Tesco Inshes Inverness Fuel

[mpgscott]

Have used this station for many a year as it has pay at pump, so today as normal roll up to the pump however my usual pump is out of operation so go around to the other side. So sat on bike as normal swipe card enter pin nozzle into bike no fuel, whats going on then look up and says choose paying option, im like i just did this. So then the fella from the garage comes out saying you need to be off the bike before i can allow fuel, im like what "since when" lad says "its always been" so i get off bike nearly slide on my arse as the bloody forecourt is covered in spilled fuel.

So what idiot has come up with this new one, first time i have been asked to get off the bike. Its ok for the GS as its got a centre stand but for many bikes that only have a side stand then you aint going to fully fuel the bike. Now i can see what the thinking is that you might fall off whilst fueling but then we might fall off at any time, but for me its always just nice to sit on the bike and fuel it up safe and sound.

My idea of using the bloody pay at the pump is to avoid all confrontations with these clowns. So must just be the case that as i hide round the other side all the time they cant actually see.

So was fumming and said to the guy forget it im off to Asda where there are no staff to tell you shite. Oh and on way my bloody foot is sliding off peg due to the amount of fule spilled on the ground and my feet being flat down. Yes you have your feet down when sat on the bike also but its never as bad as when you get off there and walk around.

Anyone else encountered this issue at a petrol station with pay at the pump??

Safe to say the unmanned ASDA will be getting my hard earned from now on.

 

[Joe narvey]

Not a bike, but in London pump is not activated if you leave the driver door open. I was equally miffed. The idea is I'm setup for a quick get away with the door open. In fact I was listening to the news on the radio, but hey Ho. .

 

[Posh Pete]

Use unmanned pumps. No one there, not even clowns.

 

[jetjock]

I believe sitting on the bike is perceived to be a fire risk .

 

[west coast traveller]

Same thing happened to a guy at Tesco in Dingwall last week whilst I was filling up the car. Attendant came out to tell him he had to dismount first. Unfortunately no Asda!

 

[kondorpilot]

Incredible coincidence!

Obviously new policy being rigidly enforced by Tesco, security Rottweilers in a most unpleasant way.

I visited that very same petrol station yesterday to fuel up having just ridden 200 miles in bloody awful wet weather. I had to ride around various pumps before I could get one that didn't have diesel spillage around it.

When I filled up using the cash option, helmet still on, off bike, I had no problem.

Armed with 20 pound note in hand, I went to the kiosk and took my place
in the queue. At this point, the over officious female at the till puts her hand up to stop the guy in front of me and orders him not to approach the counter. She then exclaims " motorcyclist, take off your helmet!" W.T.F.? I thought.

Standing ready to pay the money due, most probably all my actions on C.C.T.V. Now usually I would be up for the challenge but with another 200 miles to go couldn't be added arguing the toss.

Wonder what she would have done if I had approached the counter and just payed without taking my lid off? Not even a pleasant manner, in fact down right rude.

I wonder how she approached the lady filling up her car behind me who was wearing a burka ?

Absolutely embarrassing, I hope they change their attitude, policy, staff or all, before all the biker tourists visit to fuel up and contribute their well earned cash to the Highland economy over the summer.

Apologies in advance from this Scotsman if you encounter like behavior.
Never experienced this sort of officious crap in 30 plus years of biking

 

[gerarddwatts]

Go to Tore Services instead!!

 

[Posh Pete]

Alternatively ...

Organise a "fill in"? Get as many bikers as poss to put the minimum amount of liters in their tanks and take as long as possible to put on stand, take helmets off, pay the cash, return to bike etc. A couple of hundred bikes should clog things up nicely of a busy Saturday morning?

 

[Lord Snooty]

It may be a safety issue, there was a CCTV video going the rounds recently of a biker filling up whilst sat on the bike and the bike went up in flames due to some slight spillage onto the engine. The biker was engulfed, staff had to extinguish him, if he had been standing next to the bike he would not have been at such risk.

 

[wessie]

A mate is a regional manager for Shell. The industry is mired with nannying H&S mantra that is enshrined in law. He has been issued with a fatwah from head office to ensure his franchisees comply with the relevant legislation which includes motorcyclists dismounting. I imagine Tesco have done the same thing and the staff have a duty of care to ensure you do not place yourself at some perceived risk. At unmanned premises you are the only one with a duty of care as by using the pump you imply you will abide by the signs displayed thereon.

If you don't like the way the laws are written in the UK which a small majority of your residents chose to remain within, then you need to fúck off to another country and stop abusing staff who could be sacked if they didn't ask you to comply.

The helmet thing is entirely at the discretion of the retailer. My motorcycling mate is a lone voice within the Shell UK operation that gives a toss. He advises his franchisees to stop being cúnts but he has no jurisdiction outside his patch.

