Half Pay-At-The-Pump

[steved]

It depends on the station, and the card. Some do this, others don't.

I have used Amex, Discover, and Visa... it varies station to station (I travel cross country time to time).

 

[kenny61]

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.

if it has a visa or m/c logo use it as a credit card and save the fees

never mind just saw the xtra cc price

 

[monkeyman]

Strange, Speedway here (Illinois) does any limit, Diesel just went to $4. 00+ Marathon also will take a Speedway card.

Rick

 

[jkidd]

Debit cards suck

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.

citi bank has a cedit card called drivers edge that gives 6% back on fuel and groceries up to $500, thats a 24 cent reduction out here.



+ they give you a credit of $0. 01 per mile driven as long as you are not commercial, up to $500 also



there are lots of 5% and 3% gas cards out there too.

 

[jjordan1]

Get a rewards Discover charge card. You will @ least get something back for your money

 

[AClayton]

Get a rewards Discover charge card. You will @ least get something back for your money

We do that also!!



Alan

 

[ENafziger]

It's very frustrating to me as well. I have the tank vent kit, and I like to top off the tank to get a better calculation on mileage; to do so, this can require 38 gallons of fuel.

For some reason, at the local stations with my Visa debit card, there is a $50 limit per transaction. This becomes VERY frustrating!!! Filling up with $4. 09 fuel requires 4 swipes of the card to allow the $155 - 160 it takes to top off!!!

Even though I have the Pilot Points card, if I go inside, I have to leave my debit card, Pilot card, and Driver's License with them... something I'm definately not comfortable doing either.

There sure are a lot of things to stress a fellow out these days!

--Eric