Tesco shoppers have hit out at the supermarket after noticing that a substantial sum had been taken out of their bank accounts at the petrol station.
A new policy means that motorists filling up at the forecourts are now automatically charged £120 - regardless of how much they spend at the pump - which is then refunded "almost immediately", according to the retailer. The policy is being rolled out at forecourts across the UK due to the rising cost of fuel and is intended to stop people driving off without paying, or filling their car with more than they can afford.
One customer told the Manchester Evening News that he was left "gobsmacked" after spotting the charge shortly after visiting an Esso petrol station and filling his car with just £15 worth of petrol. After being unable to contact his bank, the driver headed back to the forecourts where he spotted a sign inside the shop warning customers about the £120 sum.
