BP Fill Up Wierdness (Sorry, bit long)

[trophydave]

Non taken mate:laugh:

Back to the original subject.I have never filled my bike with petrol whilst sitting on it,dunno why,just never have.I suppose it helps that I usually have bikes with a resonable size tank so squeezing the last bit in doesn't really matter.
The only time I have been asked to remove my lid was in Tesco on York ring road,I had a flip front lid on with the front up at the time.

[Orlando_Orange]

heving seen this thread drag on and on i thought i'd do my bit and weigh in with my tuppence worth:

i don't really see what the problem is... i always take my helmet off when filling and the one time i didn't i got gently reminded by a garbled voice over the tannoy and took it off. i can see how they would want your face to be on cctv, the same way that you can't walk into a bank with a helmet on.

and i have also never filled my bike up whilst sitting on it. personally i can get a decent amount in on the side stand. i can also see the reason for this not being allowed as if you park a way away from the pump and have to lean over on a 200kg+ bike then it could very easily end in a mishap on slippery petrol station concrete... and in the world of hundreds of ads spouting the glory of suing everyone when you slip over, everyone needs to cover their @rse...

i can't help the feeling that getting angry about this sort of thing is a bit of an over-reaction... i try to only get annoyed about things that matter...

just my thoughts....

[scouse]

I had someone tell me I couldn't fill up sat on the bike before. I solved the problem by not going back there. Strangely though, that was Long Eaton Asda, I now fill up most times at Spondon Asda in exactly the same fashion with no problem. Nothing like consistency

Yup I get the same with Wyvern Sainsburys and the one by the Kings Highway... one lets me wander around with my lid on the other gets all snotty... actually it's just the same bloke everytime and he has that nasal jobsworth note in his voice ...

If this was a real issue , all the folks I see filling up in baseball caps and hoods should also be refused until they are removed( an item often requested to be removed for identifying peeps via CCTV recording in many other establishments) or is it because they are in cars... and nobody wants to inconvenience the car drivers..

Quite often if I am filling up part way through a long journey I don't want to take my lid off as it will take ages getting set up again. Particularly in Winter or when it is raining. Also when they provide somewhere safe for me to place it at the pumps and at the till I may consider it, but as they don't...

I am a customer and if they don't want to inconvenience me they should pay attention to my needs if they want my repeat custom; we don't always just fill up a bike.

Oh and dash... Morrisons is the cheapest in Derby, we always fill up there when heading to points North

[OB1]

I agree with what Orlando aluded to: would anyone even consider going in to any other establishment such as a bank, shop, hospital or a supermarket wearing their helmet? If not, then why is it such a hardship to comply with their wishes?

Many have mentioned times when it is raining - most petrol stations that I know of have covered forecourts, so you're not going to get wet. I take mine off in the winter, when its raining or cold: where's my inconvenience? :blink: None at all! hmy:

[scouse]

I agree with what Orlando aluded to: would anyone even consider going in to any other establishment such as a bank, shop, hospital or a supermarket wearing their helmet? If not, then why is it such a hardship to comply with their wishes?

Many have mentioned times when it is raining - most petrol stations that I know of have covered forecourts, so you're not going to get wet. I take mine off in the winter, when its raining or cold: where's my inconvenience? :blink: None at all! hmy:

Evidently never done a daily winter commute over a long distance... you seal yourself in and only unseal when you get home in the warm and dry... you might have to learn this on your big ride if you hit bad weather for a couple of days.

After having a helmet knocked off bikes and counters in petrol stations and having them kicked in the payment areas I am not willing to risk several hundred pounds with of my personal property being damaged.

Also why is it I can wander round service stations with impunity all over the rest of Western Europe without removing any of my expensive but legally required personal safety equipment but not in a handful of corporate establishments in the UK...

[dash]

I don't get upset at the inconvenience, I just make sure all my routine filling is done at places with pay-at-pump (and not Long Eaton Asda). Generally these are supermarkets, which also generally have the cheapest fuel, so it's a double win

Having to go into a shop is a waste of time in itself. Having to take your lid off simply doubles the initial waste of time.

If I'm on a long trip, I'm generally happy to take my lid off for a bit of a break.

@Scouse... Morrisons on the A61? Spotted that on the way up to the lakes the other weekend, after having gone out of my way to fill up in Spondon and made a note to remember it was there next time. Don't actually head north that often though.

[scouse]

I don't get upset at the inconvenience, I just make sure all my routine filling is done at places with pay-at-pump (and not Long Eaton Asda). Generally these are supermarkets, which also generally have the cheapest fuel, so it's a double win

Having to go into a shop is a waste of time in itself. Having to take your lid off simply doubles the initial waste of time.

If I'm on a long trip, I'm generally happy to take my lid off for a bit of a break.

@Scouse... Morrisons on the A61? Spotted that on the way up to the lakes the other weekend, after having gone out of my way to fill up in Spondon and made a note to remember it was there next time. Don't actually head north that often though.

Yup that's the kiddie, but don't forget it's always called Frank Whittle Way and not the A61 at that point... the locals get a bit precious over thing like that .It's only 10 mins further on than Wallyworld in Spondon, which is like most things in Derby, only 10 minutes away , with it being a petite and bijou little city .

[OB1]

Evidently never done a daily winter commute over a long distance...

Only Lincoln to Nottingham on an SRX600 which had to be fuelled up and have the chain adjusted daily for the 100 mile round journey down the A46.

In my 27 years of riding, I have never had my helmet knocked or kicked by anyone but myself (nearly walked off without it in France once). I suppose that is just down to how the individual takes care of their equipment.

Face it; we've all had good and bad experiences everywhere and in everything. You will get the odd occasion when something not to your liking but, until it becomes the norm; don't let it worry you as it’s just a passing incident. One person can argue till they're blue in the face that they get told to do this or that when the next person has never experienced anything of the sort. It’s all life's rich tapestry! :woohoo:

[The Wilbur]

Evidently never done a daily winter commute over a long distance...

Only Lincoln to Nottingham on an SRX600 which had to be fuelled up and have the chain adjusted daily for the 100 mile round journey down the A46.

In my 27 years of riding, I have never had my helmet knocked or kicked by anyone but myself (nearly walked off without it in France once). I suppose that is just down to how the individual takes care of their equipment.

Face it; we've all had good and bad experiences everywhere and in everything. You will get the odd occasion when something not to your liking but, until it becomes the norm; don't let it worry you as it’s just a passing incident. One person can argue till they're blue in the face that they get told to do this or that when the next person has never experienced anything of the sort. It’s all life's rich tapestry! :woohoo:

Wise words OB1.

Have +1 Brownie point

[MarkE]

You will get the odd occasion when something not to your liking but, until it becomes the norm; don't let it worry you as it’s just a passing incident.

By the time it has become the norm it is too late to complain. I admit I am very sensitive about the imposition of petty rules and laws, partly because I used to have friends in the former East Germany and one of the weapons used to keep the population in order was a lot of such rules; they made everyone nervous because you had almost certainly broken a rule somewhere, somewhen so if the state wanted to remind you who was boss they had only to charge you with it; plus having a law to regulate every trivial aspect of human existance was (is) believed to encourage a culture of obedience.

The other part of my reason is that I am a natural contrarian who reacts badly to being told what to do for no good reason.