Half Pay-At-The-Pump

[RPartain]

Anybody out there know anyone in the Shell, Chevron, etc... marketing department? Now that fuel is upwards of $3. 80, pay-at-the-pump credit card purchases only get me 2/3's of a tank. Amex says its the seller, Shell says its Amex. I say Shell could increase their revenues by 50% (to me) by increasing their credit card limits to match their increased fuel prices. You know, "one good turn deserves another".

 

[KSears]

it doesn't matter what card you use, visa,mc, a/e,,,all have caps, so I don't think its the card co. . why would they want a spending limit,,duh, I don't think so,, they want us to spend until we can't spend no more ,, I don't understand the cap thing,, nothing more irritating especially on a trip , than to be cut off at $75 ,about 2/3 of a tank nowadays,, its probably so they can raise the price before you can get your card out again to finish your fillup !!!!!!!!!!11

 

[kenny61]

the reason for the cap is most companies pre authorize $1. 00 when you insert the card to make sure the card is active. they dont want you getting $150. 00 of fuel when you only have $50. 00 left on your card

 

[HBarlow]

Get a Flying J rewards card. If you have the card you insert it to turn on the pump and there is no limit. Once you finish fueling you go inside and pay with your regular credit card, no problem even if the total is $500.



I guess Flying J feels more comfortable doing it this way because they know who you are and where you live.



I realize Flying J won't work for everyone. If you don't live near one and don't travel FJ may not be very much help for you.



Harvey

 

[JOdell]

I know it takes 2 trips but I go in with a $100. 00 bill and give it to them. Then when I am done I go inside and put it on my card. The only reason I even put it on my card is because of the points/rewards. -Jason

 

[Forrest Nearing]

tons of regular fuel stations down here will let you fill up



I know what you mean though, every once in a while I'll get to a pump that'll only pump $75, and it's annoying

 

[SHobbs]

There is a Loves down the road from me thats doing this. The sticker on the pump says there is a $75 dollar limit to help control fuel costs. Not too far from there is a QT and they have no limit. Lucikly my bio supplier does not do this.

 

[Larry Willard]

I was going to say the same thing Harvey said. I also use my Exxon card and they never limit my purchase there. Maybe you need a oil company card for your regular station so it won't happen.

Larry

 

[Slingblade]

There is a Loves down the road from me thats doing this. The sticker on the pump says there is a $75 dollar limit to help control fuel costs. Not too far from there is a QT and they have no limit. Lucikly my bio supplier does not do this.

$75 dollar limit to control fuel cost? What kind of crackhead logic is that? #@$%!

 

[kenny61]

thats exactly what it is, crackhead logic. If the crack heads figured out you could get 150. 00 worth of fuel on a debit card that only had 2. 00 in the account you would wind up paying the difference... .

 

[Slingblade]

Ok, I gues I get that. I use a gas card and didn't think about debit. The statement made me think that if you dont buy a full tank you dont really see the impact as much. Like buying stuff on time. 30,000 dollars dosent seem so bad if you think of it in a payment amount.

 

[TFucili]

Stopped at a Shell station in town tonight. $3. 909/gal. Had to restart the pump 'cause it shut off at $75. 00. Ended up at $119. 00:{

 

[16919]

Anybody out there know anyone in the Shell, Chevron, etc... marketing department? Now that fuel is upwards of $3. 80, pay-at-the-pump credit card purchases only get me 2/3's of a tank. Amex says its the seller, Shell says its Amex. I say Shell could increase their revenues by 50% (to me) by increasing their credit card limits to match their increased fuel prices. You know, "one good turn deserves another".

Go to a pump for big rigs... they don't shut off at 75. 00 thats for sure :-laf

 

[Greenleaf]

When I drive my diesels, I use the big rig pumps. I simply will not tolerate waiting for the soccer mom to pump her mini wagon full of gas.



The truckers will sometimes strike up a conversation about the stacks or sound or something. All I get from soccer mom is an angry look.

 

[obert]

Speedway here has a sticker on the pump that points out limits for cards. I havnt really read it in full but it says limit is not from speedway. MC has $50 and visa has $75. I drive mostly for work and there is no limit on my fleet card.

I keep my own truck's tank usualy at 1/2 or more and only buy a little at a time, havn't run into this for a while, but I was livid when this first happend to me... .

 

[kenny61]

There was an article in the local paper a few months ago. Apparently when you payed at the pump some companies were pre authorizing a larger amount such as $50. 00 but it was causing over draft / over balance fees to people that did not have enough of a balance and caused quite an uproar with them they listed what merchants did what , merchants being the company that interfaced with the credit card company. I guess its there way of preventing loss while providing convenience. I'm used to it now if its raining i will go inside and pay after I fill up. if its nice i just shut the pump down at 75. 00 and start over... .

 

[buddys06]

The last time I went inside and gave them my card so I could fill up(at the recomendation of my bank) I ended up with a bunch of fraud charges on my account. Now I just restart the pump again. All charges were reversed eventually. I Know it was the girl in the store cause some of the charges were for girl creams and stuff. I made sure to express my disaprovell the last time I went in:-{}.

 

[Bob Cochran]

Don't go into a Flying J here in Arizona to the big Rig pumps!!!! They pay and additional I think 18 cents a gallon over the other pumps. I know in other states this is no the case but in Arizona the big rigs pay extra road taxes. As for the limits even for awhile here Flying J at the Non-big rig pumps had these limits. I don't know who wants the fuel limited credit card or dealer but it seems strange that at the same pump one credit card is limited to $50 and an other $75 so in my mind it is the credit card company I mean why would the dealer limit one card to one thing and the other to something different. Makes no sense to be but then what does anymore. When the pump stops and the predetermined amount I just run the card. Most of the time if you take to the clerk it will go on for ever. Oh buy the way I noticed Now at the Flying J's at least in Arizona that I have been to do not shut off like they used to and u can pump $150 200 with not having to redo with the credit card.

 

[surfbeetle]

It really sucks when you use debit and they charge you 45 cents per transaction. When the pump resets, there goes another 45 cents to continue. I found that I have to guess how much fuel I need and then go into the store with the debit card and prepay with the debit card for a bit over the amount that I think I need. Then I pump and go back for the change. That way I only pay one 45 cent transaction. Out here in CA, they charge more per gallon for a credit card then on debit.

 

[SHobbs]

$75 dollar limit to control fuel cost? What kind of crackhead logic is that? #@$%!

You tell me and then we will both know. I had to go into the darned place TWICE to fill the truck and I told them I was not coming back again. Now that my bio supplier is back up and running after the state shut him down thats where I will fill up as always. As long as night time temps stay above 40* then B100 will be in the tank.