An increasing number of filling stations no longer have human staff atYes they do and have done so for years.
all, or even shops -- just self-service pumps. Being in the habit of
always filling up my tank, I have continued that with self-service.
But here ><https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360924432/pay-pump-nightmare-woman-paid-53-petrol-and-then-199-vanished-her-account>
is a cautionary tale of customers who find that a hold has been placed
on funds in their bank accounts, to the amount of hundreds of dollars,
when they select the fill option. The balance is supposed to be
released once the final payment has gone through, but sometimes this >doesnrCOt happen immediately, and indeed may not happen for days.
IrCOm assuming this applies to EFTPOS transactions, not credit cards. I >donrCOt think they allow holds on funds like this on credit cards.
ThatrCOs what IrCOve been using for paying at pumps, not my EFTPOS card.
An increasing number of filling stations no longer have human staff at
all, or even shops -- just self-service pumps. Being in the habit of
always filling up my tank, I have continued that with self-service.
But here <https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360924432/pay-pump-nightmare-woman-paid-53-petrol-and-then-199-vanished-her-account>
is a cautionary tale of customers who find that a hold has been placed
on funds in their bank accounts, to the amount of hundreds of dollars,
when they select the fill option. The balance is supposed to be
released once the final payment has gone through, but sometimes this doesnrCOt happen immediately, and indeed may not happen for days.
IrCOm assuming this applies to EFTPOS transactions, not credit cards. I donrCOt think they allow holds on funds like this on credit cards.
ThatrCOs what IrCOve been using for paying at pumps, not my EFTPOS card.
is a cautionary tale of customers who find that a hold has been placed
on funds in their bank accounts, to the amount of hundreds of dollars,
when they select the fill option. The balance is supposed to be
released once the final payment has gone through, but sometimes this
doesn't happen immediately, and indeed may not happen for days.
I'm assuming this applies to EFTPOS transactions, not credit cards. I
don't think they allow holds on funds like this on credit cards.
I pay cash, never a problem.
An increasing number of filling stations no longer have human staff at
all, or even shops -- just self-service pumps. Being in the habit of
always filling up my tank, I have continued that with self-service.
But here
<https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360924432/pay-pump-nightmare-woman-paid-53-petrol-and-then-199-vanished-her-account>
is a cautionary tale of customers who find that a hold has been placed
on funds in their bank accounts, to the amount of hundreds of dollars,
when they select the fill option. The balance is supposed to be
released once the final payment has gone through, but sometimes this doesnrCOt happen immediately, and indeed may not happen for days.
IrCOm assuming this applies to EFTPOS transactions, not credit cards. I donrCOt think they allow holds on funds like this on credit cards.
ThatrCOs what IrCOve been using for paying at pumps, not my EFTPOS card.
On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:04:37 GMT, Willy Nilly wrote:
I pay cash, never a problem.
I never noticed that any of those payment machines had a place to
insert cash.
On 2026-01-15, Lawrence DrCOOliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:That is far too complicated for Lawrence.
On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:04:37 GMT, Willy Nilly wrote:
I pay cash, never a problem.
I never noticed that any of those payment machines had a place to
insert cash.
So Wiily goes to places which do have a human in place.
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