Can I use my smartOne Prepaid Card at gasoline merchants?
If you use your smartOne Prepaid Card to purchase gasoline, we recommend that you pay inside the station, not at the pump. If you were to pay at the pump, the electronic terminal at the pump may be programmed to confirm that you have sufficient available balance on your smartOne Prepaid Card to pay for an average purchase of gas. Before you are permitted to pump gas, many pumps seek an authorization for $75 and this amount could increase from time to time (“Preauthorization Request”). If you have an insufficient available balance on your smartOne Prepaid Card to cover the Preauthorization Request, your attempt to use your smartOne Prepaid Card at the pump may be declined. If you have a sufficient available balance on your smartOne Prepaid Card to cover the Preauthorization Request, you will be permitted to continue your transaction at the pump. However, if the dollar amount of your actual gasoline purchase is less than the amount of the Preauthorization Request that we approved, a “hol