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"Long" time for petrol station to take payment

AlecEiffel
AlecEiffel Posts: 874 Forumite
edited 26 August 2013 at 8:16PM in Budgeting & bank accounts
Anyone know why it may take a petrol station a long time to take payment via VISA debit card?

I bought fuel over a week ago and the money still hasn't left my acct, nor is it even reflected in available balance.

It was a BP/M&S station so not like it was a tiny outlet. I'm accounting for it, it's just annoying to have a large amount of money lurking waiting to come out.
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  • ffacoffipawb
    ffacoffipawb Posts: 3,593 Forumite
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    AlecEiffel wrote: »
    Anyone know why it may take a petrol station a long time to take payment via VISA debit card?

    I bought fuel over a week ago and the money still hasn't left my acct, nor is it even reflected in available balance.

    It was a BP/M&S station so not like it was a tiny outlet.

    I bought a suit in Burtons in Liverpool in 1993 and the money has still never left my account. I closed that credit card in 1998.

    :)
  • Gromitt
    Gromitt Posts: 5,063 Forumite
    ffacoffipawb wrote: »
    I bought a suit in Burtons in Liverpool in 1993 and the money has still never left my account. I closed that credit card in 1998.

    Likewise, but mine was a McDonalds.

    After 6 months I decided to make an adjustment to my accounts.
  • Chrisblue1962
    Chrisblue1962 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
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    ffacoffipawb wrote: »
    I bought a suit in Burtons in Liverpool in 1993 and the money has still never left my account. I closed that credit card in 1998.

    :)

    More importantly, have you still got the suit and does it still fit? :rotfl:
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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    They can just take it out at anytime during the next six month.

    They then have a further 5.5 years to take it but they have to warn you in advance that they are going to take It out.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • ffacoffipawb
    ffacoffipawb Posts: 3,593 Forumite
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    ffacoffipawb wrote: »
    I bought a suit in Burtons in Liverpool in 1993 and the money has still never left my account. I closed that credit card in 1998.

    :)
    Gromitt wrote: »
    Likewise, but mine was a McDonalds.

    After 6 months I decided to make an adjustment to my accounts.

    You bought a suit in McDonads ???

    :)
  • ffacoffipawb
    ffacoffipawb Posts: 3,593 Forumite
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    Chrisblue1962 wrote: »
    More importantly, have you still got the suit and does it still fit? :rotfl:

    No, lasted a couple of years.

    I am the same size now at 49 as I was then at 29.

    Just a bit less hair and teeth. :(

    My current suit is 6 years old and from Asda. I am on the second jacket and fifth pair of trousers. A bit like Trigger's broom there!!
  • reclusive46
    reclusive46 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    edited 26 August 2013 at 11:25PM
    lol I made a 50 dollar purchase in New York a year ago and their card machine was broken so they used an old zip zapper. It wasn't till I got back home that I realised that they had given me the merchant copy. I never did get charged.

    I've also had this a couple of times in the UK with my Amex in the past (several years ago) merchants are meant to use a seperate one provided by Amex but instead they use a Visa/MC one and you never get charged.
  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,814 Forumite
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    ffacoffipawb wrote: »
    I bought a suit in Burtons in Liverpool in 1993 and the money has still never left my account. I closed that credit card in 1998.

    :)

    For a Court appearance I assume :p

    No offence to any of my fellow Scousers :A
  • ColdIron
    ColdIron Posts: 10,330 Forumite
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    badger09 wrote: »
    For a Court appearance I assume :p

    No offence to any of my fellow Scousers :A
    Surprised you're not in hiding today badger, what with the cull and all that :)
  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,814 Forumite
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    ColdIron wrote: »
    Surprised you're not in hiding today badger, what with the cull and all that :)

    I'd completely forgotten about that _pale_ :eek:

    Bye :shhh:
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