HARPUR is extending its telephone services business globally by making its innovatory Drive Line combined phone and fuel card package available to oil companies worldwide. Launched in the UK earlier this year, Drive Line allows Overdrive and Dialcard customers to use their fuel cards to make telephone calls at savings of up to 30% on UK and international calls, compared with BT chargecard published rates, and up to 50% compared to mobile phone providers' published rates.

Drivers are supplied with a pin number and dial this before making a call on any land or mobile line, in much the same way as the BT Chargecard works. Calls are consolidated on to the same fuelcard invoice customers receive, reducing administrative hassle. Now, working in conjunction with advanced telephone services provider TCS, Harpur will be marketing the service to its fuel card users worldwide.