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Looks like the government wants to introduce self service in petrol stations.
What will all those nice wee girls with beautiful smiles do now?
I love getting served at YPF. Will they reduce the price? Unlikely.....
Yes the YPF boys and girls are very good. 
Hopefully they won't all go.
There are plenty of service stations in US that have both full and self service depending on the aisle you drive your car into. 10-20 cents per Liter difference. You decide what type of service you want. The disabled person laws might also require a full service person even if a station does not list separate prices.
I welcome this news because of the delays in waiting to be served, especially when you have people getting their windows cleaned, oil checked, water checked etc etc.
But where will we pay? In the shop?
Expect a union backlash.
It’s time to modernize the country. I am appalled by the lack of automatic services in Argentina.
Automatic gas stations, automatic laundries, automatic cigarette dispensers, automatic food and beverage dispensers are the norm anywhere in Europe, nowadays. Even pharmacies have automatic dispensers of certain items like condoms, masks, gloves, pregnancy tests etc
In Germany, they even have automatic pizza machines that prep a pizza on the spot!
one of the things that surprised me when I arrived, was the amount of workers in any place. Most of the time they move at a sloth speed and chit chat. How is that sustainable?!
We have all seen and complained about it.
It’s time to modernize the country.
Says it all really. This country is years behind the first world. Union power and people's attitudes to blame. Millei will sort it out.
But where will we pay? In the shop?
The different aisles have different prices set at the meter which is displayed at the pump
But where will we pay? In the shop?
In Italy, we have payment machines next to the pump. There is a dedicated column that allows to pay for all the pumps.
You slide in the bills or swipe your card (well, right now it is contactless so you just put your card on the reader), select the pump number and start filling in your tank. If you want a specific amount, you just select it on the pump (you press a button for €5, €10, €20 etc.). The pump will stop automatically. If you do not select any amount, you keep filling in.
If paying by cash, there is no exchange returned by the machine, but you can collect a paper receipt and cash in your change during opening hours, at the counter. If you pay by card, no such issue. However, when you use your card, there is a fixed pre-approved amount that is get "charged" on your card preemptively. Then the actual amount is charged after you are done filling in. This is to make sure that you can pay for whatever amount your final charge will be. I think it is about €100 in Italy, which is the cost to fill in a tank of a large car.
During work hours, some places let you fill in first, and then you go inside and pay at the counter. I don't think that this "credit" will be given in Argentina. They will surely require payment in advance.
We all know Argentina.....will people try and do a runner after filling their tanks?
I was going to say with security cameras capturing images of registration plates there shouldn't be much of a problem. However in Chivilcoy with half the cars and motor bikes allowed to go about with dodgy registration plates or none at all there could be problems. 
I was going to say with security cameras capturing images of registration plates there shouldn't be much of a problem. However in Chivilcoy with half the cars and motor bikes allowed to go about with dodgy registration plates or none at all there could be problems.
All the self pay pumps in USA have credit card payment self swipe. Perhaps NFC now. First pre-authorize your card, sometimes asked to enter your postal code for verification, take card out, then start pumping at that pump. Later say yes if want a receipt, or just drive away. Very easy and no concern for forgetting your card. No cash option unless you go inside first to a cash register attendant, similar to how serafina explained the cash option in Italy.
All the self pay pumps in USA have credit card payment self swipe. Perhaps NFC now. First pre-authorize your card, sometimes asked to enter your postal code for verification, take card out, then start pumping at that pump. Later say yes if want a receipt, or just drive away. Very easy and no concern for forgetting your card. No cash option unless you go inside to an cash register attendant.
That makes sense. I'm pretty sure here at least they'll keep at least one pump manned for motor bikes paying with cash.
