Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/21/84; site idi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!idi!kiessig From: kiessig@idi.UUCP (Rick Kiessig) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Re: Credit Cards in Europe Message-ID: <261@idi.UUCP> Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 11:45:36 EST Article-I.D.: idi.261 Posted: Tue Oct 30 11:45:36 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 31-Oct-84 00:25:10 EST References: <303@whuxl.UUCP> <474@aluxe.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Intelligent Decisions, Inc., Saratoga, CA Lines: 26 > In 4 trips to Europe and driving through all countries of western Europe I have > never run across a gas station that would accept credit cards. Also I have not > run across any place that would accept Diner's club and not AmEx, Visa, or > Master Charge. With the last 3 you can go anywhere. I don't know where you were travelling, but in Germany and Switzerland, at least, nearly every gas station takes Visa or M/C. (They also have some neat self-serve stations where you feed paper money into little machines -- wish we had them in Calif.). And I have had no trouble getting the major oil companies to take my made-in-America gas credit cards - Texaco, Chevron, etc. And I have indeed run into a restaurant which ONLY took Diner's Club. And a clothing store which only took Diner's Club or Eurocard. If I had to pick a single card to use in Europe, I would suggest VISA, followed by Amex, followed by Diner's Club - based on my experiences (i.e. I have no idea about France, Spain or Greece). Rick -- Rick Kiessig {decvax, ucbvax}!sun!idi!kiessig {akgua, allegra, amd, burl, cbosgd, decwrl, dual, ihnp4}!idi!kiessig Phone: 408-996-2399