Editing Filling station (section)

==Payment methods==
===Australia and New Zealand===
Most service stations allow the customer to pump the fuel before paying. In recent years, some service stations have required customers to purchase their fuel first. In some small towns, the customer may hand the cash to the attendant on the forecourt if they are paying for a set amount of fuel and have no change; but usually customers will enter the service centre to pay a cashier. Some supermarkets have their own forecourts which are unmanned and payment is pay-at-pump only. Customers at the supermarket will receive a discount voucher which offers discounted fuel at their forecourt. The amount of discount varies depending on the amount spent on groceries at the supermarket, but normally starts at 4 cents a litre.

In New Zealand, BP has an [[mobile app|app for smartphones]] that detects a user's location, then allows one to select the type of fuel, which pump, and how much to spend. The amount is then deducted from the user's account.

===Canada===
In British Columbia and Alberta, it is a legal requirement that customers either pre-pay for the fuel or pay at the pump. The law is called "Grant's Law"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-to-implement-grant-s-law-to-protect-gas-station-workers-1.616126 |work=CBC News |title=B.C. to implement 'Grant's Law' to protect gas station workers |date=2006-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530143544/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-to-implement-grant-s-law-to-protect-gas-station-workers-1.616126 |archive-date=May 30, 2009 }}</ref> and is intended to prevent "gas-and-dash" crimes, where a customer refuels and then drives away without paying for it.
In other provinces, payment after filling is permitted and widely available, though some stations may require either a pre-payment or a payment at the pump during night hours.

===Ireland===
In the Republic of Ireland, most stations allow customers to pump fuel before paying. Some stations have pay-at-the-pump facilities.

===United Kingdom===
[[File:Central Garage, Boston Spa - geograph.org.uk - 618283.jpg|thumb|right|A small independent filling station in [[Boston Spa]], West Yorkshire, England]]

A large majority of stations allow customers to pay with a [[chip and pin]] payment card or pay in the shop. Many have a [[pay at the pump]] system, where customers can enter their [[personal identification number|PIN]] prior to refueling.

===United States===
Pre-payment is the norm in the US and customers may typically pay either at the pump or inside the gas station. Modern stations have pay-at-the-pump functions: in most cases credit, [[debit card|debit]], [[automatic teller machine|ATM]] cards, [[fuel card]]s and [[fleet card]]s are accepted. Occasionally a station will have a pay-at-the-pump-only period per day, when attendants are not present, often at night, and some stations are pay-at-the-pump only 24 hours a day.<ref>Brian Jones. (2023). [https://theallcarwash.com/24-hour-gas-station-near-me/ Find 24 Hour Gas Station/Filling Station Near You] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726223632/https://theallcarwash.com/24-hour-gas-station-near-me/ |date=2023-07-26 }} | WW AY</ref>