Yea, I would have gone postal. Just reading that got me all amped up too!

 

Yeah Phil & John, it sure got me going. Its probably a good thing I'm married, she kept telling me to calm down. The boss followed me out to the pump and kept telling me he was sorry, I just told him I would never be back. I don't like camera's but have to say that they saved the day!

 

Yeah.....there definitely would have been cops involved.....and an ambulance for someone. Me or one of them, don't know which.

 

Even now after that experience I'm nervous about giving them my plastic if there isn't a cash discount. Who knows what they are doing with it while I'm out filling up? Holding 90 gallons like I do I would have to run my card three times at least at the pump. I have asked credit card companies, the managers at the stations and my bank why they cut you off at $75 or $100 and they all blame each other. No straight answers! I've even asked the station manager if they were in business to sell fuel. Yes, then why cut me off???

 

I hate that when the pump shuts off at $75!!! I always thought they did it for drive offs. But then again.....you already paid....duh

 

My thoughts on that is, when you run your card, they know how much your good for so why cut you off if your good for it? With my 5er, I don't think I could get to far if I drove off, LOL! For the most part anymore, I fill up without my 5er, less hassle and with 90 gallons I don't have to stop as much. I really like it!

 

Maybe they do it in case someone steals a credit or debit card. The most they could get is $75 at one time. More than likely they won't stand there and run a stolen card again. Of course that theory has holes too. These freakin idiot dope head thieves now days are pretty brave.....or stupid.

 

I think you mean and stupid.

 

That's one of the best theories out there. I had one cut me off a $50, I went inside and said that I couldn't even fill up my VW bug with that!! A few bad apples ruin it for all of us.

 

that's true. I sure like filling from the bulk tank. I haven't filled at a gas station in probably 6 months. I don't even know if I would remember how lol.

 

Yes, the purpose is to limit fraudulent use of a stolen card. Around here, when you hit one of those limits when paying at the pump, it won't accept the card again at the pump. You have to go inside, and show ID, to exceed the limit and restart the pump. Last time this happened to us (we were filling both tanks and a bunch of jerry cans), the station was closed and it was pay-at-the-pump only. Fortunately my wife had her card with her.

 

Most of the time, not always, you can run your card the second time. On a rare occasion 3 times, very rare. This based on a sampling across the country.

 

That's interesting. I've never had that happen to me... Good to know though...

 

I would personally pay in cash, or pre-pay if you know roughly how much fuel you need. Some pumps at certain stations like shell, will charge you more than what your fuel is worth. So you bought 10$ of fuel, but they put a hold of 75$ on your account when you pay at the pump. I've seen that happen to guys before. You get that money back, but you are then unable to access that money for a few days until it is released back to your account. I personally don't take the chance. I know some places like truck stops out east will hold on to your ID to turn the pump on, and then you pay for the fuel to get your ID back inside.

I've never had this problem, since I don't pay at the pump. I usually go inside and get something like a drink or food with a purchase of fuel.

http://www.creditcards.com/ There is a link to what I'm talking about. I just found out about this not too long ago from some older gentleman in O'Reilly's last winter.

 

That's a interesting article but there are to many 'if this, then that' in there. We will probably never really know what's going on behind the scenes.