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Open Roads Forum  >  RVing in Canada and Alaska  > Using Credit Cards When Fueling in the US. This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next snowyowl.13 • View posts PEI Senior Member Joined: 08/10/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/06/10 05:37am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this topic but I suspect that most Canadian on here read this forum. My question is: "Is there any way that anyone has found to use a credit/debit card at the pumps in the southern US?" Almost all require a ZIP code or else it is necessary to go in and line up. Often cashiers make me leave my card at the cash while I go back out and fill up. I don't like doing that and I lost my card on one occasion. Some places make me prepay for a set amount of fuel which I invariably underestimate. The whole thing is nuisance. This used to be mainly in the south but on our last trip through the NE US, I ran into the same problem at one or two gas stations so it seems to be heading north. I would think that in light of the millions of dollars that Canadians spend in the US every winter, the gas companies would try to accommodate us a little better. I'm sure that someone will say use cash but I prefer to use a credit card rather than carry cash. Dan Prince Edward Island http://snowyowl.smugmug.com/nature 2011 Cedar Creek 36RE Touring Edition 2011 Ford 6.7 Diesel 1 Ton Dually RRUGG • View posts Newaygo, MI,USA Senior Member Joined: 08/08/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/06/10 05:51am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I don't like that either so I send DW into the station with the credit card. When I'm finished filling, she pays with the card. At the price of gas or diesel, I'd almost have to tow an extra trailer just to carry the cash. RRUGG 2009 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ 1500 4x4 5.3L 2011 Kodiak 281RLGS travel trailer 2011 Egg Camper 2010 Chrysler Town & Country Good Sam life members Bob & Grace professional retirees Camped in 49 states. Missing Hawaii. skipnchar • View posts Topeka or somewhere else Senior Member Joined: 12/17/2003 View Profile Posted: 09/06/10 05:53am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I've seen lots of stations that require zip codes for credit cards but debit cards usually not. Might consider using a debit card so your PIN serves as the safety. I guess going inside and leaving your card would be an acceptable alternative (since so many times you have to go inside to get a receipt anyway when stations don't keep their printer armed and ready). I guess it comes down to expecting them to trust YOU and NOT make you leave your card or you trust them by leaving it. I've often left them a credit card that has a very small limit (couple of hundred dollars or even a canceled card) and when it's time to pay I give them the real card. That way in the very unlikely event they try to use your number or make off with your card they've got nothing they can use. 2011 F-150 HD Ecoboost 3.5 V6. 2550 payload, 17,100 GCVWR - 2004 F-150 HD (Traded after 80,000 towing miles) 2007 Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer US Govt survey shows three out of four people make up 75% of the total population Veebyes • View posts Bermuda & Maryland Senior Member Joined: 11/24/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/06/10 05:58am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Skipnchair, I like the cancelled card method. Not having a US based card or a US address makes life inconvenient for us too at the pumps. That & the $75 limit at so many stations. It is rare for me to pit anything less than $125 in the tanks. Boat: 32' 1996 Albin 32+2, single Cummins 315hp 40+ night per year overnighter 2007 Alpenlite 34RLR 2006 Chevy 3500 LT, CC,LB 6.6L Diesel Ham Radio: VP9KL, IRLP node 7995 Popsie • View posts Livingston, TX, USA Senior Member Joined: 04/04/2003 View Profile Posted: 09/06/10 05:59am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I don't worry about someone losing or misusing my credit card. Several times in the last two years, strange charges have shown up on my credit cards for items such as Mother's Day flower delivery and purchasing a mail order computer. In every case, I just called the credit card companies, and they immediately removed the charge from my account. Then, in the mail in a week or two I received a form to sign saying that I didn't make the purchase. No problem. pdq_bc • View posts where ever we are currently parked Senior Member Joined: 09/01/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/06/10 07:06am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator hi here is a cut & paste I save from another forum.... regards, pdq ____________ If gas station needs your postal code, use: BLAINE, WA 98231 or Since this very problem ticked me off on the way home from Florida in Nov., I'm updating this thread with info I read in CSA News (Canadian Snowbird Association magazine) According to a 'Bird Talk' contributor, you enter the three numbers in your postal code followed by 00 and this works as our (Canadian) equivalent of the zip code. _____________ peter & larry itasca 2009 suncruiser 35P pontiac 2009 G5 we're here... http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=12260 Scarface56 • View posts Appleton, Wisconsin Senior Member Joined: 01/31/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/06/10 07:14am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Debit cards are much less secure than credit cards. Search debit card fraud. The problem with either is not just fraudulent charges on your card but they can scan the card and save the info which gives them plenty of information to steal your identity. We do the same as RRUGG does. Also if we end up in a station that requires us to leave a card or other information we just pump in a few gallons and pay cash then stop at the next place. Me & DW 08 GMC 3500 SLT 4x4 DRW Diesel Pioneer AVIC D3 GPS Nav/Stereo/backup camera 2011 245RL Keystone Laredo Scooter Buddy 125 17.5 Crestliner Boat For those of us who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know. SEMPER FI SidKaye • View posts Mt Dora Florida, Montreal QC for the Summer Senior Member Joined: 09/03/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/06/10 07:23am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator This is really a Non-issue and I hope, the worst problem you ever have to deal with while traveling. Just consider how much $$ you are saving over Canadian fuel prices for the minor inconvenience of a few minutes. I remember when there was no such thing as "pay at the pump" Sidney 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT,48RE, 4:10,Cummins HO Diesel,Quad Cab,LWB,SRW,PacBrake,Prodigy, X-Monitor Gauges,Line-X,Bedsaver 2002 Excel,Ltd,30RGW,Hughes Autoformer,Honda Eu1000i, ClearSpot 4G+, http://www.kayepics.com Terryallan • View posts Foothills NC Senior Member Joined: 06/28/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/06/10 07:51am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator And carrying CASH is not a real option either. We went in to use cash a a station at Top Sail NC, and they would not take $100.00 bills. I said thanks, and drove to another station. I thought it kind of stupid, since my bill would be around $80.00 Terry & Shay Pioneer 23T6 04 F150, 5.4, Lariat SuperCab Lazy Campers NC jim87vette • View posts Arizona Senior Member Joined: 07/25/2008 View Profile Offline Posted: 09/06/10 08:05am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Talk to your bank maybe they have a better solution and possibly they could explain the why's/why nots better? Even with a US address I still have fueling issues at times.I understand the limit $75. because of fraud.Really don't have a good answer I think we all have had dealings with paying at the pump.But if I'm on the road hey I can't complain as I'm on vacation and seeing the countryside...could be worse? 08 GMC 3500 Dually Duramax 96 Chevy 2500 6.5 05 Yamaha Rhino 04 Gearbox 335FS 5er 14k wet This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next Open Roads Forum  >  RVing in Canada and Alaska  > Using Credit Cards When Fueling in the US.

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