40. Gas station pumps put on a $50 hold AND the charge for the gas.
This was uncovered by our local consumer guru Clark Howard. When you pay at the pump the gas station puts a $50 hold on your card and then when you are done pumping the actual charge of the gas. The hold may not drop off for 24 hours or more (sometimes it sits there the entire weekend).
The hold is a standard $50 in Georgia. I don't know if this is nationwide or varies in other states or if it varies gas station by station.
If you flirt with a zero balance regularly and plan to pay at the pump - go ask inside the gas station how much of a hold they put on your card. It will stay there until the bank processes it off.
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