"Mike Lane" ha scritto nel messaggio
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> On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:57:51 +0100, Annie C wrote
> (in article
> ):
>
>> We'll be driving a rental car in Italy (around Tuscany and then back
>> North via Genoa to Malpensa Airport) in a few weeks. Are credit cards
>> (MC/Visa) accepted in most gas stations? And is it mostly self-serve
>> or do stations have attendants? Any idea how much per litre these
>> days? (We're not sure if the rental will be diesel or not.)
>>
>> I've had trouble finding current info on line, and say thanks in
>> advance for any help you can give..
>>
>
> The gas stations (petrol stations as I would say) in Italy often seem to
> me a
> little primitive compared to those I am used to in the UK. They often not
> self-service, or even when they are, there is usually someone hanging
> around
> who will 'help' whether you want it or not, and will always clean your
> windscreen (even if it doesn't need it). He requires a tip for all of this
> of
> course.
>
> Payment also seems over-complicated. The man who fills your tank usually
> doesn't take any money, but writes out a chit which you then take to
> another
> man (the cashier) who will take your money (if he's not too busy).
>
> You can usually pay by credit card if you really want but this takes even
> more time as the card reader often seems not to work and it requires
> manual
> entry of the details. I prefer to pay with cash - it seems a lot safer to
> me
> given the amount of credit card fraud around these days. The amounts are
> not
> huge, so it just means visiting the ATM a little more often.
>
> There are lots of websites giving current prices of fuel in Europe. Here
> is
> one: http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/eupetrolprices/
> Just Google "fuel prices europe" for many more.
>
> --
> well
I fill my tank almost once a week. and never experience what you say. have
been doing it in the last 40 years.
a full tank is about 60 to 100 eur.. so it is co nsidered a huge amount.
always pay with credit card ( there is a 0.70 eur charge for that in Italy )
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