Zip code required at Loves

In the few US truck stops that I have used this year, I got around the PC by just hitting enter a couple of times. At one fuel stop, someone with a clip-board, came out to check the license plate, then hit a re-set button and I pumped $600 worth of fuel. When I went inside to buy some road food, I paid with the same c/c and I remarked about the zip - cashier said it was for security purposes and convinced me to sign up for fuel perks - which we did. It doesn't ask for zip or PC.

I have found that to put in the numbers in my postal code followed by two zeros will work in the US. So that T6X 3D4 becomes 63400. It has always worked for me.

There's actually a work-around for Canadian postal codes - something like using the numbers from your postal code and then two 0s. I haven't fueled up in the lower 48 for years, and have never seen it on Alaska pumps.

BB_TX wrote:
My Discover card and MasterCard always require zip code no matter where. I rarely use truck stops.

X2!

My Discover card and MasterCard always require zip code no matter where. I rarely use truck stops.

I no longer stop at Loves. Most places I fuel give the cash price on a debit card, loves doesn't.

II appreciate the extra effort to protect against fraud. I think you will find that ALL of your cards will work just fine by taking them inside for the cashier to swipe.

It's a security measure. If someone steals your card they probably won't know your zip. Same thing happens anytime I pump fuel with my Visa card.