8 Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards for Saving on Fuel

That said, I have prepared two separate lists:

• Top 5 gas credit cards that can be used at any station.
• Top 3 gas station credit cards that can only be used at specific filling stations.

1. Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express

This is easily among the best reward cards available, offering reward@3% on your gasoline expenses.

Incidentally, this is also the top credit card for groceries.

Though you can earn any amount of cash back, the offered rate is not applicable if you purchase fuel from superstores or warehouses like Sam’s Club and Costco.

Main Features:

• On buying goods worth one thousand dollars within the first three months of having acquired your first card, you earn 100 Reward Dollars that can be redeemed for a $100 statement credit.
• Additionally, you are rewarded one year of Amazon Prime on signing up for a new membership, using your card and on meeting the qualifying spending thresholds within the same time period.
• On becoming an Amazon Prime member, you get limitless Free Two-Day Shipping on thousands of products.
• Earn 6% cash back on purchases made from U.S. supermarkets for a maximum of $6,000/year,
• Earn 3% cash back on purchases made at any U.S. gas station & specific U.S. department stores,
• Earn 1% cash back on other purchases.
• You get cash backs by way of Reward Dollars that may be exchanged for a statement credit.
• 0% introductory APR on your purchases and balance transfers for fifteen months, subsequently the rate varies depending on your credit worthiness and additional factors; the current rate is 12.99 %.
• Subject to terms and conditions.

2. TrueEarnings® Card from Costco and American Express

If you have been using a  Costco card, you know it amounts to good savings.

The consumer edition of Costco TrueEarnings card gets you 3% cash back on gas that is applicable for the first four thousand dollars spent during the year.

Additional benefits include 2% cash back on restaurants and traveling, plus 1% cash back on all other purchases.

Surprisingly, 1% rate is also valid for goods purchased from Costco.

Generally, extra rewards are given for buying from co-branded merchants.

Another somewhat unusual feature of this card is that rewards are offered by way of a voucher every February. The voucher may be redeemed for cash at the customer service counter or you could use it for making purchases at Costco stores.

In case you decide to close your account prior to February, you will lose all your rewards.

If you have a paid Costco membership, you don’t have to pay any fee for obtaining this card.

Main Features:

• For purchasing gas at U.S. gas stations your cash back is 3% til you spend $4,000 in any year, for purchases exceeding the said amount in the same year, it comes down to 1%.
• You are entitled to 2% cash back at restaurants in the U.S.
• Earn another 2% on making qualified travel purchases.
• You also earn 1% cash back on rest of your purchases, including those made at Costco.
• You get your cash back every year by way of a reward coupon.
• Card membership provides benefits including Purchase Protection* and Extended Warranty* * underwritten by AMEX Assurance Company.
• Terms and restrictions are applicable.

3. BankAmericard Cash Rewards™ from Bank of America

This card gets you 3% percent cash back on the amount you spend for buying gas but restricts it to the first $1500 you spend during each quarter. The limit is valid for spending on groceries too.

This works even better when you have a savings or checking account with Bank of America.

Main Features:

• There’s no annual fee.
• You get 3% cash back on buying gas.
• You are offered $25 cash back for buying groceries plus fuel totaling $1500 each quarter.
• For buying all other items you earn 1% cash back.
• On redeeming your cash back from a savings or checking account with Bank of America, you get 10% extra money, meaning on redeeming $25, you get $27.5.

4. Visa Platinum Cashback Rewards Card From PenFed

Ironically, one of the best gas rewards card is actually issued by a credit union, not an oil company.

PenFed comes from the Pentagon Federal Credit Union. They aren’t too famous, but they surely offer quite a few of the most consumer friendly easily available goods.

With their Platinum Cash Rewards card, you earn 5% cash back on whatever you spend for buying gasoline products.

To be eligible for this card, you have to be a member of the credit union. The membership is offered to present and previous members of the military, a lot of government contractors, their household members and relatives, too.

In case you do not fall in any of these categories, you can still qualify for their membership by donating just $15 to any military charity.

Main Features:

• Plus Card: You get 5% on gas purchased from the pump with a certified PenFed product (An active checking account, money market certificate or IRA certificate, a mortgage, an installment loan, etc)
• Plus Card: There’s no annual fee.
• Standard Card: You get 3% cash back on buying gas from pumps.
• Standard Card: Zero fee for the first year, thereafter an annual fee of $25.
• No fee is charged for foreign transactions.
• Cash back is automatically credited to your account every month.
• No limit is specified for cash reward earnings.

5. Barclaycard® Rewards MasterCard®

This card is quickly becoming a favorite among many card holders, mainly because of its benefits and rewards.

This card presents double the points for money spent on gasoline.

Additionally, whatever you spend on utilities and groceries also gets you the double bonus, making it excellent for daily use.

Main Features:

• For every dollar you spend on gasoline and groceries, you earn two points.
• You earn one point for every other dollar spent anywhere.
• There is no balance transfer fee.
• There is no annual fee.
• The points you earn can be used as cash for paying almost all other items you may buy.
• There are no redemption fees, no blackout dates, and no limit on the points you may earn, making it very simple to use.
• Every month it reports to the credit bureaus, allowing you to repair your credit score if needed.

Top 3 Gas Charge Cards

As I previously mentioned, you can utilize gas charge cards at specified filling stations. This works extremely well for people who like patronizing the same filling stations whenever they need gas. Basically, they appreciate your loyalty.

The maximum cash back savings are linked to the gas company credit cards. So, if you are living close to one of the branded filling stations, you may find the following cards worthwhile:

1. Citi Shell Master Card

You get 5% concession on buying gas from Shell filling stations.

The card charges you an interest rate of  23.99%, make sure to pay the card off quickly.

If you carry a balance, you may end up paying $4 per gallon!

2. Chase BP Visa Card

This card offers you a 5% discount on gas that you buy only from BP stations. You also get 2% cash back on entitled travel and dining, plus 1% on most other purchases.

The incentive for the 60-day introductory period is a bit higher.

The interest rate is also slightly lower, compared to Shell card, and works out from 15.24% to 19.24%.

3. Citi ExxonMobil Master Card

The rewards, in this case, are not as liberal as with the other two mentioned above. However, it is worthwhile if you live close to these branded filling stations.

Using this card, you get a discount of fifteen cents per gallon of fuel bought from Exxon and Mobil stations.

Patrons of the card also get 2% cash back for the first $10,000 spent on other specified purchases. Ongoing beyond that limit, the incentive offered is 1%.

But keep in mind that the interest rate that comes with it varies from 19.99% to 23.99%.

Bottom Line

Here is the thing, if you drive often and pay for gas as often as I do, not using a gas rewards credit card would be like leaving money on the table. I mean, if you have to buy gas anyway, you may as well use a gas rewards card to get some of that money back. Just be sure to pay off your balance quickly to avoid finance charges.