Is this the same everywhere? And does anyone know why?
Tap & Go at the Pump
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Almost everything I buy these days is tap and go. The exception is at the petrol pump where I have to stick my card in a slot. The pumps were recently replaced so it's not that they are old and out of date. I can T&G in the shop, but not at the pump.
Is this the same everywhere? And does anyone know why? -
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Best AnswerTalk about a coincidence. I stopped at the petrol station and saw that they've added a contactless payment option, so I took a photo.
It seems, that paying by contactless will reserve £100 whilst if you pay by chip and PIN, it'll reserve £120.
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A thought came to me that it might be about pre-authorisation and putting a "hold" on the card.
When you book into a hotel, they will put a hold on your credit card for their estimate of the final bill. (This can be problematic for people with maxed-out cards). I think that putting my card in the slot on the pump does the same up to the maximum shown on the screen - usually £99 or something. Of course, if you don't pay at pump, they rely on you going into the shop to pay, so it's a bit of nonsense really. -
I think the max contactless payment is now up to £100. I guess they can't (yet) put a hold on a payment without a PIN.
I'm not sure it'd speed things up in a significant way, but it'd be more convenient for the customer.Thanks,
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The ones I use pre-authorise £120 ever since the fuel prices went up last year or whenever, so above the contactless limit
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@Santa Coming to a pump near me then I guess 😎
As an aside, I recently enabled T&G on my phone. I have been a little reluctant to do it before but after hearing a discussion on the radio I realised that it is actually more secure than a card. This is because anyone who acquires my card can use it, but my phone needs to be logged in first.