Petrol Stations - Helmets

[BRUN]

Is there a law about taking your helmet off at the petrol station ?

Recently fuelled up, with the wife on her bike aswell, normally we both fuel up, she goes in and pays for both pumps, i watch her gear/bike, i normally leave my helmet on doing this as its a pain in the arse to take it off and back on again, and there isnt always somewhere to put it either, anyway my pump wouldnt pump, over the tannoy comes "Number 2", and nothing else, just shouted a number out, this happened 3 times before she came out and asked me to take my helmet off by which time id already took it off anyway guessing thats what she wanted me to do, ive no idea why she couldnt say over the tannoy, "number 2 can you take your helmet off", but she didnt, she was just shouting number 2 and thats it

It wasn't so much the taking the helmet off that bugged me, more the way she didnt ask me to but was just shouting a number over the tannoy, is it down to each station to make up there own rules ?

Another station we normally use, in fact 2 which we normally use, dont have a problem with me keeping my helmet on while fuelling, the wife normally takes hers off and goes and pays for both of us

Wont be going back to that petrol station again, there is a tesco that has 99ron a mile up the road which has pay at pump so will probably go there next time

[doggone]

Well there isn't any specific law but I bet they aren't allowed to make anyone take a burka off.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Do women wearing burkas have a habit of doing drive offs? If not your comparison is a bit irrelevant.
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[jeremyr62]

I just go to another petrol station. The majority don't care. I suspect when it happens they have just been the victim of a drive off.

[BRUN]

i dont understand how they got on during covid though, pretty much every customer had a mask on, so not much different, i had my snood on too which i could have pulled up like a mask, or even pulled over the back of my head like a balaclava if i was in the mood to be arsey about it

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

No law, just their rules on their property. Retailers want you to come and buy but they’re not obliged deal with everyone regardless of behaviour. If their rules become too onerous people shop elsewhere but I doubt they notice or miss a drop in two-wheel trade.

The “Number 2” announcement is, in my experience, an invitation to go inside rather than have the minimum wage assistant embarrass you and her, and amuse everyone else on the forecourt, by using the ‘god-voice’ to explain why she isn’t allowed to activate the pump.

It’s a bit annoying the first time but I roll with it or go elsewhere.

[Easy-X]

In my experience (City petrol stations) the attendants aren't interested in motorcycle helmets but very interested in scooter helmets
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[MCN]

If you can be arsed to, comply one time.

Next time wear a Clalabava under you helmet. (Rapist/SAS type where only the eyes and lips are visible.)

Post the results in this thread.

Apart from that, I don't have any problem fuckingnoff else where. And never visit the place again.
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[stinkwheel]

Contract law applies, if they don't want to supply helmet wearing people with fuel, it's up to them. I personally ride away and go elsewhere providing I can get to another station with the fuel I have if they insist on me removing my helmet.

It's been a long time since anyone asked me to take my lid off though.
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[Evil Hans]

Unless I'm doing pay at pump, I always take my helmet off because it seems the polite thing to do.

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[grr666]

My bike holds about £20 worth of super unleaded that might get me 100 miles. If I was going to steal fuel I'd use
something with a bigger tank and that runs on diesel.
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[MCN]

[xX-Alex-Xx]

Takes 5 seconds to take it off, and 10 seconds to put back on and do up. Not seeing a hardship with that.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

When I can walk into a station just up the road and not have to faff with my helmet (fnar) Why would I go to the one that insists I remove it?
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[Polarbear]

I'd be interested if someone came in driving one of those open top cut down sports cars who wear helmets. Super 7's and the like. Would they think of asking them to remove their helmet or have the brain dead beind the counter only been told 'motorbikes'?

Not that I really give a sh1t as I wear an open face or flip front and have never been asked to remove mine.
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[WD Forte]

Maybe if you people smartened yourselves up a bit you
wouldn't get treated like criminals.
I never get asked to remove my helmet probably because
I ride a scooty and always nicely turned out.

( hmm not sure if those loafers go with that jacket tho...)

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[Ste]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Ste]

Oh, I thought you meant the Texaco that's half a mile up the road as Keynsham or Saltford are 15 to 20 miles away.

[1198]

I find that few places care anymore. Not sure if this one of the few advantages ofCV19 where we all were wearing masks / helmets anyway!

[Nobby the Bastard]

[jeremyr62]

[BRUN]