Whew. And I complain when it goes over $50.I my last fill up was $119, but my personal 'best' is $348...
Whew. And I complain when it goes over $50.I my last fill up was $119, but my personal 'best' is $348...
I also don't sign the back of the card anymore, instead I print "ASK FOR ID". Not full proof since not all establishments ask to see the card anymore, you just swipe it. But should still be helpful just in case they do.
This may have been a technical issue. Do your cards have Chip & Pin technology?
At the gas pumps I use, you must have a credit card with a chip and then you must enter a PIN.
When I am in the US I am unable to pay at the pump because I don't gave a Zip Code to enter. I have to go to the cashier, agree to pay up to a specified amount, fill up, then return to the cashier to finalize the transaction.
All the Tim Hortons I have been to in the past couple of years use point of sale devices that similarly use chip and pin technology.
Good idea.I have a credit card that is used only for recurring bills (electricity, cable, alarm, etc.). It is never carried anywhere. It's intent was to be hyper secure so our bills would be paid automatically.
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I have a credit card that is used only for recurring bills (electricity, cable, alarm, etc.). It is never carried anywhere. It's intent was to be hyper secure so our bills would be paid automatically.
We got a call asking if we had used the card earlier that day in Italy. Unfortunately, I hadn't. The charge was for 1 euro. I asked about how could they get a number and why such a small amount. I was told that the small amount was only to see if it was a good number. The thief could have just been randomly playing with numbers and security number on back and got lucky or they could have hacked one of our payees.
They cancelled the old card and fedexed a new card. I got to spend two hours converting all the bills to the new number. Fortunately, nothing fell through the cracks.
I carry two cards (because most pumps won't let us fill up the motorhome tank on one card) and DH carries one, all different.
It depends on the station. Some will allow a re-swipe, others will not. Most pumps have a $100/swipe maximum, but I've seen as low as $75 and as high as $150.Can't you swipe the card a second time if you reach the $ limit on the first try? I've never had a problem doing that (Penfed Visa).
It's 55 gallons, so if it's close to empty and gas is over $3.50 (as it was for most of our 4300 mile trip last month) it can be pretty close to $200.Just how much does it cost to fill the tank?
I am not sure what is going on, but our PenFed Visa card had to be shut down at the beginning of last week and our Discover Card at the end of the same week. The Discover Card declined an attempted charge of $1300 at a Home Depot in NY and we live in WV. Received our new PenFed Visa cards and a few days later a form that we had to complete showing that we did not make the charges that they had contacted us about. They were made in NC. We just went through this with Discover Card in 02/13. My DH thinks we should get rid of all credit cards and carry cash. I vetoed that suggestion. Can anyone think of anything that we can do to try to make it harder for the people who are compromising our credit cards? This is getting ridiculous.
........I print "ASK FOR ID". Not full proof since not all establishments ask to see the card anymore, you just swipe it. But should still be helpful just in case they do.