Tesco has confirmed that it will be rolling out a £99 deposit for drivers that use their self-service petrol stations across the country.
Tesco had previously used a £1 authorisation fee for Pay at Pump machines but this will soon be changing to nearly £100 after Mastercard, Visa and American Express changed their rules.
It has been introduced so that customers can have better control of their finances in live time, according to the supermarket.
This means that people will be charged a £99 hold payment as soon as they enter their card into the Pay at Pump machine.
The petrol station will then work out the correct fee as soon as refuelling is complete and refund the remaining balance immediately after.
Tesco said: “Under new rules implemented by Mastercard, Visa and American Express, we must now request authorisation from your card issuer for up to £99.
“Once you’ve finished filling up, the final transaction amount is sent to your card issuer, and the remainder of any unused funds up to the maximum filling amount will be released back to your available balance.
“We’ll only ever charge you for the value of the fuel you’ve actually purchased."
Tesco adds that these new rules are currently being trialled at a store in Stevenage but could be rolled out to other UK stores later on this year.
Currently, the Tesco petrol station near Kingston is closed for refurbishment.
It has been reported that the petrol station will be reopening on July 23rd but this has not yet been confirmed.
MKFM will bring you more information on the petrol station's reopening as we get it.
