Reader Brick was filling up at a BP station and noticed a sign announcing a new United MileagePlus partnership where you can earn 3 miles per $1 spent on BP gas as part of their driver rewards program. It doesn’t look like the program has been officially launched yet as the website given (https://mybpstation.com/united) currently errors out. It’s also not clear if this will stack with the existing program that offers 10¢ off per gallon for every $100 spent on BP fuel.
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If it doesn’t then assuming a 16 gallon tank that 10¢ off saves you $1.6 per $100 spent. $100 spent under the United program would earn 300 miles, that’s significantly better (basically buying miles at 0.5¢ each). Even if you double the tank size you’re still looking at 1¢ per mile which is great value for most people. That being said this program is really only useful if you normally fill up at BP anyway and that will depend on the gas price in your area and what else is available. As always make sure you use a credit card that earns at a high rate on gas purchases.
