Quote (jimmyhoud @ Jan 21 2014 01:11pm)
I recently moved to the Houston area, went to get gas at a local place and they charged my card 100.00 for a pre-authorization. I know most of them will charge the card 1.00. It wouldn't be a big deal but the 100.00 was never put back into the account after it was withdrawn.
i got gas on saturday morning so i figured by now it should be back in the account. The gas i pumped was also taken off the account. Just curious if you guys have ever seen that on your statements.
Actually most gas stations do something like this.
Typically they put a hold on up to $100 on pre-paid debit cards only, Just to make sure you wont try to buy $100 of gass with a $20 prepaid card.
Can take up to a week for it to be reversed.
I believe the way to avoid it is to select "Debit" At the pump.