The Pump-Price Travelcard Alternative.
Travelcard covers every Dutch station and bundles charging on one pass - but bills many customers a provider-set daily price instead of the pump price, and routes international fuelling through the DKV network with service fees and list prices. Rally is the alternative: pump-price billing everywhere, real-time per-driver controls, and one Visa-backed card for fuel, EV charging, and broader fleet spend.
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Head-to-Head
How Rally compares to Travelcard, feature by feature.
Pricing mechanism, network, international surcharges, controls, and admin - see exactly where Rally and Travelcard differ.
Travelcard is one of the longest-running fuel cards in the Netherlands: 100% Dutch station coverage, a combined fuel and charge pass, and parking on the same invoice. But the economics deserve a close look. Depending on your offer, fuel is billed at a Travelcard-set daily price rather than the price on the pump, international transactions run over the DKV network with service fees and list prices, and per-transaction charges apply to parking and other services. Rally is built on the opposite principle: the price the driver sees is the price on the invoice.
Pump price billing
Invoice equals receipt. No daily-price mechanism and no provider-set rates.
Daily price or pump price
Depending on the offer, Travelcard bills a fixed daily price per fuel type that it sets itself - which can differ from what the driver saw at the pump.
Any station via Visa
Near-universal acceptance across Europe on one card, with no network handoffs.
NL full, Europe via DKV
100% coverage in the Netherlands; international fuelling runs over the DKV partner network with its own service fees and list-price billing in several countries.
Real-time, per-driver rules
Set limits per card, driver, or vehicle. Instant alerts and immediate card blocking.
Per-pass limits and PIN
Each pass can be managed individually with limits and PIN codes, but review is invoice-led rather than real time.
Automated capture and matching
Receipts are captured fast, matched automatically, and exported in a VAT-ready format.
Collective invoice
Transactions are bundled on one VAT invoice; weekly invoicing is standard and a monthly invoice carries a small surcharge per invoice line.
No lock-in, transparent pricing
No setup fee, no per-transaction charges for parking, and no international service fees.
Fee schedule per service
One-time setup costs, per-transaction fees for parking (EUR 0.32) and car washes or tolls (EUR 0.25), plus DKV service fees abroad.
Less spent on fuel
Pump-price billing plus the freedom to use cheaper unmanned stations. Fleets switching from network fuel cards typically cut fuel costs by 5-10% (Rally customer data).
Of admin eliminated monthly
Receipt capture, instant matching, and export-ready data replace repetitive month-end work.
Station acceptance
Fuel stations, EV chargers, tolls, and parking anywhere Visa is accepted - in the Netherlands and across Europe on the same card.
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Feature Comparison
The full Rally vs Travelcard comparison.
Every dimension that matters to fleet teams - from the pricing mechanism to international fees and admin.
| Feature | Travelcard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing modelHow fuel costs appear on invoices | RallyPump price - invoice equals receipt | TravelcardDaily price or pump price depending on the offer; the daily price is set by Travelcard and applies to all Dutch transactions that day |
| Monthly costSubscription per card | RallyTransparent per-driver pricing | TravelcardCombined fuel and charge pass from EUR 6.95 per month (intro EUR 4.95 for 3 months); rates vary with pass volume |
| Station acceptanceWhere drivers can fuel up | RallyAny Visa-accepting station in Europe, one network everywhere | Travelcard100% of Dutch stations; abroad via the DKV partner network |
| International fuellingCost of fuelling outside the Netherlands | RallySame pump-price billing in every country, no service fees | TravelcardDKV service fee per transaction and DKV list prices that can exceed the pump price in countries such as Belgium and Luxembourg |
| Real-time controlsLive spend management | RallyPer-driver and per-vehicle rules, instant alerts, immediate card blocking | TravelcardPer-pass limits and PIN codes, managed through the customer portal |
| EV chargingRally ChargeElectric fleet support | RallyRally Charge covers 20+ countries on the same card with unified reporting | TravelcardCharging at 1M+ European charge points on the combined pass; home-charging registration via a key fob at EUR 2.50 per month plus EUR 0.01 per kWh admin fee |
| Service transaction feesParking, car wash, tolls | RallyNo per-transaction fees | TravelcardEUR 0.32 per parking transaction; EUR 0.25 per car wash, oil, or toll transaction |
| Receipt managementHow receipts are captured and processed | RallyCaptured quickly, auto-matched, and VAT-ready | TravelcardCollective VAT invoice, weekly by default; monthly invoicing costs extra per line |
| Contract termsFlexibility and cancellation | RallyNo long-term lock-in | TravelcardCommonly a fixed first year, then monthly cancellable |
| Accounting integrationsRally AccountingERP and accounting system connections | Rally30+ integrations including Exact, Moneybird, Xero, and DATEV | TravelcardInvoice-based workflow with portal exports |
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Why Rally
Built for how fleets operate in 2026.
Not another pass with a fee schedule. A modern fleet payment platform that gives you control, visibility, and honest pricing.
The price you see is the price you pay
No daily-price mechanism. Drivers pay the pump price, and that exact price flows to the invoice - at home and abroad.
One network, everywhere
Visa acceptance replaces the NL-network-plus-DKV-abroad construction - no service fees, no list prices, no second fee schedule.
Instant control and visibility
Set rules per card, driver, or vehicle. See transactions as they happen and intervene before spend turns into loss.
Built-in fraud prevention
Real-time alerts, location-aware checks, and instant card blocking catch misuse before the weekly invoice arrives.
Zero-admin fuel management
Receipts are captured automatically and matched to transactions, with VAT-ready exports to Exact, Moneybird, and 30+ other systems.
Future-proof fleet payments
Fuel, EV charging, tolls, parking, and other fleet spend in one modern system - without per-service transaction fees.
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Why Fleets Switch
Five reasons fleets are moving from Travelcard to Rally.
What changes when fleets move from a traditional fuel card model to a modern fleet spend platform.
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Fuel billing became predictable
Pump-price billing removes the daily-price mechanism, so finance no longer reconciles invoice prices against what drivers actually saw.
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International costs dropped
Visa acceptance abroad replaces DKV service fees and list prices that can exceed the pump price in Belgium and Luxembourg.
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The fee schedule disappeared
No setup costs, no parking transaction fees, and no invoice-frequency surcharges - one transparent per-driver price.
04
Finance got hours back each month
Receipt capture, instant matching, and export-ready data reduce repetitive reconciliation work.
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Fraud and misuse became easier to stop
Real-time alerts and per-card controls catch suspicious activity when it happens, not on the weekly invoice.
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Honest Assessment
Which is right for your fleet?
Travelcard is the better fit if you...
- Prefer a fixed daily fuel price over pump-price variation
- Have an existing lease-company relationship that bundles Travelcard
- Mostly need a simple single pass and rarely fuel outside the Netherlands
Rally is the better fit if you...
- Want pump-price billing with no daily-price mechanism
- Fuel across borders and refuse DKV service fees and list prices
- Need real-time controls at the card, driver, and vehicle level
- Want automated, VAT-ready admin that connects to Exact or Moneybird
- Manage 10 to 500+ vehicles without a procurement department
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FAQ