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Hi guys----------On Sunday I was due to go for a ride with some of the lads........I arrived early at the local Petrol Station ( our meeting point) so filled up using my Debit Card in the machine at the pump.......then moved over to the parking area and waited for them to turn up-----------As they filled up from a different pump they had to go into the shop to pay-----------One of them came out and called me into the shop where the attendant ... a girl who knows me from my regular visits there.... said the machine hadn't taken the money from my card and had "flagged it up" as a non-paying, drive-away !!!....Fortunately we were able to sort it out there and then..............But if I hadn't stopped for a while OR if she hadn't been on duty, then I'd be getting a "Home Visit" from the local Constabulary when I had returned that afternoon !!!!!!

Which is why I always get a receipt from the machine.... If you have the receipt they've got no argument. Glad you got it sorted though. Who wants plod on the doorstep..?

hi alan what bike were you riding and where have you been not seen a post for around a week ,hi exile the last time i expressed my views on the plod as you call them the comment got removed be warned,atb paul

Hi PAUL------------ been getting a T140 USA spec Bonny back on the road !---------PLUS}-- trying to sort out all the details for our ROUTE 66 holiday this August !!

I wouldn't trust these machines. A mate of mine had his card cloned after using one and his bank account emptied. It seems someone had fitted some sort of skimmer to the pump to read it's details. If the garage is open and time on your hands go in and pay is my advice.