"Ron Natalie" wrote

Gas stations preauthorize a buck just to make sure the account is
there if you ask for a "fill up". They then will allow you to pump
a certain amount of fuel that they decide. I had a nice discussion
with a bankcard security guy on this.

I have a real problem with gas stations that have a cut-off dollar amount on
the credit card fill-ups.

I have a work van that has a 31.5 gallon tank. It is not unusual for me to
run it down low enough to put in 30 gallons. At 2.749, that is $82.47. I
have found that many gas stations shut off the pump at unreasonably low
amounts.

I would much rather they put 100 bucks on reserve, and let me buy all of the
dang gas I want to buy!
--
Jim in NC