9th
2008
Possible Gas rationing?
I have been purchasing gas for my ‘83 Chevy Caprice from the Hess gas station in Bellerose for several years now. Ever since gas prices hit $3.50 a gallon I have not been able to fill up with a single swipe of my credit card because they limit transactions to $75. While its slightly inconvenient it only adds a couple of minutes to the total time required to fill up. Today however, I was not allowed to swipe the card a second time. The pump displayed “Please see cashier”. She informed me that I would now have to pay in cash or provide a different payment method to get more fuel. Im not sure what has triggered this change but for anyone who drives a larger vehicle it is really pretty miserable… Especially in this day and age where people carry less cash and use debits card more.
Is this an attempt at indirect fuel rationing by Hess?
Aug 6th, 2008 at 11:36 am
The same thing happened to me at the Mobil getting onto the Cross Island Southbound (Jericho/Jamaica entrance). Although I was able to just swipe the card a second time.