Same thing happened to me the first time we went out west. We'd been rving for years but living in the east I guess the CC company didn't see anything wrong with me using the CC anywhere east of the Miss. River. But when we decided to go out west several years ago every fuel stop took the CC UNTIL I crossed the big M. From then on every pump said SEE CASHIER INSIDE and so it went for the remainder of our trip through California up to Washington and back through the Midwest. It was a minor inconvenience having to walk in so they could swipe my card but it worked out OK. I called my CC company when I got home and had them flag my card for extended trips during the months I knew we'd be travelling and it's worked ever since.
