Beware if you pay at the pump. The amount that gas stations pre-authorize on your card (checking account) when attempting to pay at the pump has increased. Some stations are now pre-authorizing $75, and the pre-authorization hold can stay in place as long as 3 business days.

Read (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)

* Sheetz’s [policy](http://www.sheetz.com/sheetzweb/Common/Pages/pre_auth.jsp)
* An [MSN article](http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Banking/Betterbanking/P118381.asp) about the same topic