 

[mobimick]

Had slightly different problem at a busy Morrisons filling station. Pull up on bike, get off, stand with pump in tank, wait and wait.
Then realize someone is talking over the tannoy, everyone is looking at me!
Turns out you have to remove your helmet before they will release the pump! camera security you know, like Mr. Morrison would go bust if I rode off after squeezing 18 quids worth of fuel in my tank.
Fucked if i'm putting my expensive helmet on their diesel covered floor or risk it falling off the bike.
Clearly Morrisons don't want my custom, as I pointed out to the tannoy lady in my politest 'angry as fuck' language

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

oh dear, oh dear...what a H&S obsessed country....don't have any of that shit going on here.....yet..

 

[mpgscott]

Nanny state thats us!

I wouldnt mind if it was the same rule across the board my issue is that if you fill up at a petrol station on the Friday one way, then on the Monday the H+S clowns have had a meeting and thought up another rule thats what gets me..

For me i am much safer to sit on the bike whilst filling and will, there is more chance of you slipping off the pegs due to your feet being covered in petrol or diesel spilled all over the ground than i would by sitting on the bike.

Where does it state anywhere on the pumps "Riders please dismount the motorcycle and please remove your helmet prior to fueling" nowhere at the Tesco i was at thats the problem! if the H+S twats make the rules then they need to properly make people aware of them!

 

[gerarddwatts]

Mate of mine is a tanker driver...he was aghast when he saw me filling up sitting on the bike....he said "but you're sitting on a bomb".......

 

[mpgscott]

Suppose you are but then whats really the difference when riding along, what about folk sitting in the car when your fuelling it where do we stop??

 

[polecat]

From the HSE Website

The enquirer, whilst refuelling a motorcycle at a filling station, was asked to remove their safety helmet before the pump was switched on. Then on another occasion they were asked to get off the motorcycle before refuelling. The enquirer wrote to the supermarket filling station CEO requesting an explanation and was told this was for ‘Health and Safety’ reasons.

Panel decision
Requiring motorcyclists to remove their helmets at filling stations is not a health and safety issue. It appears to be a measure to discourage and prevent fuel theft. This is understandable but the filling station should be clear about the real reason.
Requiring motorcyclists and passengers to dismount and place the motorcycle on its stand during refuelling is a sensible measure which is stated in the Energy Institute’s guidance on petrol station refuelling. It enables better control of the refilling operation, reduces the risk of spilling fuel on clothes, high temperature parts of the motorcycle itself and on the forecourt. A clearer explanation by the supermarket of the logic behind both of these requirements would have been helpful.

 

[cookie]

seems to me that a rule preventing filling a motorcycle while is seated is a pretty basic safety precaution.

it also prevents the rider's laughable attempts at looking cool.

 

[wessie]

Mate of mine is a tanker driver...he was aghast when he saw me filling up sitting on the bike....he said "but you're sitting on a bomb".......

according to the Shell mate, tanker drivers, for very good reasons are the most stringent when it comes to H&S rules. He has had deliveries refused due to minor technicalities e.g. a car parked fractionally closer than the statutory distance from the tank filler pipes. The car driver had left the car to go elsewhere so the driver on a tight schedule would not allow any time for the driver to be found or the car manhandled out of the way.

 

[mpgscott]

For me im not trying to be cool in sitting on the bike its simply easier, so i always try and find a station with pay at the pump so i can avoid having to take my lid off. You can totally understand the seller's thinking behind removal of the lid to avoid theft, so i am getting past this by paying at the pump.

So is the general opion of everyone that they place their bike on the stand then fuel up?? Most riders i see sit on the bike whilst fueling up but that must just be up here.

 

[Deleted account 210516001]

For me im not trying to be cool in sitting on the bike its simply easier, so i always try and find a station with pay at the pump so i can avoid having to take my lid off. You can totally understand the seller's thinking behind removal of the lid to avoid theft, so i am getting past this by paying at the pump.

So is the general opion of everyone that they place their bike on the stand then fuel up?? Most riders i see sit on the bike whilst fueling up but that must just be up here.

On suitable forecourts I do get off and pop the bike on the centre stand but so many are contaminated with spilt fuel or even worse spilt fuel and sand that I feel more secure just sitting on the bike and filling up the tank that way. Its not getting it on the centre stand on a slippery surface that is the problem, its getting it off. I don't like sitting on the bike and nudging it off the centre stand and rolling a heavy loaded bike off the centre stand while you are alongside supporting it is no fun if your boots are slipping and sliding.

I also have a flip front helmet that I don't remove unless I am stopping for a longer period than a quick refuel. I have never been asked to remove it but I have taken the precaution at filling stations with notices asking you to remove your helmet of topping up to a round figure in cash and going into the kiosk with the exact amount in my hand. If asked to remove my helmet I would refuse and leave the cash on the counter but so far I have never been challenged. I can understand a bit of apprehension amongst staff having a customer in a full face helmet approach the counter given that so much security is now reliant on CCTV but a flip front helmet hides no more recognition features than a hoodie and a lot less than a burqa.