Mum 'absolutely fuming' after £120 taken out of her account when she topped up £10 at petrol pump

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A single mum has been left 'panicking' about how she's going to pay for food and electricity after she £120 came out of her account when she filled up with £10 of petrol.

Mum-of-four Tina Harding visited the Esso Tesco petrol station, in Ardwick, at around 11.20am this morning (Friday, March 10) to top up her car.

It was only later, when she got to the till at Home Bargains, that she realised that the modest £10 she planned to spend on fuel had actually cost her a lot more.

After her card was declined three times and she was forced to put her shopping back on the shelves, Tina returned to the petrol station but was told that she may have to wait 48 hours for the £120 'pre-authorisation fee' to be returned to her bank account.