nope we are completely sodded in this country. we are free! MY ARSE!
Free your arse? No matt please, anything but that!
Adding to your rant, I’m not taking my lid of either, it is a piece of safety equipment, not fashion or worn for reasons of personal belief. Have had an argument somewhere and told them it’s against my religion to take my lid of. Can only take lid off in front of another biker and if they insist I’ll make a complaint against them on the grounds of discrimination on religious grounds.
I realise that some people belief that if a bike thief turns up and has to remove his/her lid the police will have a piccie. You assume that one the petrol station staff will bring said person to the attention of the police and second that the police will actually arrive at the scene and take action. From past experience (yes, I am very bitter and intend to stay this way), I can tell you that the staff don’t give a toss, unless the person rides off without paying (and the thief isn’t likely to remove lid, fill up and then leave) and neither do the police, my friend’s sister is in the police and she told me that they will turn up if a crime is in progress and they are able to arrive prior to the thieves scarpering, otherwise they won’t lift a finger.
id be really bothered and was myself royally p’d off when i had the same experiance somewhere else a month ago - the moment i ride of that forecourt without paying for petrol by all means throw the book at me,charge me arrest me etc… but who the **** are these people&companies to call me a thief 
i know its a minor and trivial point but it relly gets on my t**s pmsl
now why havent i thought of that before lmao nice 1 - now i cant wait for the opportunity to give it a go pmsl
This is where having a flip front helmet lets you have your cake and eat it. Everyone is happy and everyone feels safe. I tend to use the same BP station every week. They know who I am now and let me get on with my life and I don’t scare them by being a nasty big biker. Instead I’m a nice big biker.
Manners maketh the man. If people ask something courteously, then courtesy shall be extended in return, however be rude and it provokes anger.
I’ve never been asked ! :o
but then again, I do have earplugs in so perhaps I have…
YEP!! about 2 months ago was was told to remove my helmet b4 the pump was turned on…i went to the kiosk and informed the gentleman inside that i couldnt becouse my religon states that i canot show my hair in public…the c***y attendent then asked me what religon i support…i said ‘‘IM A JEDI’’…ya know what…the S.O.B. said ‘‘ohh ok …’’ and put the petrol on!!!
been doing that for the past two mths now and works a charm…com’on peeps…lets play em at their own game
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I’ve never been asked to take my helmet off yet, but not long ago at a BP petrol station in Crawley they expected me to pay upfront for my petrol before they would turn the pump on. I politely refused and took my custom elsewhere. I e-mailed BP about it to see if they could explain why they condone a policy that discriminates against motorbikes in such a way and imply that all motorbikers are criminals who will not pay for their petrol. Needless to say I have never had a reply back from them.
Liz
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Use the unleaded, master Luke, use the unleaded…
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if they dont serve you with your lid on just go to every pump, pull it out and put it on the ground… then ride off.
at least they will then have to come out of there lil bullet proff boxes…
If a certain number of people fill in the census as their religion being then it becomes legally recognised… and they can then make their own religious laws… ‘eg removing helmet is against my religion’… and a few other things I can think of too… McGuinness can be our Diety, with Rossi, our Jesus, and Foggarty the holy spirit
Lee
I would also like to shame the BP after hangar lane on the A40, i will never be going there again.
Was taking my girlfriend back home this afternoon, needed petrol, pulled into the BP at one of the pumps on the end, pump in tank waiting for it to go on, i see the attendant motioning for me to do something, so i got off the bike walked up to him and asked him what the problem was, he told me that pump was not working and i had to go to one of the middle ones (which were in use)… I thought ****it as i had a bit of reseve left, told him to **** himself and left (he was very patonising and i felt deserved it). As i was leaving i saw some chavvy type corsa pull up to the pump i was at and start filling up immedietly… I almost went back and dragged him over the desk but refrained as i had my lady with me.
So because i am a biker i am also a theif
(btw i have also had this garage tell me to remove my lid, even though i have a flip up one and it was fliped up…)
that garrage are tors i never use that one if im leaving the ace i tend to use the esso over the road as they are biker friendly they dont mind if you leave your gloves on helmet on or anything else, what i tend to do is when i fill up at petrol stations i tend to ride up to the pump the other way that waqy they can see my f**g reg and most turn on the pumps even with helmet on ,
if they dont my custom goes else where
rant over
Nicely done ginger … driving in the opposite way is a handy idea.
I got asked to remove my helmet, at the Esso near Stanstead airport - on that weekend with the bomb scares… and a petrol station full of coppers!.. i mean, seriously
… then the bloke a the counter (forign, no eglish) dropped my £4.50 change, that he’d happily spent about 5 mins counting out of 10p’s :@… thankfully the manager came and sorted me out - gggrrr…
Do you Londoners have the Tesco pumps, that you can insert your credit card to activate the pump… or press the button to have the attendant enable the pump for a more traditional transaction? They’re handy
I couple of months ago I filled up at my local Texaco. When I was done, I went inside to the till and held out my bank card to pay. The guy told me to take my helmet off!? When I asked him why, he said some kids had ridden off without paying. I looked down at the card in my, still outstretched, hand… 
He didn’t even bat an eyelid! When I explained that he had about 30 seconds to think it over before I left (with helmet still on), he “accepted” payment.