question about debit card working weirdly

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Is there any reason why my debit card would work everywhere except gas stations? I can use it literally any place I go, but for the past week, any time I get gas, it gets declined.
I'm going to call the bank, but this just seems so weird.
 
Is there any reason why my debit card would work everywhere except gas stations? I can use it literally any place I go, but for the past week, any time I get gas, it gets declined.
I'm going to call the bank, but this just seems so weird.

Gas stations put a larger hold on debit cards... Do you have 50-75 dollars in your checking account?

Brandie
 
I was thinking the same as Brandie. And those holds can stay on for a week or so, so each tiem you've swiped it's put a hold, you might have $600 in holds on the card! :scared1:

Anne
 
We have over $2000 in there right now. If there is a hold though, wouldn't it stop me from using it all together?
 

We have over $2000 in there right now. If there is a hold though, wouldn't it stop me from using it all together?

It's not a hold on the account or on the card, it's a hold on the funds until the transaction is finalized. Does this happen at all the gas stations, or just one in particular?
 
It's not a hold on the account or on the card, it's a hold on the funds until the transaction is finalized. Does this happen at all the gas stations, or just one in particular?
It happens at all gas stations. Now I know gas prices are high, but you'd think $2000 in the bank would be enough.
 
On the way home from vacation I stopped at one station that had a sign saying it was VISA's rule that only authorized $50 of gas at a time ann just to pump in 2 transactions if necessary. I'd never heard of such a thing, but my total was $49 & change so I never investigated the issue. Maybe there is some sort of rule governing the use and when the station puts a larger hold on the account, it gets declined b/c of a certain imposed ceiling?? Who knows!

Are you running it a s PIN or a signature transaction? Try the opposite way and see if that works.
 
We have that problem with ours sometimes, but only trying to use it at the pump. We can walk inside after having it declined at the pump and pre-pay with no problem. It doesn't make much sense to me either. :confused3
 
I had that problem getting gas at Sam's Club yesterday, but I tried again and it went through.:confused3
Maybe the gas pumps are touchy this week?
 
Trying putting it through as a credit instead of debit. That should work.
 
I tried putting it through as a charge, even took it inside, still it wouldn't go through. I called the bank, they say there are no holds on my funds, they have no idea what's going on. I need to go in tomorrow to get a new card.
Very strange....
 
I have the same problem and I have plenty of money in the account. Last time I had over $3000 in the account and it was still declined at the pump. I use it as a credit card with no problem everywhere else. I can even pay inside with the same card just not at the pump. I've never been able to pay at the pump. I choose credit not debit but it still doesn't work at the pump so I've given up using it there. I just pay inside with it.
 


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