Fuel in France

Thank you, I understand now. I had never come across it as I use a credit card with a credit limit several thousands of pounds higher than I could ever possibly go, so had never encountered the problem. 

Its the very reason we use CC for fuel and site fees, Caxton for drawing cash, toll fob for tolls (rarely used) life is so much easier. As said up thread the UK unmanned pumps have the same rules.

I use the Halifax Clarity mastercard as it has no transaction fees...I mainly use Carrefour and Leclerc pay at the pump...when I get my statement the following month I only get the fuel that I have actually used, and no refunded amounts..is that normal?

I use the Halifax Clarity mastercard as it has no transaction fees...I mainly use Carrefour and Leclerc pay at the pump...when I get my statement the following month I only get the fuel that I have actually used, and no refunded amounts..is that normal?

By the following month the pending payments will all have been cleared and so you will be unaware of the effect we've described. It's worth noting only if you are in danger of exceeding your credit limit, or going into overdraft in your current account. Pre loaded cash cards should not be used at unmanned pumps! Your Halifax card is not immune.

wildwood

supermarket might be cheaper per liter, but it is NOT the cheapest way.

a friend and I have both tried supermarked deisel, and we found that branded gave us 15-20 extra miles per gallon

I have filled up in France with supermarket diesel and there was no noticeable difference in the mileage we got. I have checked the mpg for branded diesel against supermarket diesel here and Tesco seemed to give a marginally better figure but not enough to be conclusive.

I cannot see there can be any substantial difference as a gallon of diesel is a gallon of diesel and whatever brand you buy it is in fact the same stuff as it all comes from the same refinery. The only difference is the additives or possibly lack of them and theses are unlikely to give anything more than a marginal effect.

I am afraid I am not convinced that there is any point in paying extra for branded fuel although the odd tankful might be useful if there additives are actually better.

wildwood

supermarket might be cheaper per liter, but it is NOT the cheapest way.

a friend and I have both tried supermarked deisel, and we found that branded gave us 15-20 extra miles per gallon

My cousin is a tanker driver, he tells me branded and unbranded come from the same holding tanks at the refinery, and 15 to 20 mpg difference is difficult to believe

Impossible to believe, I would say........especially as it's exactly the same fuel.......

An extra 15 to 20 miles per tank is believable but per gallon? Not a chance! Even saying that, a tank full can easily vary by 20 miles due to traffic or how heavy your right foot is on a given day.

a friend and I have both tried supermarked deisel, and we found that branded gave us 15-20 extra miles per gallon

Wow...