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Conversely, good luck buying gas from an automatic pump if you're in the US and paying with a European card. In the absence of a PIN they'll ask for a ZIP code,

by objclxt 14y ago

Conversely, good luck buying gas from an automatic pump if you're in the US and paying with a European card. In the absence of a PIN they'll ask for a ZIP code, which you don't have.

julian_t 14y ago
As a Brit in NY, when I swipe my UK card to by a Metro pass I'm asked for my ZIP code. I just put in the ZIP code of my apartment and have never had any trouble. A teller at the bank told me that since it isn't a US card they ignore it anyway...
- pearkes 14y ago
  I was once told travelling in the US on a Canadian credit card to just input '00000' and that it should do the trick on all of the self-serve pumps. Worked for me on multiple pumps.
- mac_ny 14y ago
  It also works if you just press enter -- I think it just ignores the input.