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   Hello Alan Ianson!   
      
   ** On Sunday 31.07.22 - 18:40, Alan Ianson wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    AA>> Turns out that in the last two weekends alone, some   
    AA>> assholes filled up their tanks and just drove-off. [...]   
    AA>> The station owner said that they lost $6000 due to drive-   
    AA>> offs.   
      
    AI> We have had to prepay here for as long as I can remember.   
    AI> It could be that gas thieves are the reason.   
      
   No doubt.  I don't blame the station owner for implementing     
   that system.   They KNOW who the locals/regulars are, so they     
   could activate specific pumps to allow normal operation. But     
   when it gets busy I suppose it's hard to individualize each     
   usage.   
      
   I was fine with using the CC card at the pump. But they stopped     
   maintaining the printers at the pumps, so I have to go in to     
   get a receipt - that kinda defeats the purpose of     
   "convenience", imho.   
      
    AI> I use my debt card most of the time. I choose $50, my car   
    AI> seldom takes more than around $40.00. They just withdraw   
    AI> the actual amount whatever it is even though the pre-   
    AI> authorize for $50.00. It has never been a problem.   
      
   Yes.. that's sounds like the way it actually works, wrt debit     
   cards.  But they "overcharge" on a credit card, and the actual     
   amount gets resolved after a few days.   
      
      
    AA>> Someone else told me about their first experience with   
    AA>> the pre-pay system, and ended up paying too much for the   
    AA>> fuel. They did NOT get the difference in cash.  Not sure   
    AA>> how that is supposed to work.  I forget whether they paid   
    AA>> in cash or debit.   
      
    AI> I've never had that happen to me but not all merchants are   
    AI> created equal.   
      
   Turns out that the person was confused about the "pre-    
   authorized limit".  She thought it was the actual amount she     
   was paying.   
      
   I don't understand the mentality of drive-offs. Their cars and     
   plates are recorded as evidence. The police will track them     
   down, and they will be charged and get a record. The only way     
   they might get away with it is if they shield their plates.   
      
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