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BP fuel stations 'can't take card payments' BP fuel stations can't take card payments
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BP fuel stations across the UK are currently unable to accept card payments, Highways England has said in a tweet. BP fuel stations across the UK are currently unable to accept card payments, the fuel giant has said.
The agency said all motorway service areas with BP fuel stations are affected by the problem. BP said all its stations were only able to accept cash payments and that it was directing customers to its onsite ATMs. Customers unable to do this could leave their details and pay later, BP said.
Currently the fuel stations are only able to accept cash payments for fuel, it said, but did not say how long it expected the problem to continue. It said "a handful" of stations had closed until the problem was resolved.
According to BP's website, there are 1,280 BP stations across the UK. BP said it did not know what had caused the issue, but said it was "working to rectify this as a matter of urgency".
A BP spokesperson said the problem had started around 19:00.
"We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this has caused our customers.
"The majority of our sites are accepting cash payments; however, a handful of stations have taken the decision to shut as we work to ensure that this issue is resolved in all our stations," they added.
BP has 1,280 BP stations across the UK.
Highways England earlier tweeted that all motorway service areas with BP fuel stations were affected by the problem.
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