Petro-Canada to make fuel pre-payment mandatory at all Ontario pumps
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Drivers stopping to fill up at any Petro-Canada station in Ontario will have to pre-pay for fuel starting next month, the corporation says.
Drivers stopping to fill up at any Petro-Canada station in Ontario will have to pre-pay for fuel starting next month, the corporation says.
Petro-Canada, a retail and wholesale marketing brand subsidiary of Suncor Energy, told Global News in a statement that it is implementing the policy at all of its stations in the province after the Labour Day long weekend.
“We’re introducing a safer and more efficient way for customers to fill up at the majority of Petro-Canada retail sites in Ontario,” a spokesperson said.
“Starting Sept. 3, 2024, customers will be prompted to pre-pay for fuel either at the pump or in-store.”
Global News observed an official company notice above a pump at a Petro-Canada station in Toronto earlier this month.
About 78 per cent of gas stations in Canada are owned independently and not by an integrated gas company, according to the Canadian Fuels Association, which represents Canada’s petroleum refining, distribution and marketing sector.
These retailers may choose to enforce pre-payment as a commercial practice, and several gas stations across the province have been doing so as of late, Global News has witnessed.
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