Patent ID: 8770480

Claim:
A method for an issuer managing a dispensing of fuel at a fueling location for vehicles in a vehicle fleet comprising: providing a computer system having a database storing a current inventory of stock vehicles and identifications of a plurality of issuers authorized to issue fuel vouchers; entering a request on a computer by an issuer of the plurality of issuers to initiate a fuel voucher generation process; confirming the issuer is authorized to issue a fuel voucher using the computer system; entering an identification of a vehicle into the computer system for refueling and the identification of a fuel voucher recipient; indicating if the vehicle is a stock vehicle or a non-stock vehicle; issuing the fuel voucher for a predetermined amount for a stock vehicle if a vehicle stock number is in current inventory and the fuel voucher recipient is a currently authorized fuel voucher recipient; requesting the issuer to provide additional information if the vehicle is a non-stock vehicle and that the additional information provided corresponds to validation protocols established for non-stock vehicles; and validating the request for a fuel voucher for a stock and a non-stock vehicle if the fuel voucher recipient is a currently authorized fuel voucher recipient.