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Discovery data: small fuel buys surge, panic buying up 400%
Discovery Insure's CEO says members' fuel volumes are down 33%, with 20-litre-or-less purchases rising to 36% of transactions.
“But I think exactly what you're experiencing, something new that we're seeing in the data, is that smaller fuel purchases are significantly increasing.”
NamedDiscovery InsureRobert AtwellVitality Drive
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Certainly, I think what you experienced and what you described is exactly what we are seeing in our data through the Vitality Drive program. We, of course, see all of our clients who swipe at BP and Shadow and exactly how they transact. I think interestingly, we see just volumes purchased really being down around 33%, speaking to maybe people considering to skip that long drive and people just being a lot more conscious about how they drive. But I think exactly what you're experiencing, something new that we're seeing in the data, is that smaller fuel purchases are significantly increasing.
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