Take my lid off before fuel?! WTF!

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[powelly]

Its [email protected], the thing I found interesting is they didnt mention any specifica regarding a veil, so it would seem their policy should apply equally to both helmets and veils.

And as has been said if they only apply the policy to one group then surely that is clearly discrimination.
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[aaron0288]

[Peter3hg]

[powelly]

[gixerjen]

I do leave my helmet on when going into petrol stations or quick visits into shops. However, I take my dark glasses off and make an effort to smile (even though no one can tell), be friendly, say hello, get my money out and be as non threatening as possible. This seems to work, my local sainsburys have never had a problem with it and I've never been asked to remove my lid anywhere else. It may help that I'm 5'7" and female.

I wear liner glover this time of year and just cannot be arsed to fiddle with gloves, comfy, headphones, etc.

This said, the lady at my local shop hinted that she would prefer me to remove my helmet. I do, because they are nice, didn't kick up a fuss and I go there every day. It's just manners - it's their shop and I wish to get on with them.
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[True]

Sorry if its allready been said but i do beleave some garages stop you wearing your helmet for a pretty good reason. Arm robbery think how many people use masks helmets to hide there face while robbing the garage.

Now think about the poor 50 yr old woman standing behind a till with a 6ft2 18 stone bloke standing in front of her wearing all leathers and a blacked out helmet. Im pretty sure she be shitting herself even if she doesn't show it.

[krebsy]

I think the crime stats for Greater Manchester last year were:

Number of pertol stations robbed by armed robbers in mororcycle gear/helmets: 0

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[Bofh5]

I think the Veil / Headress point is very valid here and not just with regards to petrol stations.

What about the male suspect who dressed as a Muslim woman with Full Veil etc so only her? eyes were visible getting through security at Heathrow Airport?

Personally and this has got nothing against the Muslim faith i find someone wrapped up head to toe with only the eyes showing more intimidating than a biker with a helmet on.

To be honest it feels like the average British person is getting discriminated against more and more so that the Goverment earns brownie points for being culturally correct.

[powelly]

[truslack]

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[Mudskipper]

So it seems it boils down to 'security purposes'.

That's ok then, I'm sure asking these imaginary bike-helmet wearing armed robbers to remove their lid will prevent them from sticking a gun in the assistant's face.

A silly ill-thought out 'policy' which causes a ridiculously long thread on here and dullard 'muzlim vales blah blah' comments.
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[True]

Sorry if some of you seem to think what i said was funny but its the exact reason murco refused to let me get petrole.

Also when mentioning this to my girlfriend she says well what do you expect men in blacked out helmets are scary. Sounds silly but thats the view of 23 yr old woman.

I'm new so forgive me if external link are not allowed but here is a link to MCN which lists Anti-bike petrol stations

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/September/sept10-16/sep1307antibikepetrolstations/?&R=EPI-94579

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[Louise]

Ive been asked around 4 times now to remove my lid.
Apart from the MISS on my card, another excuse was - (As above) You need to be 16+ to use the fuel and I couldnt see how old you were - Well excuse me its 21 to be able to ride a bigger bike - with mine clearly saying 650 on the side.
Other one, other day I removed my lid. He then asked me to remove my balaclava - which im getting annoyed, you can see my face well enough as its a big open hole one.
I go to pay for the fuel and ask what the guidlines are for women who wear veil - No answer, so I asked again clearly ignoring me and still no answer.
He was not British so either his english was crap or he was just an utter arrogant twat who didnt know anything. & I think the latter.

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[Mudskipper]

[jimbothe]

Dont go to tescos store in saffron walden essex then because I went in there with a open faced helmet (the complete flip front style which shows your entire face) and was still asked to remove it.

I asked why and they said it was against shop policy to allow the wearing of crash helmets in the garage.

I pointed out that this was surely for the benefit of people wearing full face helmets but they wouldnt budge.

I walked out at that point and rode off.






I never did pay for the fuel
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[Louise]

[Mudskipper]

[Redshift21]

This has happened a few times and all I do is take off my helmet fill up then stand at the till once I've paid and take a good long time to put it back on, they might not care if you take your custom else where but it gets right up their nose if you block the till for other customers, I'm never rude but then again I'm never fast either, my local petrol station have stopped asking me to take my helmet off.

Also only take your helmet off if they ask you to so, I don't do it for signs but will if asked to by an employee, never be rude because all that does is weaken your agruement and strengthen theirs.
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[lewi46]

This whole thing about taking off your helmet at petrol stations annoys me its silly what about certain religionious people that wear head gear and other items of clothes that cover there face completely
they dont get asked to remove it. and as for company policy ive been to the same station twice and once got asked to remove my helmet so feel a bit silly coz every body is looking at you i did (stupidly) then next time i went ( i had to go to this one as i was running on fumes and was the nearest) they did not ask me to remove it. but from now on i will refuse to remove my helmet and go else where. if i go into a shop i will remove my helmet because its manners and all that stuff, but a quick in and out in a petrol station no, i think its silly.
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[zimi...]

geez, for a bunch of bikers, you lot are precious.

go to a bank and exercise your rights to keep your helmet on and see what happens!

anyone tough enough to do just that? didn't think so.