Petrol stations around the country are up and running again following a day-long leap-year glitch which saw card payment machines go down for more than 10 hours.
Allied Petroleum, Gull, Z, Waitomo and other fuel stops around New Zealand reported problems with card payments on Thursday because of a software glitch they said was caused by their systems not being programmed to deal with the date February 29.
BP truckstops also saw issues with their outdoor payment terminals, prompting an apology from the company for any inconvenience caused. BP said its fuel cards had not been affected.
Gull spokesperson Julien Leys said all fuel brands’ card payment terminals were impacted by the leap year glitch.
He said the provider in question was Invenco payment solutions – which from his understanding specialised in fuel payments.