Timeline for Using self-service gas pumps in Israel - with Hebrew-only interface
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| Feb 18, 2020 at 12:14 | vote | accept | pbm | ||
| Feb 15, 2020 at 18:58 | comment | added | SIMEL | @DarrelHoffman You don't have to put in a license number, most pumps will accept "1" as an input, or "1111111". This is only needed to print the car number on the receipt, which is needed for people who submit the receipts for tax purposes, for all other people it's not needed, and for no one it's enforced. | |
| Feb 15, 2020 at 12:04 | comment | added | Borbei | I believe the plate number is simply printed on the receipt, as some need it for reimbursement purposes. As far as I know, no one verifies it or tracks it, and entering the wrong number (or purposely an arbitrary number) causes no problems. | |
| Feb 15, 2020 at 9:07 | comment | added | ugoren | @mbrig, that era was before credit cards and self service pumps. | |
| Feb 15, 2020 at 9:05 | comment | added | ugoren | I think the license plate number is part of credit card fraud detection heuristics - an irregularity doesn't mean there's a problem, just that extra attention marry be needed. In a couple of cases I typed it wrong the transaction was approved. | |
| Feb 15, 2020 at 6:28 | comment | added | Joey Marianer | Some people have gas cards that are only supposed to be used with a specific car. Typing in the correct license plate is a (minor) hurdle to prevent you from borrowing a friend's card. (The gas purchased using such a card is usually subsidized by an employer.) | |
| Feb 14, 2020 at 22:43 | comment | added | mbrig | @DarrelHoffman this is a wild guess, but I know many years ago Israel had a gas rationing system where cars (based on license plate) were only allowed to drive on alternating days. Maybe some kind of holdover from that era? | |
| Feb 14, 2020 at 21:50 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | Why do they need the plate number? Is it about tracking stolen vehicles or something? (E.g. if they look up the plate and id and you're not the owner, the police now know where to look for you?) What if I were driving with a friend and they offered to pay for the gas? (I'm just curious, not planning a trip to Israel any time soon.) | |
| Feb 14, 2020 at 18:07 | comment | added | notautogenerated | Depending on the local software, a fake but valid ID number such as 122222227 will work better than a random ID. | |
| Feb 14, 2020 at 17:29 | history | edited | ugoren | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 14, 2020 at 13:27 | history | answered | ugoren | CC BY-SA 4.0 |