New Zealand gas stations faced widespread outages at self-service pumps due to software issues on Feb. 29. Allied Fuel, Gull, Z Energy, and BP confirmed the problem with their payment systems, leading to temporary closures. The date glitch affected unmanned stations, causing inconvenience to motorists. The incident drew comparisons to the Y2K bug, but was limited to New Zealand.
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Itβs like if the Y2K bug happened, but only for gas station pumps. And only in New Zealand. https://t.co/dPQOzBgL53
Unmanned gas stations in New Zealand temporarily shut down https://t.co/C0lnJ9qbZZ https://t.co/wmpSUNHf34
New Zealand fuel pumps shut as software unable to deal with Feb. 29 date https://t.co/fv21174J0s
β½οΈ Allied Fuel, Gull, Z Energy and BP all confirmed some self-service fuel pumps they operate around New Zealand were not working due to issues with the payment system used. https://t.co/Gqt7aGYWNY
New Zealand gas stations reported nationwide outages at self-service pumps, apparently because their software is unable to deal with the date of Feb. 29 https://t.co/4tSFoYaOVg