Petrol station policy

[sickpit]

Ok so I think I have a new one. I do always take my lid off when filling up. At a Waitrose / shell station I was told I can't sit astride of my bike when filling up. Even with my lid off, engine obviously off and side stand down?

I do have an email thread between me and Waitrose which might interest some readers. And will copy and paste if anyone still reads this. And if anyone has verbosenes? or articulacy to respond to these people then I would love to hear from you as I think my angry words just will not win the battle. simonhopkin138@msn.com

If anyone in the know can bump this to a relevant thread then please point me in the right direction

[Boris the spider]

I just wouldn't as a matter of course.
Just in case it goes tits up on an overfill etc.
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[Andy_Pagin]

Petrol spills over the tank, soaks your meat 'n' two veg, trickles onto engine and catches fire... ouch.
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[EazyDuz]

[1198]

I imagine they're also concerned it'd be easier for you to just bugger off without paying.

[Al]

[monkeybiker]

I fill up when sat on a bike to keep the bike level.

If you can't do that without spilling petrol all over the place then you shouldn't be allowed near a petrol station.

[Ste]

[Rogerborg]

Fire bad, tree pretty.

Even without that, what happens when it froths up and spills over your nutsack? You jump off the bike, down it goes, everybody has a bad day.

Their gaff, etc. If you don't like the policy, take your £10 of no-profit business elsewhere.
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[Dave70]

I always straddle the bike when filling up too tbh. Although, watching the clip Rog posted has given me some food for thought.

I've never been asked not too though, nor have I ever been asked to remove my lid either.
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[Flatbadger]

I always stay on at my usual station, but it is one where you can stick your card in before filling. I just take care with the nozzle. It's great not having to get off the bike.
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[Pete.]

I never sit astride my bike when filling after my dad told me of the time he had his old Norton go up in flames when an attendant spilled it over (obviously when there were forecourt attendants).

I do always fill to the brim however, even if there's no centre-stand. It's really not hard to hold a bike upright with one hand. Stand on the off-side if it worries you so it can only wither fall against you or back onto the stand.
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[monkeybiker]

O.k there is a risk but come on, you've got to be pretty stupid to overfill a motorcycle tank. What mong just holds the button until it stops. In over 10 years I have never done it.

[Andy_Pagin]

True, but the garage does have a duty of care to their customers, and sitting on a bike whilst re-fuelling is an unnecessary risk from their point of view. Anyway there is another slight risk you haven't considered. Petrol is extremely volatile, and it is possible on a very hot day for the vapour to ignite spontaneously. Agreed it's extremely unlikely and probably never happened off of a formula 1 track, but why would a sue-able business take the risk?
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[Pete.]

[Tarmacsurfer]

Makes me laugh, it genuinely does. It used to be that "bikers" were about personal freedom. The right to take risks as you saw fit and live with the consequences if you ran out of talent along the way.

Now? Well, suffice to say it doesn't surprise me to see people actually backing the idea that "get off the bike just in case it catches fire" is for the best

I await the letter writing campaign and petition to instigate mandatory CE approved armour at all times with interest, no doubt along with grassroots pressure to enforce leg protectors and a BHP limit.
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[Andy_Pagin]

You can take whatever risks you like on your own private property, however in public or on someone elses' property you play by their rules.
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