A retail fueling environment comprising: a plurality of fuel dispensers located so that each defines at least one refueling position in a dispensing lane; site electronics in communication with said plurality of fuel dispensers; a fueling position availability indicator system including: a plurality of position indicators each position indicator associated with at least one refueling position and visually indicating an availability status of the associated refueling position to assist a customer in selecting from among a plurality of dispensing lanes; detection electronics operative to ascertain data regarding transaction status of refueling transactions at the associated refueling positions; processing electronics operative to determine the availability status of each of said refueling positions based at least in part on said transaction status of the refueling transaction at the associated refueling position; and a position indicator control device operative to produce control signals to said position indicators that changes the availability status of the position indicators for the associated refueling positions, the position indicator control device controlling the position indicators to show different availability status during authorization, refueling, and end transaction stages of the refueling transaction, each position indicator having a plurality of discrete lights of different colors selectively actuatable to visually indicate availability status of an associated refueling position, wherein the lights are changed depending on the stage of the transaction to inform another customer in the queue of the status of the current transaction, including presentation of a payment card, flow of fuel, and replacement of a nozzle in the nozzle boot. a plurality of fuel dispensers located so that each defines at least one refueling position in a dispensing lane; site electronics in communication with said plurality of fuel dispensers; a fueling position availability indicator system including: a plurality of position indicators each position indicator associated with at least one refueling position and visually indicating an availability status of the associated refueling position to assist a customer in selecting from among a plurality of dispensing lanes; detection electronics operative to ascertain data regarding transaction status of refueling transactions at the associated refueling positions; processing electronics operative to determine the availability status of each of said refueling positions based at least in part on said transaction status of the refueling transaction at the associated refueling position; and a position indicator control device operative to produce control signals to said position indicators that changes the availability status of the position indicators for the associated refueling positions, the position indicator control device controlling the position indicators to show different availability status during authorization, refueling, and end transaction stages of the refueling transaction, each position indicator having a plurality of discrete lights of different colors selectively actuatable to visually indicate availability status of an associated refueling position, wherein the lights are changed depending on the stage of the transaction to inform another customer in the queue of the status of the current transaction, including presentation of a payment card, flow of fuel, and replacement of a nozzle in the nozzle boot. a plurality of position indicators each position indicator associated with at least one refueling position and visually indicating an availability status of the associated refueling position to assist a customer in selecting from among a plurality of dispensing lanes; detection electronics operative to ascertain data regarding transaction status of refueling transactions at the associated refueling positions; processing electronics operative to determine the availability status of each of said refueling positions based at least in part on said transaction status of the refueling transaction at the associated refueling position; and a position indicator control device operative to produce control signals to said position indicators that changes the availability status of the position indicators for the associated refueling positions, the position indicator control device controlling the position indicators to show different availability status during authorization, refueling, and end transaction stages of the refueling transaction, each position indicator having a plurality of discrete lights of different colors selectively actuatable to visually indicate availability status of an associated refueling position, wherein the lights are changed depending on the stage of the transaction to inform another customer in the queue of the status of the current transaction, including presentation of a payment card, flow of fuel, and replacement of a nozzle in the nozzle boot.