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> I stopped at a station with pay-first pumps Are there pumps that aren't pay-first? Even in non self-service states they ask for payment first.
by jonknee 8y ago
> I stopped at a station with pay-first pumps
Are there pumps that aren't pay-first? Even in non self-service states they ask for payment first.
- cdoxsey 8y agoGrowing up in Alabama I always pumped then paid the attendant. I found paying first super confusing. How do I know what it will cost ahead of time? Then credit cards were ubiquitous and I never really thought about it again.
- simonbarker87 8y agoEvery pump in the UK is pay after pump, unless it’s pay at pump then you are limited to £99 usually but it’s just a hold, it only charges when you reseat the pump handle. It freaks me out in Europe and the US when I come across a pay first pump, I don’t know how much it’s going to cost to fill up and then I need to go back in to get my change, ridiculous!
- drewmol 8y agoTypically the cashier can "turn on the pump" (enable pumping prior to paymemt) on request, and you can pay after pumping.
- nradov 8y agoI don't understand. In every pump I've seen you just put in your credit card, wait for the authorization, and start pumping. What's the problem?
- war1025 8y agoIf you want to pay cash, sometimes you have to go in and give them money, then they have some way to tell the pump to only put out that much gas. And if you don't pick the right amount, you have to go back in and get your money back.
- justusthane 8y agoAt most gas stations in rural midwest (at least Wisconsin & Minnesota, can't speak as well for other areas) you can pay after pumping.
- asveikau 8y agoI remember sometime during the 90s, pay-first became more or less standard in the northeastern US, but it was confusing at first.