you need assistance, finding it can feel like a game of roulette where “winning” means accessing a service that everyone else takes for granted. The fuelService mobile app aims to remedy this situation by making it easier for disabled drivers to request pumping assistance from gas stations.

Gridserve works to make electric charging more accessible for disabled motorists

EV charging company Gridserve has announced a new partnership that hopes to make plugging in an electric car more accessible for disabled drivers.

Good Question: Why don’t we see more full-service gas stations?

Full-service gas stations used to be common in our area. An attendant would come up to your car to ask if you needed help. Maybe they’d even wipe down your windshield for you while you wait. However, as several of you pointed out, that kind of service is harder to find, especially for people who really need it. Here’s one we’ve gotten from a couple of different viewers:

App Helps Drivers With Disabilities Fuel Up

Even though gas is very expensive right now, most people take for granted the simple act of going to the gas station and quickly filling up, but for those in the disabled community, getting gas is more than just a quick trip. It requires plenty of planning.

Apco Service Stations simplifies refuelling for drivers with a disability

Apco Service Stations is rolling an app out to its stores across NSW and Victoria, which will assist drivers living with a disability to refuel their cars.

CITGO Helping Drivers With Disabilities Refuel

CITGO Petroleum Corp. is making it easier for drivers with disabilities to locate gas stations that offer assistance to fuel up.

CITGO Improves Fueling Experience for Drivers With Disabilities

CITGO Petroleum Corp. is taking steps to assist drivers with disabilities, making it easier than ever for them to locate and fuel up at gas stations where assistance is available to them.

Easy Refueling for Drivers with Disabilities

Many people with disabilities say driving is a key part of their independence, but what about having to refuel?

An important reason why full-service gas stations are needed

Ever try to buy gas when you can’t walk? Big problem, eh? Once upon a time we had what were called service stations.

The app making it easier for everyone to fill up

For someone who uses a wheelchair, refuelling a car can be quite a challenge. That is where the fuelService app comes in, as Inside Energy reports.

Accessible services to make your day trip with ease

There are a range of products and services available to ensure you can move from A to B with ease

Moto rolls out fuel service app for disabled drivers

Moto is rolling out a mobile phone app specifically aimed at helping drivers with disabilities across all 48 of its sites.

Getting your Fill from Fuel Stations

My wheelchair accessible vehicle has given me an incredible amount of independence, but like many disabled drivers, fuelling my car is one of the biggest challenges I face.

Selbstbestimmt tanken dank der fuelService-App

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wie finde ich heraus, ob es an der nächsten Tankstelle Personal gibt, das mir beim Tanken behilflich sein kann? Wenn Menschen, die einen Rollstuhl nutzen, sich diese Frage stellen, würde Niall El-Assaad ihnen wie folgt antworten: mit der fuelService-App! Wie genau diese funktioniert und warum auch Tankstellen davon profitieren – wir haben beim App-Erfinder nachgefragt. [...]

How to make your fuel station trips easier – fuelService

Anyone with a disability knows the struggle of going to the fuel station to top on on petrol or diesel. Trying to fuel up independently can be a difficult task and asking for help at the station takes ages, taking a large chunk of your time.

fuelService app helps drivers with disabilities to refuel their car

Your car ran out of petrol and you need support refuelling it? The new app fuelService is about to help you find a petrol station where you get the help you need.

fuelService app helps drivers with disabilities to refuel their car

Your car ran out of petrol and you need support refuelling it? The new app fuelService is about to help you find a petrol station where you get the help you need. The app is for free and globally available. App founder Niall El-Assaad told REHACARE.com how it works. [...] The app is available globally. It has already been introduced and is actually in use in various countries like the UK, The Netherlands, Canada and Germany. In Germany though, we are only at a pilot phase. Therefore, we only have a limited number of stations available, and limited to one brand (ARAL). The purpose of this initial phase is for the company to test the app ....

So tickt Niall El-Assaad!

