Garage demanding helmet removal

[dynax]

I have always taken mine off regardless, pull up get off gloves off lid off, then again I am never in such a rush as to have the need to keep it on for the sake of a minute or two

[geofferz]

12 hours ago, Stu said:

If I am asked to remove my helmet then if I can I just go elsewhere simple! 

I have literally done this. 'remove your helmet' no, vroom. 

[S-Westerly]

I've also moved on qhwn asked to remove my helmet. Funnily enough during Covid times I was never asked to and before that the only place was a Tesco in Bristol.  My local Tesco never did. I wear a flip lid these days and do tend to lift the front. 

[Tiggie]

It's not as bad when paying for fuel, however I have had to say to a guy at the fish shop that the girl on the counter might understand what you are saying easier if you take your lid off!!

 

 

[geofferz]

I use pay at pump nowadays anyways, problem solved, no more human interaction thanks. 

[billy sugger]

Be careful with pay at pump. New set up allows them to "ring-fence" £100 from your account before you put any fuel in, and they are not obliged to unfree the extra cash straight away. I made that mistake at a Morissons' garage a couple of months ago on the same day a DD should have been paid and it put me in the red, even though I only put £20 in

[Pbassred]

On 21/04/2022 at 20:42, Ian Frog said:

I seem to remember around the same time signs that said "No Blacks or Irish".

Fortunately we live in more enlightened times !

......except for helmets.

[Steve_M]

18 hours ago, billy sugger said:

Be careful with pay at pump. New set up allows them to "ring-fence" £100 from your account before you put any fuel in, and they are not obliged to unfree the extra cash straight away. I made that mistake at a Morissons' garage a couple of months ago on the same day a DD should have been paid and it put me in the red, even though I only put £20 in

I fell for this on Wednesday. The pump at Newcastleton asks your maximum budget for fuel. I thought “sod it” and hit £80. Only when I checked my account that night did I see it ring fenced.

 

It can also happen when touring abroad. A guy I know ran out of available money on one card over the course of a few days as they were retaining €100 each time. It took a couple of weeks before the difference appeared in his account.

Edited April 23, 2022 by Steve_M

[Yorky]

1 hour ago, Steve_M said:

It can also happen when touring abroad. A guy I know ran out of available money on one card over the course of a few days as they were retaining €100 each time. It took a couple of weeks before the difference appeared in his account.

Yes, 3 of us have just got back from a few days trail riding in France. We put all the bike fuel on one credit card, 9 transactions over 4 days, and each time they ringfenced 120 euros. It has all started to sort itself out now though.

[Joe85]

Private property, so if that’s what they require for me to buy fuel then fine, no problem.

 

Although I make a point of putting it back on before going in store. It shouldn’t make any difference, and rarely does, but occasionally it pisses them off.

 

 

[Throttled]

Was there an increase in bikers filling up with fuel and then robbing the petrol station during the pandemic? Was there ever a problem with that? I still wear a mask and will continue to do so, so they cane come out the petrol station and take payment off me there, or use their night hatch.

[Blackholesun]

I always take mine off even at pay at pump as tbh I'm glad for the fresh air

[bonio]

I wear a balaclava under; never been asked to take that off