Asda goes cashless: List of 82 affected stores

Asda is going cashless at many of its petrol stations, with forecourts no longer having staff – see the full list of stores affected.

Asda is set to go cashless at nearly 100 of its petrol stations across the UK.

This means these stations will no longer have staffed tills, and you’ll need to pay for your fuel using the pay-at-pump machines.

You just pop your card in, fill up your car, and the payment is done automatically.

Why are they doing this?

Asda has said that 90% of their forecourt transactions are made by card, and people use less cash.

It may well be about speed and convenience, too.

Using a card or contactless payment is quicker than cash, and it will reduce the queue and wait times.

No staff are losing their jobs and will be moved into work in the main store. This only impacts petrol stations that are right next to supermarkets, and not any standalone forecourts.

The changeover should be done by the summer of 2024.

Pre-authorisation – hold of £99

It’s important to remember that when you use these machines, you might see a pre-authorisation fee on your account.

When you use a pay-at-pump machine, you must insert your card before you fill up.

The machine puts a temporary “hold” of £99 for fuel at Asda to make sure you have the funds to cover the cost of what you put into your tank. This was introduced in 2021.

If you have less than this in your bank, you will have a part-authorisation, which will be lower.

Whether you fill up with £5, £50 or £99, the money will be held aside from your bank account.

After you’ve filled up, the actual cost of the petrol you’ve taken will be calculated.

Only this amount will be taken from your account once the transaction has been completed.

The difference will be returned shortly after and won’t make you go into your overdraft.

It is usually quite quick – Asda says it should be done immediately – but it can sometimes take a few days, depending on your bank.

This is the same process across other pay-at-pump machines in other fuel stations.

Forecourts affected

Here is the list of Asda petrol stations that are going cashless, which includes 14 stores that made the change over from December 2023.

• Aberdare, CF44 0AH
• Ashington, NE63 9XG
• Barnsley, S71 1LN
• Bideford, EX39 3QU
• Birchwood, WA3 6PG
• Bolton, BL1 8QG
• Bootle Strand, L20 4BB
• Bradford, BD4 7SR
• Bridge of Dee, AB10 7QA
• Bristol Whitchurch, BS14 0ST
• Byker, NE6 2YJ

• Caerphilly, CF83 3SX
• Cannock, WS11 1LH
• Canterbury, CT1 1DG
• Cardiff Bay, CF11 0JL
• Chadderton, OL9 OJE
• Charlton, SE7 7ST
• Clayton Green, PR6 7JY
• Colchester, CO4 5TU
• Colne, BB8 8LU
• Corby, NN17 5DT
• Cumbernauld, G67 1JW
• Darlington, DL1 3RB
• Derby, DE21 7UY
• Donnington Wood, TF2 7RX
• Dudley, DY5 1QL

• Eastlands, M11 4BD
• Eastleigh, SO53 3YJ
• Elgin, IV30 6YQ
• Falmouth, TR10 9LY
• Fareham, PO14 1TT
• Fleetwood, FY7 6NU
• Gloucester, GL1 1DS
• Golborne, WA3 3SP
• Govan, G51 3HR
• Grantham, NG31 6NZ
• Great Bridge, DY4 7HW
• Great Yarmouth, NR30 1SF
• Greenhithe, DA9 9BT

• Hartlepool, TS24 OXR
• Havant, PO9 3QW
• High Wycombe, HP12 4NU
• Horwich, BL6 6JA
• Hulme, M15 5AS
• Hunts Cross, L24 9WA
• Ipswich, IP1 5PD
• Kettering, NN16 PHU
• Kilmarnock, KA1 3XF
• Kingswood, HU7 3DA
• Kirkcaldy, KY1 3NU
• Leigh, WN7 5RZ
• Lincoln, LN6 8JY

• Mansfield, NG19 0HA
• Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2YF
• Middleton Park, AB22 8WQ
• Minworth, B76 1XL
• Morley, LS27 OBP
• Newport IOW, PO30 2QH
• Newtonards, BT23 4EU
• Norwich, NR6 5DT
• Nottingham, NG2 7JA
• Oldbury, B69 4PU
• Patchway, BS34 5TL
• Pentwyn, CF23 8NL
• Portlethen, AB12 4XP
• Queensferry, CH5 1TP
• Queslet, B43 7HA

• Radcliffe, M26 3DA
• Rochdale, OL12 6XT
• Runcorn, WA7 2PY
• Shirley, B90 3GG
• Skelmersdale, WN8 6NL
• Slough, SL1 9LA
• Sunderland, SR2 9TT
• Swansea, SA6 8PS
• Swindon, SN25 4BG
• Swindon, SN5 7DL
• Watford, WD24 7RT
• Westbrook, WA5 8UG
• Woking Sheerwater, GU21 5SE
• Wrexham, LL13 8HL
• York, YO32 9LF

What happens if you don’t have a card to pay?

With pay-at-pump, you must provide your card details before the fuel pump is released.

So, you simply won’t be able to fill up your tank.

You will either need to leave and get a card, add your card to your phone’s contactless, or use another petrol station. (See how to find the cheapest petrol near you.)

If you fill up your car at a “normal” pump and realise you have no money, you should let the customer service team know immediately.

You can ask for a “No Means to Pay” form, which usually gives you 48 hours to make the payment.

Otherwise, licence plates are recorded, and the store will get the police involved for theft.