I filled my car's gas tank up once while I was in Ottawa. After stuffing myself with grub for lunch at a nearby restaurant last Friday, I saw this Petro-Canada and stopped by.
It had steady business. I had no problem finding a free pump.
I tried paying at the pump, but the authorization was declined. I tried it again and it did the same thing. It was odd.
The reason why this review gets a high rating is my seeking help from the man at the convenience store attached to this gas station. I couldn't tell if it was an issue with my credit card or the pump. I asked if he could pre-approve an amount for me.
We went through the process of approving $70 worth of gas on my credit card. This transaction was also denied. It proved to me that there was something weird happening with my credit card. I thanked him for his efforts troubleshooting with me.
I sat in my car and called my credit card company. It is known to do fraud checks. It decided to initiate a check and put a hold on my card when I tried to pay for gas at the pump. I find my credit card company to be odd. I've been in Ottawa for a week and you now flag a gas pre-authorization on it?
I got the hold taken off my credit card. I was then able to pay at the pump. I swiped my Petro-Points card to earn points, my 407 ETR card to get a discount for each litre of gas, and them my credit card to pay. It worked at long last. Woo hoo!
I successfully filled my gas tank up. I was happy. It was way too much work after lunch, but I'm glad that I was still alert.
It's a decent gas station. I'd return here again to fill up my car's gas tank and hope that my credit card is hold-free due to a perhaps random fraud check.
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