AfMA Fleetdrive Issue 20 | Page 25

MotorMouth LOOKING BACK: FLEETDRIVE ISSUE 9 FLEETDRIVE MotorMouth reports prices for around 4,500 Australian service stations each day, with more sites being added daily as new users discover the app and share the prices they see around them. Benefits: The system uses a colour coded map system which users can click to “Price Reveal” each individual petrol station, along with the ability to see a reporting price graph of the last 60 days. Users are encouraged to provide updates when they are within 1km of a service station and receive regular rewards for doing so. • The reporting graph function is a good way to identify long term trends. “Our online research, created to establish consumer views and attitudes on petrol pricing, showed 87% of users had changed their petrol purchasing habits as a result of using MotorMouth,” a spokesperson for MotorMouth said. “Our core objective is to provide unbiased information to Australian motorists so that you can make an informed decision with regards to petrol purchasing. We do not seek to affect fuel prices but rather to provide a snapshot of prices so that you can make meaningful comparisons.” • The colour temperature gauge system (green to red) makes it easy to get an idea which petrol stations are cheapest by looking over the map. • The ability to add up-to-date information for other users is quite helpful. Limitations: • The app was a little buggy when tested on a Samsung S7 Android device. • Having to manually click on each station to get the price is a little tedious. • Users only have access to 30 ‘Price Reveals’ each week. Final Word: The biggest issue with MotorMouth is the limitation of “Price Reveals”. While it is somewhat understandable that the company doesn’t want to reveal all of its intellectual property to everyone, the restrictions may seem a little counter-intuitive to what is available on other apps. ISSUE 20 2019 / WWW.AFMA.ORG.AU 25