buying petrol

Complain to your credit card company that it's an unrecognised charge on your account.

The change is due to an increase in fraud. Some people seen to think it is ok to expect the banks / credit card companies/ businesses / ….. to be ripped off and whine when they introduce measures to reduce fraud, the same people probably befriend criminals - convicted fraudsters, sex offenders, …..

Of course, some of us try to ensure they end up where they belong and succeed 😀

That will be it brian....but I'm still going to pay cash in future...to hell with the cashless society...

and to hell with carrying a smart phone about with you....I left my phone down at the caravan a week ago so I haven't been able to receive any security codes apart from the one that I sent to my land line and it spoke the number...... I can see when I turn 70 in October I will be rebelling against lots of crap things things that are happening

wasn't me that befriended George Troy GM3YS ......

How does this reduce fraud? As soon as you insert a card into the pump they have your details to charge you the correct amount. You cannot get petrol at a pay at the pump without inserting the card and pin before the pump becomes active.

My guess - because at the above stage, all it has done is verify that you have an account - there is still no certainty that you have enough or any funds in the account. Charging £99 and allowing up to £99 worth of fuel to be delivered, ensures they will get paid for it if the amount is £99 or less.

convicted in 1940, 1942

during ww2 he set up a manufacturing radios in an old bank building on the Paisley road west employing boys....he lived just around the corner,,,,,I knew all this from 1974

I would guess that the biggest problem petrol stations have is the drive off without paying. If you elect to pay in kiosk/shop/till you get the fuel without having to give and financial details in advance.

yes it is apiece of nonsense

paying cash will be easier

indeed all that needs is a phony plate

Be careful, they will try to restrict your dot supply. Then you'll be in trouble.

I suspect we will see the adoption of a pre pay system - it is quite common in the US. Some places will let you fill up if they think you look honest but others you hand over, say, $30 and the pump fills up to that limit. I was surprised on a trip in about 2016 to still see places in the US using signatures and those ‘tracing paper’ credit card receipts. I remember commenting at the time I’d not seen one here for years.

Most Asda petrol stations I’ve used are card only, they don’t have a kiosk.

Their banking has always been behind the times.

Not with cards, they invented those.

Same with ApplePay and GooglePay.