credit card in us asks for zip code

[smiffffffy]

used my card in the US and also switzerland last year to try and purchase fuel at garages.

The fuel pump wants me to enter a zip code which living in the uk i dont have, is there a generic code you have to enter as it wouldnt accept my uk postal code.

the cards used at the time where Lloyds/TSB Airmiles (Amex and mastercard) which is now Avios and i assume i would have the same problem with.

Cheers

[boxtops]

I have no idea - I'd suggest you ask your card providers, they should know.

[ChuckFickens]

You need to go into the shop and pay, you can't use pay at pump with a foreign credit card (you can with a debit card as then it just asks for the PIN)

[dzug2]

At one time it would work if you put the zip code of the British Embassy in Washington - but I suspect it doesn't any more if it wasn't an urban legend in the first place

[TWR]

Is it not 0044?

[Zacs-Master]

no that's the international dialling code for the UK.

[TWR]

You are right Zac

[friedgreentomato]

You have to go in and have your card swiped first - they then unlock the pump and allow you to fill up - then you go in afterwards and finish the transaction.

This what we did last year.

[furrypusscat]

Zip codes in America are our postcodes in UK as far as I am aware so don't know what you would have to enter if it refused your postcode.