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Do post-pay gas stations still exist?
by Simulacra 8y ago
Do post-pay gas stations still exist?
- sverige 8y agoYes, but they're generally in rural areas where people know each other.
- superkuh 8y agoYup. They're the standard in Minnesota/Wisconsin as far as I can tell. I always get a little upset when I encounter a pre-pay gas station in other parts of the country. It's offensive.
- hondadriver 8y agoYes, in most of Europe at least. We've three ways of paying I know of: 1. Fill at the pump, go inside (or sometimes to an outside payment booth) and pay with cash or card. Almost all manned stations offer this way of paying. 2. Start a transaction at the pump with a card. A large enough amount to fill a large car is reserved on the card. After filling up, the real (lower) amount is confirmed and written off. (deferred sale). This is used at most unmanned stations. Also manned stations sometimes offer to pay at the pump this way, next to option 1. 3. You pay an amount up-front, at the pump with cash or card. Tricky part is you have to guess how much fuel you'll need, because there will be no refund if you use less. I've only encountered these pre-paid-only ones at some unmanned stations on the east coast of Italy.
- classichasclass 8y agoMany in Australia, particularly rural areas.