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Cheaper petrol and points on the same tank
Fuel is the most boring recurring cost in the house, and it is the one where doing nothing costs you the most. Three things can happen on a single tank.
Not financial advice — I'm a points hobbyist writing about my own account, not a licensed adviser. Points costs and program rules change without notice. All figures checked 12 September 2026. Always confirm current pricing with the airline before you book.
Everyone has a fuel routine. You go to the same place, you tap the same card, you drive off.
The routine is the problem. Three separate things can happen on one tank, and a routine usually collects one of them.
None of this requires you to drive further, buy more fuel, or change what you were doing. It is the same tank.
The three things
One tank of fuel
| A $30+ shop at Woolworths | 4c a litre off |
| Scanning Everyday Rewards at the pump | 1 point per $1 |
| Paying with a rewards card | your card's usual earn |
They stack. The voucher does not stop you earning points, and the points do not stop the card earning. Most people take the discount and skip the other two, or take neither.
One: the 4c a litre voucher
Spend $30 or more in a Woolworths supermarket and your receipt carries a 4c a litre fuel discount, redeemable at participating Ampol and EG Australia outlets.
On a 50 litre tank that is $2. Not life-changing on its own — but it is attached to a grocery shop you were doing regardless, and it costs nothing to use.
The vouchers expire. Mine used to die in the bottom of my bag, which is the most annoying way to lose money I can think of. Photograph the receipt or redeem it on the next fill.
Two: points at the pump
Scan your Everyday Rewards card when you pay for fuel at participating EG Ampol and Ampol Foodary sites and you earn 1 Everyday Rewards point per $1 spent on fuel.
Those convert like any other Everyday Rewards points: 2,000 becomes 1,000 Qantas Points, automatically, once your accounts are linked.
This is the layer almost nobody bothers with, because the card is in your wallet and the pump is in the rain. It is also the layer that runs every single week for the rest of your life.
Three: the card
Pay with a travel rewards card and you earn whatever it earns per dollar, exactly as you would anywhere else. Using a voucher and scanning a loyalty card does not affect it.
Three layers, one transaction, no extra spending.
What it is actually worth
Let me be honest about the scale, because most people writing about this are not.
A year of ordinary fuel, roughly $2,600
| Everyday Rewards on fuel | about 2,600 points |
| Converted to Qantas | about 1,300 points |
| 4c a litre, used most weeks | roughly $80–100 saved |
So the points side is small. About 1,300 Qantas Points a year is not going to fly anyone anywhere on its own.
The money side is the better half. Eighty to a hundred dollars a year, for scanning a receipt you were already holding.
I include it because this is the shape of the whole thing. Nothing here is a windfall. It is a stack of small automatic habits that add up to a balance that surprises you three years later.
Where people lose it
- Driving further to use a voucher. Four cents a litre is $2. Do not spend $3 of fuel chasing it.
- Buying fuel you do not need. Same trap as gift cards. If you would not have bought it, you have lost.
- Forgetting the loyalty card. The points layer only works if you scan before you pay, not after.
- Letting the voucher expire. The most common one, and the most irritating.
If you want the same idea applied to a much bigger recurring cost, the grocery triple dip is the one that actually moves a balance — the supermarket did more for me in August than both of my credit cards combined.
Questions I get asked
How do you earn Qantas Points on fuel in Australia?
Scan your Everyday Rewards card when paying for fuel at participating EG Ampol and Ampol Foodary sites to earn 1 Everyday Rewards point per dollar. Those convert automatically at 2,000 Everyday Rewards points to 1,000 Qantas Points once your accounts are linked.
How do you get the 4 cents a litre fuel discount?
Spend $30 or more in a Woolworths supermarket and the discount appears on your receipt, redeemable at participating Ampol and EG Australia outlets.
Can you use a fuel voucher and still earn points?
Yes. The discount voucher, the Everyday Rewards points and your credit card points all apply to the same transaction. They do not cancel each other out.
How much is this actually worth in a year?
On roughly $2,600 of fuel a year you would earn about 2,600 Everyday Rewards points, which is about 1,300 Qantas Points, plus roughly $80 to $100 saved on the discount. The money saved is worth more than the points.
Is it worth driving out of your way for cheaper fuel?
No. Four cents a litre is about $2 on a 50 litre tank, so a detour costs more than it saves. Only use it where you were already filling up.
Do you actually use the fuel vouchers, or do they die in your bag like mine used to?