non-US Credit Cards not accepted

Instead, you must go inside the gas station store and either, surrender your card (not a good idea in these days of "identity theft" - it may also invalidate your Bank credit card agreement) or, pre-authorize a specific dollar amount to be pumped.

This embargo represents a particular problem to the hundreds of thousands of Canadian snowbirds traveling to Florida each winter. It also affects other non-US visitors from countries such as Germany or the UK, two of Florida's biggest "fly-drive" holiday tourist markets.

In previous years, we have attempted (with reader input) to maintain a list of gas stations on this website. which do or do not accept Canadian credit cards. The response has not been great and in view of the work this required, we have decided to drop it.

The good news however is that after several year's of testing, we have finally come up with a solid "work-around" for those who are traveling in the USA for several weeks or more. Click here for this and other suggestions and tested ways to resolve this problem.

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		UPDATED August, 2012 A number of southeastern US gas stations will not accept non-USA credit cards (i.e., Visa and Mastercards issued in other countries) for gas purchases at their gas pumps . . . . . . if you do not have a US credit card billing address with a 5 digit US zip code - you cannot start pumping.
	Instead, you must go inside the gas station store and either, surrender your card (not a good idea in these days of "identity theft" - it may also invalidate your Bank credit card agreement) or, pre-authorize a specific dollar amount to be pumped. This embargo represents a particular problem to the hundreds of thousands of Canadian snowbirds traveling to Florida each winter. It also affects other non-US visitors from countries such as Germany or the UK, two of Florida's biggest "fly-drive" holiday tourist markets. In previous years, we have attempted (with reader input) to maintain a list of gas stations on this website. which do or do not accept Canadian credit cards. The response has not been great and in view of the work this required, we have decided to drop it. The good news however is that after several year's of testing, we have finally come up with a solid "work-around" for those who are traveling in the USA for several weeks or more. Click here for this and other suggestions and tested ways to resolve this problem.