The first express filling stations in the CR: Tank&Go

The first express gas station of the Czech Republic started to work in Prague, Pruhonice. It was opened by W.A.G. minerální paliva (mineral fuels). Some of the strategic business commodities belonging to W.A.G. minerální paliva, a.s. are motor petrol and diesel. The company also supplies bio-diesel, certain types of heating oils and special oil products depending on specifications of individual customers.

Tank&Go is so the leader in introducing new technologies into the process of purchasing and distributing fuels. This kind of gas stations is common in Germany and Switzerland, distributing more ecological liquid mineral fuels, and high-class services. A customer simply drives in the station, inserts his/her credit card into a machine similar to a cash dispenser, enters his/her pin, chooses a maximum amount to spend, and refueling can proceed.

Considering their low prices of Natural 95, and their ‘ecological’ nature, they want to compete with the big chain companies, in which proximity they intend to build their stations. The other big companies however do not plan to compete in the same, express, field. Benzina speaker announced, they are interested in complex services for the customer, like food or rest, that won’t be available at Tank&Go stations.