I don't think that stops them from offering a discount for cash. With 
the recent increases in vehicle fuel prices, some independent gas 
stations have been offering a cash discount. Then they can price the 
regular price accordingly and it's not charging more.

Bob Ammerman wrote:
>> It's very rare to see a surcharge for using credit cards in North
>> America. About the only place it every happens is in extremely low
>> margin shops like small computer shops.
>>
>> In the few places I've been in Europe I've never seen a surcharge.
>>     
>
> I could be wrong, but I think a prohbition against charging more for a 
> credit-card is in most merchant agreements that you sign to become a 
> merchant (at least in the US).
>
> -- Bob Ammerman
> RAm Systems
>
>   
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