Weil Niall El-Assaad von der Situation an Tankstellen für querschnittgelähmte Fahrer frustriert war, entwickelte er die App fuelService. Derzeit ist die Anwendung nicht nur in Großbritannien, sondern in der Testversion ebenfalls in Deutschland und den Niederlanden verfügbar. [...]

fuelService-App hilft Menschen mit Behinderung beim Tanken

Ihr Auto hat kein Benzin mehr und Sie brauchen Unterstützung beim Tanken? Die neue fuelService-App soll Ihnen dabei helfen, eine Tankstelle zu finden, an der Sie die Hilfe bekommen, die Sie brauchen. Die kostenlose App ist weltweit verfügbar. Der Entwickler Niall El-Assaad erklärte REHACARE.de, wie die App funktioniert. [...]

App: Hilfe beim Tanken

Eine neu entwickelte, kostenlosen Smartphone App hilft z. B. Rollstuhlfahrern beim Tanken. Anbieter ist eine Non-Profit Organisation, die von einem querschnittgelähmten Rollstuhlfahrer aus England gegründet wurde...

New app helps disabled drivers to refuel easily

Disabled drivers in Wicklow will find refuelling their vehicles a little bit easier with the help of a new app.

The service station smartphone app for disabled drivers

Did you ever consider how difficult it is for a wheelchair user to put fuel into a car at a filling station? Just think about it for a minute.

App-y boost for Kilkenny disabled drivers

Disabled drivers in Kilkenny will, hopefully, find filling up their cars a bit easier from now on.

Easy refuelling for disabled drivers

Sitting in the station sounding my horn and flashing my lights, to try and get the attendant’s attention. This motivated me to come up with a better solution that would make the task of filling up easier for disabled people.

App fuelService maakt tanken eenwoudiger

Reportage over fuelService in Nederland

Nieuwe app maakt tanken makkelijker

Met de app fuelService kunnen bestuurders met een beperking eenvoudig hulp regelen bij het tanken.

Mobiel Betalen Met FuelService Bij TOTAL

Twintig geselecteerde benzinestations van TOTAL hebben zich aangesloten bij de gratis ‘fuelService’-app waarmee gehandicapte bestuurders eenvoudig hulp krijgen bij het tanken. Er waren al 270 Shell tankstations aangesloten. Bij de twintig stations van TOTAL is het voor het eerst mogelijk om via fuelService hulp te krijgen én mobiel te betalen. Voor TOTAL Nederland is dit de eerste fase van een bredere uitrol. Na de lancering van fuelService in Oktober had Ieder(in), de overkoepelde organisatie voor alle gehandicapten, alle brandstof-distributeurs opgeroepen zich aan te sluiten bij fuelService.

New App Helps Disabled Drivers Refuel

Filling up the car is one of the biggest challenges for disabled drivers. But it’s also a challenge for gas stations to help, sometimes they have people available, but sometimes they are single manned and can’t help for security reasons.

Motor Fuel Group implements fuelService App Across Fuel Retail Network

Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has decided to implement the revolutionary fuelService App across its 422-strong company station UK network...

MFG makes refuelling easier for disabled drivers

Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is adopting the fuelService app across its UK network.

Motor Fuel Group (MFG) adopts FuelService app across its UK network

The App helps the driver find a local petrol station and asks them if they will be able to assist before they drive there.

MFG rolls out fuelService app across UK station network

Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is pleased to announce that it is adopting the revolutionary fuelService app across its 422-strong company station UK network.

MFG introduces service to help disabled drivers

Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is adopting an award-winning app that enables drivers with disabilities to pre-book assistance with refuelling.

MFG Rolls Out fuelService App Across Its UK Network

The free fuelService App has been launched to enable disabled drivers to re-fuel their vehicles more easily.

Sainsbury’s app allows disabled drivers to arrange fuel assistance

UK retailer Sainsbury’s is rolling out a new app, which enables disabled drivers to pre-book assistance when refuelling their cars at one of the retailer’s petrol stations.

Sainsbury’s app allows disabled drivers to arrange fuel assistance

UK retailer Sainsbury’s is rolling out a new app, which enables disabled drivers to pre-book assistance when refuelling their cars at one of the retailer’s petrol stations.

