Lids off when buying petrol

Sounds like you over-reacted. Their petrol - their rules. If you dont like it, go to another place. Not as if they are asking you to pump petrol starkers.
 
rypt said:
For all those saying it's a reasonable request, where shall people put their helmets and gloves? The pumps provide no clean area to keep the helmets where they would not get damaged due to a fall.
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Gloves in helmet, leave visor open, put handlebar through visor hole, sorted. :confused:
 
Flukester said:
nah, I was LMAO

plus he lost a regular customer... his loss

I'm guessing those replying here are not bikers........
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I'm not a biker so you're correct there but I did used to work in a fuel station and if you'd have flipped me the bird you would have been on the station **** list. I also think it is very rude for someone not to take their lid off when coming in to pay. It doesn't take you a minute and it isn't as if they are singling you out, we also used to ask people with hoods, baseball caps and balaclavas to take their head gear off so we could get a good look at them. Even people who tried to fill with their backs to the cameras were asked to turn round. Being rude to someone behind the counter and using the excuse "I am the customer" just makes you appear arrogant. They are people too and deserve to be treated with respect especially as they were just following procedure.

This is going back a few years to when I was at University so it's hardly a new rule. (I'm 28 and I left uni at 22)

Bilking is a huge issue these days and with CCTV being the only way of providing evidence it is hardly surprising that they want to see your face.

If you find being polite and identifiable an inconvenience then don't ride a bike. It comes with the territory so stop moaning and put it down to experience.
 
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Minxy said:
I'm not a biker so you're correct there but I did used to work in a fuel station and if you'd have flipped me the bird you would have been on the station **** list. I also think it is very rude for someone not to take their lid off when coming in to pay. It doesn't take you a minute and it isn't as if they are singling you out, we also used to ask people with hoods, baseball caps and balaclavas to take their head gear off so we could get a good look at them. Even people who tried to fill with their backs to the cameras were asked to turn round. Being rude to someone behind the counter and using the excuse "I am the customer" just makes you appear arrogant. They are people too and deserve to be treated with respect especially as they were just following procedure.

This is going back a few years to when I was at University so it's hardly a new rule. (I'm 28 and I left uni at 22)

Bilking is a huge issue these days and with CCTV being the only way of providing evidence it is hardly surprising that they want to see your face.

If you find being polite and identifiable an inconvenience then don't ride a bike. It comes with the territory so stop moaning and put it down to experience.
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rolf the police wont even bother looking at cctv for a pump run
and as i said before how many car drivers get cought because you can see their face
errr thats correct none
 
cyclops12 said:
rolf the police wont even bother looking at cctv for a pump run
and as i said before how many car drivers get cought because you can see their face
errr thats correct none
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They turned up plenty of times for videos of bilking in the 2 and a half years I worked in a filling station. They even managed to nick some of them, I guess the CCTV helped! It's theft and the coppers follow it up like any other offence, particularly if there are repeat offenders which is common also.
 
Minxy said:
I'm not a biker so you're correct there but I did used to work in a fuel station and if you'd have flipped me the bird you would have been on the station **** list.
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:eek: :D


I think I got my point across so I'm not gonna post any more about it.. though clearly I'm right here (joking!)

Don't even get me started on you Diesel drivers who flood the forecourt, I'll save that for another thread :D
 
Minxy said:
They turned up plenty of times for videos of bilking in the 2 and a half years I worked in a filling station. They even managed to nick some of them, I guess the CCTV helped!
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as i said earlyer my mum has worked in service stations for years
most runs are cars and they allmost never catch them
so i call bs on your last quote
 
Well im with Flukster tbh .. Its a royal pain .. And i rarely do it and if i get some spotty kid yell at me over the tannoy i just go elsewhere .
But tbh 90% of the time its asian owned/run . I tend to use 2-3 local to me and never had a problem but if i have to fill up in luton i often have problems .

At the end of the day (nicked or not ) i dont think someone on a 8k bike in decent gear is gonna ride off with £13 of fuel .
I do a lot of garage IT systems and the in thing atm is having 2 50 gallon drums setup in back of car . Drive in fill up (barrels are connected to main filler) and drive away with 130 gallons of fuel .

And you say they dont care if i dont go back . But there missing out on the £200 a week i put in my company car .. Or when on a rideout and there is 15+ of us . Bad sevice i vote with my wallet !!

Persil
 
The day I am asked to remove my lid is the day they lose a customer. with my winter gear (balaclava as well) on it's hard enough filling up and paying let alone having to faff around with removing my lid and balancing my gloved, wallet and lid at the same time.

I'm not going to risk dropping £250+ worth of helmet so I would rather take my business else where.

But thus far I haven't had any problems.
 
touge said:
You need to ride a motorbike to understand the frustration :p Post the same thing on a bike forum and pretty much everyone would agree with you.
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I see it as part and parcel of owning a bike.
shouldn't b e a frustration, should be how it is.
 
Good grief.. The laziness.

Try pulling a wagon up to the pumps.. going into the Kiosk and queueing just to hand the diesel card over then walking back to the pump and find some muppet has removed the trigger holder-onnerer so you gotta hold that sucker on for 500 litres.

You look for a stone or bit of wood to jam the trigger open in vein.

Now go back to the kiosk and queue again.

Deary.. what with no tachographs timing you your time is all so important.
 
Outcast said:
Good grief.. The laziness.

Try pulling a wagon up to the pumps.. going into the Kiosk and queueing just to hand the diesel card over then walking back to the pump and find some muppet has removed the trigger holder-onnerer so you gotta hold that sucker on for 500 litres.

You look for a stone or bit of wood to jam the trigger open in vein.

Now go back to the kiosk and queue again.

Deary.. what with no tachographs timing you your time is all so important.
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How long does that take by the way?

I get majorly fed up of waiting for 63 litres nevermind 500!
 
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