It’s a bit silly to compare the lawless USA to civilised countries.
And if it wasn’t clear from the mention of English cities and the pound sterling signs, this is in the UK.
It makes perfect sense to pay AFTER you fill up. I never know how much it will cost to fill up the tank full, so how do you pay in advance in cash? Do you leave an excessive amount of cash with the cashier and then come back to get the change? Or do you make several trips to pay?
It’s only a bad idea if you live in a country full of criminals and cannot trust your neighbours or anyone.
The machine would take the note and stop the pump when it reached the price. If you overpaid, that’s your problem. If you didn’t get a full tank, that’s not a real problem, you still got what you paid for.
It’s sort of like when stations had attendants and you’d pull up and ask them to fill up for a tenner or something.
Well, most people know what it takes to fill their tanks, so it isn’t an excessive amount, it’s like $5 extra and you go back for the change. Realistically 90% of people use cards and the ones that use cash put an amount that fits in the tank. I’m not going to put $20 in the tank if $15 puts it right at full, I’ll put $10 in and not worry about it.
It’s a bit silly to compare the lawless USA to civilised countries.
And if it wasn’t clear from the mention of English cities and the pound sterling signs, this is in the UK.
It makes perfect sense to pay AFTER you fill up. I never know how much it will cost to fill up the tank full, so how do you pay in advance in cash? Do you leave an excessive amount of cash with the cashier and then come back to get the change? Or do you make several trips to pay?
It’s only a bad idea if you live in a country full of criminals and cannot trust your neighbours or anyone.
I remember having pre-paid with cash before.
The machine would take the note and stop the pump when it reached the price. If you overpaid, that’s your problem. If you didn’t get a full tank, that’s not a real problem, you still got what you paid for.
It’s sort of like when stations had attendants and you’d pull up and ask them to fill up for a tenner or something.
Well, most people know what it takes to fill their tanks, so it isn’t an excessive amount, it’s like $5 extra and you go back for the change. Realistically 90% of people use cards and the ones that use cash put an amount that fits in the tank. I’m not going to put $20 in the tank if $15 puts it right at full, I’ll put $10 in and not worry about it.