Prague, October 10, 2017 – Benzina, the Czech Republic’s largest filling station network and part of the Unipetrol Group, helps educate young drivers. In a joint pilot project with the Autoclub of the Czech Republic (ACR) they will cooperate with fifty driving schools all over the Czech Republic – the pupils will try practical skills, such as refueling and car washing in an automatic car wash. The project will gradually expand to two hundred driving schools.
„Beginning drivers are always a little nervous - not only on the road but also at a filling station. Every one of us has been through this. That’s why we will offer the driving school pupils an opportunity to try all these activities at our filling stations so that they’re not stressed during their actual first visit,“ says Agnieszka Bobrukiewicz, head of Benzina’s marketing department.
„We care about the largest possible amount of practical training of our future drivers. That’s why we are a partner of the project since we consider supporting the new drivers’ skills to be an important contribution to the road safety improvement,“ says Radek Procházka, ACR’s project manager.
The Czech Republic’s largest filling station network will support dozens of driving schools providing them with its stations so that the pupils can prepare for all the “pitfalls” waiting for them in such places. Each of the cooperating driving schools will receive three pre-loaded Tank Cards EASY for free refueling at the Benzina filling station network.
During their driving course, the pupils will also try to drive in a filling station, park their car near a fuel dispenser and refuel, inflate the tires, or add a solution in the windscreen washer. „We will tell the pupils how to win a fight with a fuel hose in case the car’s tank cap is placed on the other side, and teach them how to stop in a right distance from a dispenser. We will teach them how to choose the right fuel for a particular type of vehicle, what are the principles of safe and considerate behavior at the filling station, as well as different options of payment for the tanked fuel,“ says Lubomír Krátký, owner of the Prague driving school Autoškola Krátký, adding: „Our training will also include a car wash visit, since we know that many people are actually afraid of it. Especially beginning drivers often struggle with entering the car wash correctly or they forget to fold down the mirrors and take off the removable antenna.“
At the end of the course, every graduate will receive a gift in the form of a Tank Card EASY which entitles them to refuel at Benzina filling stations at a discounted price.
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Benzina:
Benzina, part of the Unipetrol Group, operates the largest network of filling stations in the Czech Republic. It has a rich history which goes back for more than half a century. It is a traditional and at the same time modern brand of Czech drivers which is characterized by its high-quality fuels and customer service. In addition to EFECTA standard fuels, Benzina offers also VERVA premium fuels and a wide range of snacks in its gastronomic concept STOP CAFE. In September 2017, Benzina raised the number of its filling stations to 396 increasing thereby its market share to 19%.
Autoclub Czech Republic:
Autoclub Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as „Autoclub CR“), with registered seat in Prague 1, New Town, Opletalova St. 1337/29, Company ID No. 00550264, is an association under the Act no. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, as amended, and is registered in the Register of Associations as amended in Prague, file.no. L 1219.
Autoclub CR’s purpose is to satisfy and protect the common interests of its members in motoring, motor sport and non-motor sport, management of motorcycle and car sport, the road safety improvement and other related tasks.
Based on the decision of international organizations FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) and FIA (Fédération International de l’Automobile) with sports authority, Autoclub CR is the sole authority to manage the motorcycle and car sport in the Czech Republic in the extent determined by them.
As part of their sports authority performance, the Autoclub CR cares especially about the development and promotion of motorcycle and car sport in the Czech Republic, registers sportsmen and other licensees, represents the area of motor sport in international organizations, issues the respective regulations, licenses, calendars, approves individual races, propositions and special provision, prepares sportsmen and officials, and appoints representatives of the Czech Republic.
Autoclub CR is also an umbrella organization for other sports and leisure activities. Therefore, following organizations have long been active within the Autoclub CR: Caravan Club Association ACR, Veteran Car Club Association ACR, Disabled Motorist Association ACR, Automotive Orientation Competition Association ACR, Mini Kart Association ACR and Veteran Racer Association ACR.
Contact: Klára Sobotková, media and communication, Autoclub Czech Republic, tel.: +420 602 104 115, e-mail: media@autoklub.cz