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Originally Posted by lawpurv99
Thanks for the info. This may be a stupid question, especially since I travel abroad a lot (but have never needed to fill up gas), I have heard that Americans often have issues with credit cards at gas stations in Germany/Europe. Are you aware of anything special that had to be done to get gas abroad or is it just like in the States (slide your card and fill up)?
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Italy, France and especially UK can be problematic in remote areas if the convenience store is closed (off- hours) but Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland are generally fine. I prefer, however, to get buckets of cash at an ATM and avoid credit card fees for gas ...and use the cc primarily for hotels. My 650 vert drank
A LOT of gas while in Europe; I'm sure your M5 will be even thirstier
Note: some US banks have international ATM fees so the above advice may be moot.
dk