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So I drive a pretty big truck, I have reason to. One I just plain like to and I can afford the expense of gas and maintenance. Two I use it as a truck, carrying large object and towing trailers and such. It’s also a four door because I occasionally drive co-workers and customers around in it, some times through out South Western Ontario, so it has to be fairly comfortable. Now I’m not going to complain about the price of gas, it is what it is and everyone pays the same so whatever. What I have a problem with is the limit that the gas station are putting on the pay-at-the-pump payment options. My truck has a 120L tank and it’s easy to do the math at $1.10/L and with a limit of $100 for pay-at-the-pump, if I have less then a quarter tank I can’t fill it up in one transaction. Now how did they come up with $100 as a limit? And why can I just start pumping and pay inside with no limit? Isn’t that backwards? Is it going to take gas being at like $1.70/L, about the point most small cars would hit $100 per tank, before the raise that limit? For now guess what, I just hit the $100 and leave. I realize that it likely isn’t hurting the gas companies, they get it in the end, but that station isn’t getting my full tanks worth of business!

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By Bill on April 11, 2008 - Filed under: Rants
  • http://spaetzel.com Will Spaetzel

    I think the $100 limit is probably because of the Credit Card companies. They probably require you to sign the receipt to spend more than $100.

    And if you pay with Debit, they’re probably just pulling the same restriction to all transactions.

  • http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net Rebellious Arab Girl

    Huh.. I didn’t know about this.. but I don’t have a car! :D

  • http://spaetzel.com Will Spaetzel

    I think the $100 limit is probably because of the Credit Card companies. They probably require you to sign the receipt to spend more than $100.

    And if you pay with Debit, they’re probably just pulling the same restriction to all transactions.

  • http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net Rebellious Arab Girl

    Huh.. I didn’t know about this.. but I don’t have a car! :D

  • Lee Hughes

    I just had the same thing happen, but the limit at this station was 50.00. The clerk said it is because of the rising price of gas, they limit all debit/charge cards due to the transactions being declined after the gas has been pumped. I guess cash is the best way to go if you want a full tank.

  • Lee Hughes

    I just had the same thing happen, but the limit at this station was 50.00. The clerk said it is because of the rising price of gas, they limit all debit/charge cards due to the transactions being declined after the gas has been pumped. I guess cash is the best way to go if you want a full tank.

  • john

    If you goto canadian tire…they have 200 limit and also FORTINOS gas station have a 200 limit.

    Next time you at esso or petro..go inside n complaint to the manager about increasing the limit on pumps to 200-300 Dollars.

  • john

    If you goto canadian tire…they have 200 limit and also FORTINOS gas station have a 200 limit.

    Next time you at esso or petro..go inside n complaint to the manager about increasing the limit on pumps to 200-300 Dollars.

  • Gary Craze

    It’s not the credit card companies. It’s the limit set by the gas station companies (presumably to prevent fraud from a stolen card). But with the price of fuel today (especially diesel), I frequently hit the limit and have to do a second transaction to finish filling up. The gas station attendents always blame the CC card companies, but the truth is it’s in their own computer system.

  • Gary Craze

    It’s not the credit card companies. It’s the limit set by the gas station companies (presumably to prevent fraud from a stolen card). But with the price of fuel today (especially diesel), I frequently hit the limit and have to do a second transaction to finish filling up. The gas station attendents always blame the CC card companies, but the truth is it’s in their own computer system.

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