Refunds Rip Off

[securespark]

It seems that whenever you use your debit card to pay for something, you get the charge deducted immediately. Fair enough.

But when getting a refund, it can take days.

And why would they take more than the amount of fuel dispensed?

 

[Dork Lard]

It's called "Bilking". They're making sure that there is money in the account to pay for the fuel. My local used to charge just a few pence before allowing the fuel to flow. Sadly, there are characters that will maintain a low balance on the card & then fill up their tank. I think most retail pumps are limited to £100's worth these days?

It's the price you pay for the convenience of 'pay at pump' stations.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

I'm told they do this in France

 

[Justin Passing]

There have been justified whinges about it from people near an overdraft. They get £20 of petrol and go into the red due to the debit of £120, and then get fees.

Driving off without payment is bilking.

(I had to look it up I admit)

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I'm told they do this in France

Scoundrels!

 

[Mottie]

I'm told they do this in France

First happened to me about 5 or 6 years ago when I got home from a European motorcycling trip. I filled up my bike not long before the tunnel and came home. When I got home, I noticed I had been charged €100 for fuel. I phoned up my credit card company to report a fraud as I couldn’t possibly have got €100 of fuel into a motorcycle tank and by luck I spoke to a young lad who had had the same thing happen to him. He assured me that it was only a pre-payment and that it would sort itself out fairly quickly. It did the following day.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

First happened to me about 5 or 6 years ago when I got home from a European motorcycling trip. I filled up my bike not long before the tunnel and came home. When I got home, I noticed I had been charged €100 for fuel. I phoned up my credit card company to report a fraud as I couldn’t possibly have got €100 of fuel into a motorcycle tank and by luck I spoke to a young lad who had had the same thing happen to him. He assured me that it was only a pre-payment and that it would sort itself out fairly quickly. It did the following day.

With all that money X how many other people filling their tanks up must make alot of interest in the supermarkets/fuel companies bank accounts

 

[mattylad]

So if the maximum we can spend is £100 then why do they take £120?

I stopped going to Tesco for fuel and use Esso instead, cheaper and easier to get to.

 

[securespark]

Scoundrels!

Beat me to it!!

 

[securespark]

With all that money X how many other people filling their tanks up must make alot of interest in the supermarkets/fuel companies bank accounts

That's my beef down to a T!