Forget removing helmets, new petrol station policy?

[Whosthedaddy]

Needed petrol, local petrol BP station used a million times in the past in both car and bike, it was announced over the PA system 'Please turn you're bike around so we can see the plate'.



I'm queuing in the same direction as everybody else in a semi busy station.

A bloke (customer) come over and laughs and shakes his head at the stupidity of the request.

Needing petrol I humour them, pull forward to go to another pump only to have my one taken and every other one busy.

Queue me shaking my head and hand at the till bird and riding off to use another station*.

What do they expect, to queue for petrol in the opposite direction to everyone else if the pumps are busy or to ride around slowly and tightly in a diesel ridden forecourt?

Grrrr!





* There are shed loads of BP stations and the next one only 6 miles down the road had no problem like the million times I've filled up before.
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[Noxious89123]

Just ignore them, and pretend you can't hear until they get bored and turn the pump on?
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[Mystery]

never had that before but i've seen stuff at pumps saying take your lid off etc
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[ClaireBear]

Its sad isnt it.

Other day there was a guy on a twist & go and his mate turned up for some fuel for his vw golf- proper boy racer one to the point his number plate was on his dashboard behind the windscreen (if you know what I mean)
I was waiting to pay for my fuel- and panic set in to the woman over the counter- so over the top!! Shouted for someone who was working out the back to go out and record the plate details...dear me!!

[BanditJeff]

I never remove my helmet when getting fuel at a service station, but not once have i ever been asked to remove it. I always hope they will ask me so i can tell them what i think of that policy.
Maybe its because i always use supermarket fuel stations and they are more eager to keep customers happy than rip off BP, Shell, Esso ect ect.

[iooi]

Can never understand why they use camera's facing the front of the car.
They leave their lights on and it whites out the pic....

Use ones that look at the back of the car and they can't.
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[.Chris.]

Fortunately I've never had the 'remove your lid' one yet (probably because I mostly wear an open-face), but I had one a while ago (think it was the Sainsbury's on the Marsh Mills roundabout in Plymouth) that demanded I put the nozzle into the tank before they'd switch the pump on. I wasn't especially bothered, just rather puzzled as I can't think of any reason for the demand and it's not something I've come across before or since
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[Alexio]

I've only been asked once to remove my helmet before they would switch the pump on. Occasionally I only flip the front of my Caberg helmet up so you can actually see my face and they seem fine with that.
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[Nipedley]

Hmm that's not how the pumps at my local Tesco station works, they get notified when you remove which one you want from the pump.

I mean, I usually put it straight into the tank anyway but I wait until it clicks on before pulling the trigger.

Never been asked to do anything silly by forecourt staff yet thankfully

[.Chris.]

[EUMP]

Just pretend you can't hear them.. never had this one before or have been asked to take off my helmet etc.. but i have had to wait for my pump to be 'authorised' by them, was pretty odd as i've ever came across that one before.
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[G]

Ride in from the front?.. that way you skip the queue too .

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[Keir]

which BP WTD?
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[Billing]

i always have to get my pump authorised its a pain i was standing there for several minutes the other day before they actually acknowledged i wished to procure some motion lotion.

i have had my pump shut down for trying to fill my bike, a pair of 5l petrol cans (secured in my topbox) and a friends bike in one go, went in to see what was going on, and was told that it wasn't allowed, so i paid my £4.33 for 1 cans fuel and as i was walking out the cashier says 'if you'd like to fill your cans up you'll have to go to the back of the line' so i said id rather go the extra distance to tesco to dispense with the bother of having to make 4 transactions. she didnt look happy, but in all fairness i wasnt doing anyone any harm, infact i was ready to spend nearly £30 if she hadnt kicked up a fuss
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[Digitalize]

I've always wondered if filling 2 bikes up at once is against the rules, skip the queue etc. lol

Once filled up a 5L Jerry Can, put it in my backpack, then took it inside, no problem.

Usually take my helmet off unless someone is waiting for me.

[tonyts50]

i always walk in with my moto style helmet on and with my blacked out ripnroll goggles on they dont care except one lady i just told her to fuc*off slapped the cash down a siad the number of my pump and rode off
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[Whosthedaddy]

It was Roundacre, bottom of Nethermayne near the bridge.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Fuel stations near me have always been fine with me keeping my lid on.

Now in the van I monoplise two pumps if it's quiet and pump unleaded and diesel(Diesel for the van, unleaded into a jerry can) then pay for them together. No problems at all.
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[Tonka]

I too have never had any problems with leaving my lid on, fuelling a jerry can or when we go out in a big group several bikes being fuelled from one pump in one transaction. I think it really depends on the individuals involved more than the Petrol Company.

I did once have an attendant make a comment about seeing my face but I just smiled, paid my cash and gave him my biggest cheeriest 'thank you'!! To be fair we were out on a ride and I think the others had removed their lids but I hate keep taking mine on and off as my hair is long and it's always a bit of a faff making sure it's all tucked away properly - had a loose bit tickling my face last night and it's really very irritating and distracting!!
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[Acemastr]

[bEN_]

if / when they do it to me and get arsey about it i plan on just dumping the nozzle on the floor and riding off to cause them a similar amount of inconvinience they wanted to cause me.
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[Keir]