Jaguar drivers can now use their car’s touchscreen system to pay for fuel at Shell service stations with a new cashless payment app.

Initially launching in the UK, the new service allows customers to drive up to any pump at a Shell service station, use their vehicle’s touchscreen to select how much fuel they have filled up with, and then pay using PayPal or Apple Pay. Android Pay will be added later in 2017.

Once the transaction has been completed, a virtual receipt will appear on the touchscreen and will also be sent to the driver’s email address.

Peter Virk, director of connected car and future technology at Jaguar Land Rover, said: “Making a payment directly from a car’s touchscreen will make refuelling quicker and easier. With this new system you can choose any pump on the forecourt and pay for the fuel even if you’ve forgotten your wallet or can’t find your credit or debit card.

“You will save time because there is no more queuing to pay in a shop, and for drivers with children, it won’t be necessary to wake them up or unstrap them from their seats to take them into the shop. Expenses and tax returns will also be made much simpler, with no receipts to lose as these will all be sent electronically.”

Available to download from 15 February, the Shell app is one of several new enhancements to Jaguar’s F-PACE, XE and XF models. Other features include the addition of gesture technology, with which the user can complete commands such as opening the boot with the swipe of a foot.

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