BP launches investigation over card payment failure
BP has launched an investigation after motorists were left unable to pay for fuel at a host of filling stations across the UK.
Customers looking to fill up were told to pay by cash, while other BP filling stations closed altogether to minimise the problem on Sunday.
A company statement said: "BP can confirm our sites have returned to normal service and are now once again accepting card payments.
1/2 BP can confirm our sites have returned to normal service and are now once again accepting card payments. We would like to thank our customers for their patience and again apologise for any inconvenience caused during the brief outage.
-- BP United Kingdom (@BP_UK) July 8, 2018
"We would like to thank our customers for their patience and again apologise for any inconvenience caused during the brief outage.
"A full investigation has been launched to determine the cause. We will continue to monitor the situation overnight to ensure the smooth running of our operations."
Highways England previously said all BP fuel stations in the UK were "experiencing issues accepting card payments".
We've been advised that all @BP_UK fuel stations across the UK are experiencing issues accepting card payments. Currently they're only able to accept payments for fuel in cash only. This is affecting all motorway service areas with BP fuel stations.
-- Highways England (@HighwaysEAST) July 8, 2018
The statement said: "This is affecting all motorway service areas with BP fuel stations."