card blocked after entering correct PIN 3 times...card reader fault?

Soldato
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wondering if anyone has had similar happen?

at a petrol station earlier...first time after entering the PIN it says incorrect so thought I might've pressed the buttons too quick and made a mistake, 2nd and 3rd time I definitely keyed in the correct numbers, 3rd attempt and a decline/bock type message comes up

cashier said to try the cash machine - worked first time there and got the money out to pay for the diesel and some extra since I needed to go to the shops for food etc

went to the supermarket afterwards and the card is declined straight away at the checkout...paid with the cash

phoned the bank and they said the card's only blocked at POS machines but will still work at cash machines, can also unblock the card for use at shops etc at a cash machine by using the correct PIN

can't 100% rule out some brain fart when trying to pay for the diesel but seems unlikely since it worked 2 mins later at the ATM, maybe the card reader at fault somehow? and what's the point of blocking it for POS use but you can still withdraw cash??
 
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