Originally Posted by
markr33
I wonder where the guy/gal taking the road trip expects to be using his/her points? Is there any way to check in advance?
Use the route planner on shell's website, and click on individual stations -- it will show whether they take these rewards. I will warn that it is not 100% accurate, though. I had problems in NJ (where it's full serve only) -- not clear if the pump would actually accept the rewards, as the full-service attendants at two stations on a recent road trip refused to even try. On a different road trip, a station in MD was no longer shell-branded, even though shell's website still said it was.
Edit: I'll add that the southernmost station along I-95 is about 50 miles south of DC, if I recall correctly.