Computer hardware, peripherals and software for controlling, recording, and displaying authorized fuel transactions; computer hardware, peripherals and software for preventing unauthorized fuel transactions; radio frequency receivers and transmitters and electronic hardware and software that enable secure capture, management, relay and processing of customer and vehicle identification and financial information used to identify, verify and authorize commercial and non-commercial fueling transactions; radio frequency transmitters and receivers and programs designed to enable secure transmission and receipt of customer information and transaction data, interaction with point of transaction terminals and credit transaction processing; computer hardware, peripherals and software secure data storage, retrieval and transmission of confidential customer information and transaction data, and authorization; computer hardware, peripherals and software for use in the prevention of credit fraud and identity theft; user manuals and guides for all of the foregoing distributed as a unit with the software