Canadian Cards at the US Pumps

gnorth16 · May 19, 2014

Your MasterCard credit card can now be used to pay at the pump in the U.S. If prompted for a ZIP code at the pump, take the three numbers in your postal code, add two zeros to the end, and use that number. For example: If your postal code is A2B 3C4 take the 234, add 00 to
get 23400.

Tfish · May 19, 2014

Does this work for Visa, as well?

schiff1997 · May 19, 2014

Tfish said:
Does this work for Visa, as well?

Yes we have been doing this for a couple of years now

LynnW · May 20, 2014

Works with both for us as well. So happy to find out about this because it was always such a hassle before.

Lynn

eal · May 20, 2014

We have also been doing this for a couple of years now, Visa, MC and Amex.

ChrisandBeth · May 20, 2014

This is welcome news to me. Never heard it before. Thanks to OP, follow up posters and especially TUG!!!

CatLovers · May 20, 2014

Didn't realize that people didn't know this ... we've been doing this for several years now. It's definitely not new, but obviously, not as well known as it should be!

Dori · May 21, 2014

Good to know! It is a pain to have to go into the service station to prepay and then go back in if we don't need the full amount.

Dori

LannyPC · May 21, 2014

Dori said:
Good to know! It is a pain to have to go into the service station to prepay and then go back in if we don't need the full amount.

Ditto. I too was unaware of that.

Hornet441 · May 22, 2014

Used to use 90210 until I learned the Postal Code method. Both work for me.

Ken555 · May 22, 2014

Dori said:
Good to know! It is a pain to have to go into the service station to prepay and then go back in if we don't need the full amount.

Dori

FWIW, many of the urban stations near me are now automated and without on site staff. So, if you can't pay at the pump you can't pay at all. I had no idea Canadians had this issue when in the US, but it makes sense now that I've read this thread.

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BevL · May 22, 2014

That's really helpful. We don't have a problem with pumps just across "the line" in Washington State but when we go to California it's a major pain, especially when you're gassing up the rental car and in a hurry t get back to the airport.

Thanks

Nancy · May 22, 2014

We had similar problem in Canada. Some pumps would not take US credit cards.

topmom101 · May 23, 2014

I can't wait to share this information with my Canadian cousins who always complain about not being able to use their cc to gas up when they visit us in N.Y.

Thank you for sharing.

gnorth16 · Mar 3, 2015

I forgot my own tip and had to search it on tug!!!

Man am I getting old!!!

Maple_Leaf · Mar 3, 2015

Chip and PIN security in Canada

Nancy said:
We had similar problem in Canada. Some pumps would not take US credit cards.

You need a chip and PIN credit card to buy gas at automated pumps in Canada.

Canadian Cards at the US Pumps

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