page_title: Pay at the pump
hierarchical_section_title: Pay at the pump
caption_attribution_description: Pay-at-the-pump gasoline pump at a filling station in Indiana (during the price spike in the wake of Hurricane Katrina). Photo shot by Derek Jensen (Tysto), 2005-September-02
context_page_description: Pay at the pump is a system used at some filling stations where customers can pay for their fuel by inserting a credit or debit card or fuel card into a slot on the pump, bypassing the requirement to make the transaction with the station attendant or to walk away from one's vehicle. A few areas have gas stations that use electronic tolling transponders as a method of payment, such as Via Verde in Portugal.
  The system was built at Mobil Oil Co by a team led by Late Mr William Fessler, his wife Nancy Fessler and the concept was provided to them by Paul Luthra in 1978.
  The system was introduced in 1982 in Europe, and was first used in the United States by Mobil in 1986. Only 13 percent of convenience stores had the technology by 1994, but 80 percent of U.S. convenience stores used the technology by 2002, and virtually all U.S. stores do today. In 2004, Sheetz was the first to use touch-screen kiosks by the pump where customers can also order in-store foodservice items that they pick up after fueling.
  In 2012 Zarco USA was the first to have ordering touch screens on the pump.
context_section_description: Pay at the pump is a system used at some filling stations where customers can pay for their fuel by inserting a credit or debit card or fuel card into a slot on the pump, bypassing the requirement to make the transaction with the station attendant or to walk away from one's vehicle.  A few areas have gas stations that use electronic tolling transponders as a method of payment, such as Via Verde in Portugal.
  The system was built at Mobil Oil Co by a team led by Late Mr William Fessler, his wife Nancy Fessler and the concept was provided to them by Paul Luthra in 1978.
  The system was introduced in 1982 in Europe, and was first used in the United States by Mobil in 1986. Only 13 percent of convenience stores had the technology by 1994, but 80 percent of U.S. convenience stores used the technology by 2002, and virtually all U.S. stores do today. In 2004, Sheetz was the first to use touch-screen kiosks by the pump where customers can also order in-store foodservice items that they pick up after fueling.
  In 2012 Zarco USA was the first to have ordering touch screens on the pump.
  Pay at the pump is seen as a way to keep the cost of gasoline down by reducing the need for employees at filling stations. It is considered to be a major change from the days in which full service was the norm at filling stations, and the attendant not only pumped fuel, but also washed the windshield, and checked the fluids and tire pressure, all while the customer remained in the vehicle Full service is legally mandated in the U.S. states of New Jersey and parts of Oregon. Oregon allows for commercial self serve of gasoline for business use  through a cardlock network such as Pacific Pride or CFN cardlock networks.
  Some filling stations are totally unattended and only allow customers to purchase fuel by paying at the pump.
caption: A pay at the pump system on Wayne Vista pumps
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