Morrisons Pay-At-The-Pump Warning

elsien

Ectophile said:

elsien said:

If you are concerned about running out of petrol, then it may be simpler to top up when you get to the half a tank mark rather than wait till the tank is nearly empty. 

I don't see how that helps.  They will still pre-authorise £120 even if you only want half a tank of fuel.

No it won’t stop the preauthorisation.

But it will stop the OP panicking about running out of petrol as per their initial post

       “I wouldn’t have been able to get any petrol. I could have broken down.”

just suggesting alternatives.

Martyn_H

I'm not a pensioner but another driver and I found it confusing when we tried to fill up at a Morrisons that's 'pay at pump' only. Not wanting to hold up a long queue, I gave up and went to another garage.

Aylesbury_Duck

What's the relevance of being a pensioner?

badmemory

Aylesbury_Duck said:

What's the relevance of being a pensioner?

Basically we are not accustomed to always being thought of as thieves which seems to be the norm these days. 

Much better to use the pay in store option as if nothing else it keeps them in a job.  Just like not using self service tills in store.

user1977

badmemory said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

What's the relevance of being a pensioner?

Basically we are not accustomed to always being thought of as thieves which seems to be the norm these days. 

Yes, whatever happened to the good old days when we had honesty boxes next to the petrol pump 

HampshireH

badmemory said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

What's the relevance of being a pensioner?

Basically we are not accustomed to always being thought of as thieves which seems to be the norm these days. 

Much better to use the pay in store option as if nothing else it keeps them in a job.  Just like not using self service tills in store.

At our morrisons it's pay at pump only on a large number of pumps and it's not sign posted until you get to the pump (where it says it alongside the pre authorisation notice).

So once you are there it's either get on with it or leave drive back round the main roundabout to the store and queue again for a different pump (assume the pay in kiosk pumps are the other side but I don't acuallyy know)

I'm mostly surprised OP had never seen or experienced this before at any supermarket petrol station when it has been around for so long 

Bigphil1474

Stopped using Pay at pump a few years ago. It's actually no quicker and the only Pay at pump only stations near me are Asda, so I don't use them. OP, go somewhere else. If enough people do that, then they might change the system.

giraffe69

Not sure why the system should be changed. It is more efficient IMO to pay at the pump and I haven't(so far) had any problem with it other than the occasional machine not being able to print a receipt.

born_again

As a aside to this. Morrisons only own 4 petrol sites now, having sold the rest to Motor Fuel Group (MFG) in a £2.5Billion deal.

chrisw

Bigphil1474 said:

Stopped using Pay at pump a few years ago. It's actually no quicker and the only Pay at pump only stations near me are Asda, so I don't use them. OP, go somewhere else. If enough people do that, then they might change the system.

I much prefer pay at the pump. Previously at our Asda, all cars were funnelled to a small kiosk with someone sat inside, armed with a card machine gaffer taped to the end of a large stick to reach the car windows. Someone's card inevitably failed creating long queues.