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I may have missed something, but why specifically when paying for petrol? Surely the advice here should be to stop using debit entirely? (Alternatively, choose
by pdemporg 7y ago
I may have missed something, but why specifically when paying for petrol? Surely the advice here should be to stop using debit entirely?
(Alternatively, choose to use cash now - or you won't have the choice in the future.)
- windexh8er 7y agoBecause American gas pumps still primarily use magstripe readers and thus skimmers are still a problem. Many new pumps are starting to get Apple/Android contactless payment, but I've found that most of the pumps that have the hardware don't actually have it enabled for whatever reason.
- mikestew 7y agoAn AM/PM gas station in Bellevue, WA recently spent months tearing out tanks and putting new pumps in. “Sweet, I go by there every day, maybe the pumps will have NFC/Apple Pay.” NFC? The new pumps don’t even have chip readers. It is still mag stripe only. Words are inadequate.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoConversely, some Wawa convenience stores are only getting Tesla superchargers, no gas pumps (and Tesla automatically dings your CC on file for Supercharging). Interesting to see the dichotomy. The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. Apologies to Gibson.
- jfim 7y agoSome gas stations are cash/debit only to avoid credit card interchange fees, and thus can have a slightly lower price than other gas stations.