Can I use a standard credit card in the petrol stations in South Africa?

Question

Can I use a standard credit card in the petrol stations in South Africa?

Answer 1

Many also accept the sub-standard cards, as long as it has funds.

Answer 2

Lol Honey of cause,as long as it's a Visa or Master card.x*x

Answer 3

Yes!

Answer 4

If you mean a Visa or Mastercard then yes.

Answer 5

I really don't know what all these people above me are smoking but you cannot buy petrol using a credit card to to old legislation making it illegal to sell fuel on credit.

On has to use a special petrol / garage cash card to buy fuel if one wants to pay by card.

Edit: I really don't think any of these people have ever payed for fuel with a credit card becuase if they did they would have seen that they are not able to.

Answer 6

yep u can....we're a third world country but you'll find there are alot of modern things in south africa :-)

Answer 7

Yes of course... We aren't that far behind?

LOL Sweet Smile... We are a third world country, but after living in the UK and USA for two years each, I decided they left a lot to be desired in comparison...

To the two people below me... What c**p are you talking? I used my Mastercard a few days ago to get petrol? And a few days before that my wife used her American Express... Seriously, don't thumb us down when you haven't tried it yet yourself.

Answer 8

I think I am going against the grain here, but I thought it was illegal to sell petrol on credit in South Africa.  If you have a garage card, you can use that, but I don't think you can use a credit card.

See this link, where this was discussed, only a few months ago:  http://business.iafrica.com/transcripts/...