@milk @matrix I wish you could pay with cash at the pump.

@milk @matrix you can also just walk and toss physical money at the guy. "$5 on pump 2"

And in some places it's surely still possible to pay completely after the transaction, and not even put a card in before pumping. These places have cameras after all, and your car has identification.

@matrix @milk @matrix in some extremely White areas that are still high trust, you don't pay until after you pump
For example a small station I visited in Montana:
You turn on the pump, pump your gasoline or diesel, turn off the pump, and then walk inside where a receipt already printed off for the amount pumped - and then you pay.

@milk
You guys are already a low trust society.
I've never seen a gas station like that. It's always you get the gas and then walk over to the cashier inside and pay.

they dont let you pump before paying where i live.

you can put your card in and it charges you as you pump cant you?

yeah but thats considered pay before, isnt it?

since the transaction happens after you stop pumping i considered it paying after

It usually puts a hold on your card beforehand though.

yeah exactly. its not going to let you pump without paying in any circumstance.

only way to pump without paying is resetting the counter to 0 manually in the computer after you have pumped, while doing a post pump payment

teach me your ways, o senpai

stealth is gay and only for people who dont have escape plans

easier to just steal the gas normally if you have the resources to hack open terminals

In my wild youth, I did alotta pumpin' and no payin'.😉

Talking about gas stations or child support? 😆

Both!

i knew this was going to go there 😄

Exactly. If your card doesn't have a balance that meets or exceeds the limit that the gas station has set, you get declined and can't pump

@princess
I consider that before
@CaptainFuggetaboutit

even though the transaction happens after??

@CaptainFuggetaboutit
Yeah, because you have to prove that you have the means to pay.
@princess

no you dont, you put your card in, thats it

@CaptainFuggetaboutit @princess Just asking for the card imo counts as having to prove you have it.
Also others in the tread are saying it puts a hold on your card to check for money.

@alyx
They apparently have to

@sjw
It's over for you USBros

@matrix Iirc though you have to insert your card before you start pumping so the transaction is gonna be there no matter what. There might be some gas stations that don't do it that way though because I've heard of people just not paying for gas. Idk, I don't drive.

@parusmajor
Like pay for X amount of gas and then it let's you pump it

@matrix And if you pay for more gas than you can fit in your tank I assume you have to go back and get a refund for the remainder? Sounds like a PITA.

@parusmajor
I dunno. I just saw a picture of a pump with a terminal and with a sign that say to pay beforehand if you have cash.

@matrix The next town over there is a self-service pump with a with a clipboard on top where you jot down your name, number, time & date and how much you pumped. I can't even see any security cameras around the place.