Biker UNFRIENDLY petrol stations

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Hi.

Just wanted to get this started. (pet hate To be honest).

I am sure there are more out there...you, the ones that let you fill up with your lid on and then complain about you coming in to pay for your fuel incase you are a masked murderer or about to rob the joint.

>ESSO, Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere.
No signs on pump, cashier got very snotty about lids. When I asked if she's ask me to take a hat and sunglasses off, she had no response.

There a BP in both directions that don't have an issue.

>TOTAL, Rheged centre, Penrith, Cumbria (friends experience)
Again, fuel served, entered the shop to pay to be shouted at across a shop full of people 'OI! TAKE YOUR HELMET OFF'.

There's a Texaco on the way into Penrith that don't have a problem.
 
Shouldn't this thread be renamed "unfriendly bikers at petrol stations"...!! It takes 5 seconds to take your helmet off and be able to have a proper conversation with someone rather than have the attendant talk to a plastic hat:nenau
 
It`s all been done to death across this and every other bike related website.

Go elsewhere.
 
Tarka said:
It`s all been done to death across this and every other bike related website.

Go elsewhere.
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So sorry...I din't read every other post on every other forum before posting....my apologies oh sanctamonious one.



JP
 
it may have been done on other web sites and this one before:) but i've not seen it;)

nowt wrong with the post if you ask me:thumb2, because the main issue to me here is that been treated like a second class person because of whearing a helmit at a fuel stop that got no fffing signs on is out of order:)

some places i take mind off...some i keep on;) i do under stand why Helmits should be removed etc, but shounting across the shop at a" forgive me here"
the people who help keep you in a bloody job is well out of order.:cool:

thank GOD it's only a small percentage of people whom do that..
 
Just imagine it...the biker walks into the garage to be shouted at by the vulnerable young cashier.

'Get your helmet off!'

Biker hero takes off his crash helmet and shakes out his tousled hair.

Their eyes meet.

She melts...love at first sight!

:D
 
AndyT said:
Shouldn't this thread be renamed "unfriendly bikers at petrol stations"...!! It takes 5 seconds to take your helmet off and be able to have a proper conversation with someone rather than have the attendant talk to a plastic hat:nenau
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Each to their own...I do as Tarka says..go elsewhere:)
 
Twotter said:
Just imagine it...the biker walks into the garage to be shouted at by the vulnerable young cashier.

'Get your helmet off!'

Biker hero takes off his crash helmet and shakes out his tousled hair.

Their eyes meet.

She melts...love at first sight!

:D
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:jes:jes
 
I take mine off anyway to let some cooling air to my bonce while fuelling - takes seconds :nenau . Helmets aren't my favourite thing to wear when not moving on the bike anyway (even my new supercool Shoei Hornet which makes me look like an off-road God :rolleyes: )
 
MattW said:
I take mine off anyway to let some cooling air to my bonce while fuelling
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some ride when its cold too:augie,i could go into south milford station wi a gorrilla mask on, but not my bike helmet, why?

vote wi your wheels an go elswere
 
Digger06 said:
some ride when its cold too
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Ooh catty :D

I ride when its cold too and I still like to take my lid off, I just don't see it as a big issue - do you put a balaclava on when you get out of a car at a petrol station in the winter in case you get a cold head :nenau
 
jp-speed-triple said:
>TOTAL, Rheged centre, Penrith, Cumbria (friends experience)
Again, fuel served, entered the shop to pay to be shouted at across a shop full of people 'OI! TAKE YOUR HELMET OFF'.
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In this case I'd offer to pay with my helmet on, if they refused to take payment whilst wearing the helmet I'd ask one of the other customers to be a witness that payment was offered but refused by cashier and leave.

I wear a flip front nowadays so tend not to take it off at filling stations. In the days I wore a non-flip I always used to take it off when filling up, I thought it was more polite.

Bob
 
its like MATTW said, not a big issue but if u think its unfair, ride off,
 
I'd say is it coz I'm white?

You wouldn't dare ask a muslim woman to remove her face mask now would you?
 
Supertech said:
I'd say is it coz I'm white?

You wouldn't dare ask a muslim woman to remove her face mask now would you?
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That seems like a fair point.
I got shouted at over the tanoy at a jet station on the a165 out of Hull on way to brid. I just got back on the bike and rode on.
thing is when your comfy in ya lid the last thing ya want to do is have to take it off to give somone ya hard earned.

ride on and tell the next 'biker friendly' station why they are getting ya cash.
 
jp-speed-triple said:
Hi.

Just wanted to get this started. (pet hate To be honest).

I am sure there are more out there...you, the ones that let you fill up with your lid on and then complain about you coming in to pay for your fuel incase you are a masked murderer or about to rob the joint.

>ESSO, Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere.
No signs on pump, cashier got very snotty about lids. When I asked if she's ask me to take a hat and sunglasses off, she had no response.

There a BP in both directions that don't have an issue.

>TOTAL, Rheged centre, Penrith, Cumbria (friends experience)
Again, fuel served, entered the shop to pay to be shouted at across a shop full of people 'OI! TAKE YOUR HELMET OFF'.

There's a Texaco on the way into Penrith that don't have a problem.
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I allways stop at Rheged for fuel, never had to take my helmet off, no one has ever asked or shouted, same with the one at Windermere :nenau
 
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