Bank statement charge
What is MFG on my bank statement?
Who charged you
Motor Fuel Group petrol stations under BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET and Murco signs
MFG is Motor Fuel Group, a UK petrol station operator that runs forecourts under BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET and Murco signs. The charge is usually fuel, a shop purchase, a car wash or EV charging at one of its stations, with the station's name after MFG.
How it can show on a statement
MFGMFG [SITE NAME]MFG EV POWERMFG EV POWER [SITE NAME]
1 more way it shows
NYA MOTOR FUEL LTD
Find out what it was
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Read the words after MFG: they are usually the station's name or road, cut short, so match them with a place you drove through or stopped at.
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Think of the fuel brand rather than MFG: the station may have had a BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET or Murco sign.
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If the line says MFG EV POWER, look in your charging app or inbox for a charging session on that date.
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If the amount is a round figure larger than your fill-up and still pending, compare it again once it has turned into the final fuel amount.
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Ask anyone who shares your card or car whether they stopped for fuel that day.
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Still a charge you did not agree to? File your complaint here. We write it with you and send it to Motor Fuel Group, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Not in any of your accounts? If nobody in your household made it, someone else may have used your card details. Your card issuer can stop the card, so the charges do not continue.
Why does it say “MFG”?
Motor Fuel Group, whose company name is Motor Fuel Limited, owns and runs petrol stations that carry the signs of the big fuel brands: BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET and Murco. Card payments go to MFG rather than to the brand on the sign, so the statement shows MFG followed by the station's name, often cut short, such as a road, village or services name. A few small payments show the company name instead, as NYA MOTOR FUEL LTD.
MFG also runs its own EV Power chargers, and charging there shows as MFG EV POWER, sometimes with the place after it. If you paid at the pump, a larger amount is usually approved on your card before you fill up; it should drop to the price of the fuel once you finish, but some banks show it as pending for longer.
Why you might see this charge
- Fuel at a BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET or Murco station that MFG runs.
- Snacks, drinks, coffee or food to go from the shop on an MFG forecourt.
- A car wash or jet wash at an MFG station.
- Charging an electric car at an MFG EV Power charger, shown as MFG EV POWER.
- A pending amount from paying at the pump that is larger than the fuel you bought, until your bank updates it.
- Someone else who uses your card filling up on a trip.
Is MFG legit?
Yes. Motor Fuel Group is a large UK forecourt operator; its company, Motor Fuel Limited, is based in St Albans. An MFG line is a normal payment at one of its stations, whatever fuel brand is on the sign.
If you stopped for fuel that day, the line is very likely your own purchase. Texts or emails that ask you to confirm a fuel payment through a link are a different thing; check the amount against your own receipts and banking app, never through a link in a message.
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Questions about MFG
What is MFG on my bank statement?
MFG is Motor Fuel Group, a UK petrol station operator. The words after MFG are the station, and the payment is usually fuel, a shop purchase, a car wash or EV charging there.
What is PFS MFG?
PFS is the usual short form of petrol filling station, and MFG is Motor Fuel Group, so together they point to a petrol station run by MFG. Card lines from its stations usually start with MFG and the station's name; its stations carry BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET or Murco signs.
Why does it say MFG when I filled up at a BP or Shell station?
MFG owns and runs many stations that sell those brands' fuel. The card payment goes to MFG, so its name shows instead of the brand on the sign.
What is MFG EV POWER?
It is MFG's own electric vehicle charging network. The line, sometimes followed by the place, is a charging session at one of its chargers.
What if I did not agree to an MFG charge?
File a complaint on Complain.biz. We write it with you and send it to Motor Fuel Group, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Based on
- Motor Fuel Group: About us (largest independent forecourt operator, MFG and Morrisons forecourts)
- Motor Fuel Group: Partners and brands (BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET and Murco; EV Power)
- Motor Fuel Group: Contact us (Motor Fuel Limited, St Albans)
- Haringey Council: Purchase card expenditure (MFG LORDSHIP LANE, MFG SGIWEN, MFG PREMIER, MFG EV POWER and NYA MOTOR FUEL LTD lines)
- South Staffordshire Council: Government procurement card transactions (MFG GAILEY SERVICE STA line)
- Supermarkets changing Pay at Pump authorisation amount (FleetUK, quoting Visa)