Anyone else have this problem when fueling???
Pulled into a larger gas station along the interstate to refuel. I used the "RV" lane. Used my credit card started the pump and only $75.00 later it shuts off!!! COME ON I'm in the "RV lane" and it wi...
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mowermech wrote:
The station management will blame the card issuing bank.
The bank will blame the card issuer (Visa, Discover, Mastercard, etc.) or the gas station.
The card issuer will blame the bank or the station.
Personally, I think it is the card or POS (point of sale) processing company that the station management has selected for that location. I base this on the FACT that I have seen limits varying from $75 to $150 at stations of the same type (flying J, for instance, or Conoco), when using the same Visa card issued by Wells Fargo! When I check my account the next morning, there is a $1 hold until the actual amount is posted.
I agree, it is annoying. What is even more annoying is making two trips to the fuel desk to complete one transaction. It is easier to run the card twice or run two cards once, IMO.
Here in MD, using the same card - at Sheetz there's a $75 limit, at Get-Go, I have done $130 without a problem. I checked with my bank, and they have no limit other than the normal daily max for a debit card. They told me it is usually the POS (pun possibly intended...) processer, not the bank or station. I have simply declined to do business with companies that have the limit, which I admit is much easier to do when there is another option.
I am about to retire again, and am thinking the RV Plus card would be the best way to feed a very hungry diesel. Are there any other good options?