Sainsbury's first supermarket to enable disabled drivers to prearrange refuelling assistance

Following a successful trial in 58 stations, Sainsbury’s is working with Fuelservice to roll the service out to over 300 petrol stations across the UK, including London, Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

Sainsbury's rolls out FuelService App to enable disabled drivers to pre-book refuelling assistance

Sainsbury’s has rolled out an app with not-for-profit organisation fuelService to enable drivers to pre-book assistance when refuelling their cars at a Sainsbury’s petrol station

Sainsbury's rolls out app for disabled customers

An award-winning app that enables drivers with disabilities to pre-book assistance with refuelling is being rolled out at Sainsbury’s filling stations.

Sainsbury's App Allows Disabled Drivers To Arrange Fuel Assistance

UK retailer Sainsbury's is rolling out a new app, which enables disabled drivers to pre-book assistance when refuelling their cars at one of the retailer's petrol stations

Sainsbury’s first supermarket to enable disabled drivers to prearrange refuelling assistance

Sainsbury’s has rolled out an app with not-for-profit organisation fuelService to enable drivers to pre-book assistance when refuelling their cars at a Sainsbury’s petrol station.

Best Oil Company Initiative - fuelService

Awards host Myleene Klass, and Charles Whitehead, head of client services at HIM (far left), present Shell's marketing manager Michael Homminick with the award for Best Oil Company Initiative for its Fuel Service App.

Tankstation rolstoelproof?

Voor mindervalide autobestuurders was het altijd een gedoe om te tanken. De Eindhovense Corinne Jeanmaire komt met een app die het probleem oplost.

Rolstoelster Corinne kan haar auto niet zelf voltanken, een nieuwe app biedt uitkomst

Corinne Jeanmaire uit Eindhoven is vanaf haar middel verlamd. Ze zit in een rolstoel, ze kan wel autorijden. Maar benzine tanken is een lijdensweg. Als ze niet zelf kan tanken duurt het soms twintig minuten voordat een pompbediende zelfs maar in de gaten heeft dat er een gehandicapte om hulp gebaart. Corinne heeft samen met anderen een app ontwikkeld waarmee dat probleem wordt opgelost.

Nieuwe app maakt tanken gemakkelijker voor rolstoelgebruiker

Wie in een rolstoel zit, kan met de app fuelService gemakkelijk hulp regelen bij het tanken.

Nieuwe app maakt tanken makkelijker

Met de app fuelService kunnen bestuurders met een beperking eenvoudig hulp regelen bij het tanken.

NIEUWE APP MAAKT TANKEN VOOR MINDERVALIDEN GEMAKKELIJK

Dankzij de gratis ‘fuelService’-app krijgen gehandicapte bestuurders voortaan eenvoudig hulp bij het tanken. Op dit moment zijn 250 tankstations in de app te vinden. Shell heeft zich als eerste Nederlandse energiebedrijf aan de app verbonden. “Wij verwachten echter dat andere benzinemerken gaan volgen. FuelService is namelijk erg simpel in gebruik, zowel voor de bestuurders als voor de stations”, zegt de Eindhovense Corinne Jeanmaire, de initiatiefnemer van fuelService in Nederland en zelf rolstoelgebruiker.

Tanken niet langer ‘gedoe’ voor mindervaliden

De bestuurder die de aandacht van de pompbediende probeert te trekken door met zijn of haar gehandicaptenparkeerkaart te zwaaien of te toeteren behoort binnenkort tot de verleden tijd.

JoyTV segment on fuelService in Langley, BC

Fraser Focus - Drivers with Disabilities

How a cool new fuel app helps drivers with disabilities

Adrien Byrne, policy, governance and public affairs representative for Chevron, said the company jumped at the opportunity. It took just three months to get the app working at its retail sites in Langley.

App helps drivers in wheelchairs get help at the gas pump

The simple act of filling a gas tank can be an insurmountable challenge for people who use a wheelchair.

Gas app launched in Langley to help disabled drivers

The Canadian Spinal Research Organization has released an app to help disabled drivers get fuel in their cars, and it has been released exclusively in Langley.

Shell introduces service for disabled customers

Shell has joined forces with not for profit organisation fuelService to help drivers with disabilities receive assistance at the majority of its service stations.