SmartDrive BPCL vs MahaTrafficapp

At Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), we understand customer's need and relentlessly work towards fulfilling them, working consciously towards providing added value in fuel and non- fuel areas. The Corporation has pioneered offerings in Indian Petroleum retailing space that have bridged need gaps of its customers, Loyalty is one such attempt to foster and reward relationships. With its customer centric initiatives leveraging information technology for both its reach and results, Bharat Petroleum has in fact revolutionised the fuel retailing business with the nation’s first ever Smart Card solution in the Oil & Gas sector. Our loyalty program has recently been awarded the best loyalty program in the Oil & Gas industry in the country. BPCL recognises that Mobile apps are gaining increasing importance in today’s business world with regards to customer engagement and loyalty. Constant visibility to customers, Creation of a direct marketing channel, providing value to customers, Building Brand and recognition, Improving customer engagement, Standing out from the competition, Cultivation of customer loyalty are some of the imperatives with regards to mobile application development. Due to the increased use of mobile applications in all businesses, it becomes necessary that BPCL joins the race of developing range of mobile applications that will deliver value to its customers, in reaching out to its petrol pumps and availing the unique services offered by the company. BPCL is providing several benefits to its customers through this mobile application, the main benefits include following: 1) Large target audience 1.1) BPCL customers 1.2) Motorists 1.3) Car owners or drivers / Fleet owners 1.4) Truck Drivers 1.5) Tourists / Travellers 2) Instant Current location and list of nearby BPCL outlets. 3) Value-added services and loyalty card acceptance availability information. 4) Distance in KMs of outlet from user location. 5) Driving directions and traffic information of selected outlet from user location. 6) Near-by hospitals and police stations around selected outlet. 7) Diverse search options for routes, outlets. 8) Emergency Services 9) Information that keeps updated like Tyre Pressure Chart, MAK Lube Advisor, Help & Tips and many more. Disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."

MahaTrafficapp is a user-friendly application created for the citizens of Maharashtra who may need assistance in matters related to traffic-regulation. This application also facilitates viewing and easy payment of traffic challans generated against their vehicle(s). This application also helps citizens notify the police department about incidences of violations that take place on the roads thus enabling the department to take prompt and decisive action to keep the roads safe and secure. While installing the app, a user must register himself/ herself using his/her mobile number. My Vehicles A user can register a vehicle by its number to track e-challans issued against the said vehicle. For the same, Click on the “Add Vehicle” button and enter the vehicle number. Where a mobile number has been registered in the RTO\"s Vahan system against a particular vehicle, such a vehicle gets added to the “My Vehicles” list without additional validations. If such a mobile number does not exist in the RTO records, the system shall prompt the user to enter the last 4 digits of the vehicle\"s chassis/engine number for a maximum of 10 attempts. A user may add multiple vehicles to the “My vehicles list” against a single mobile number to get notification(s) of future challans issued against each vehicle thus added. Users can also delete vehicle details from the “My Vehicle” list where they do not wish to track challans on a vehicle anymore. My E-Challans A user can view all the e-challans issued against vehicles mentioned in the \"My E-Challans\" list. For the same, the user needs to click on the vehicle number and then on the e-challan number. In case users wish to pay compounding fees on the pending e-challan(s), a secured payment gateway is available to do so using Credit/ Debit cards. E-Challan Payment Citizens intending to pay the e-challans received shall be redirected to the e-challan payment portal where they would be required to enter the relevant vehicle numbers (with the last 4 digits of chassis/engine number) or challan number(s). Information Generic information including traffic alerts, traffic signals, compounding fees for each violation type, road safety information etc., can be viewed here. Contact Us Information on how and where to contact the Traffic Police Headquarters is available here.