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Pay before you fill servos

  • kingchops
    kingchops
    16 years ago

    Set out for a ride on Thursday as the weather here was half decent and went to fill up at a servo I don't normally go to on North East Rd.  I stop get off the bike, get my gloves off, helmet off, fuel cap off, go to fill the tank and.... nothing.  Then I hear something blurted over the intercom and it clicks, it's a bloody pay before you fill servo.  Despite being on my own I said quite loudly "aaah fuck", thought about it for a few seconds then just put all my shit back on and went to another servo.

    I figure these bloody servos are bad enough when you're in a car but on a bike with a small tank they're bloody useless.  I appreciate these businesses lose some money from people who drive off but surely they can think of a better method than bloody pay before you fill.

    I make a habit now of avoiding all servos that do this whether I'm on the bike or in the car.

  • hattown.nt
    hattown.nt
    16 years ago
    How do these pay before you fill servo's work??? Do you have to give a set amount??? Do you give them $50 before you fill go back and get the change??? If paying with card how does it all work??? I know of one in my area that is pay b4 you fill after dark, but I don't go there for that reason......
  • FLSTC
    FLSTC
    16 years ago
    actually , if they work and you swipe your card at pump , it avoids the need to go into station to queue and pay ( and take your helmet off ) .... ive been asked more than once
  • ratz
    ratz
    16 years ago

    ahhhhh yes wunderin wen this little game wud rare its ugly hed in this cuntry, dont no bout europe but its alive an well in the states, i encountered it a cupla years ago in LA but theres mor to come for instance went to fill up in long beach wen i got to the servo (and i was lagged hot tired an thirsty and fuggin lost and then theres the rong side of da road caper) i approached this spanish luking chick and said "scuse me luv do u no where ..........is?" well she went pale as and jumped in her car an fuked off, she thort i was goin to rob bash shoot her...paranoya or wot, and so to the story yea u go to the chekchik and hand her a tweny dola bill thru a 3/4" bulletproof glass sliding tray, an u start thinkin, must get real dam ugly here after dark, an then u fill an go an get yer change an it dusnt change ova the nex 10,000 k,s cept in the cuntry areas they let the bulletproof glass slide, havin said all that i work on the gold coast and havnt struck this style of servo there at all and we all no theres sum seriously fucked up people in that little stretch of woods, but it will cum i think its called progress, anyway i was gunna go for a ride but its 2 fuggin cold its down to 17 sumfin, yea an call me ablouse but its warm inside an i got pleny of nekoil, cheers from that fuggin rat NO FLAMERS

  • boxa
    boxa
    16 years ago
    Same has you guys i won't use it if i pull up and seeit i'll take off its a pain in the arse. When in the uk last year i went in some servo's and they wanted payment for using the air hose
  • ratz
    ratz
    16 years ago

    Yea i rememba it was 10 cents a liter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hoodaman
    Hoodaman
    16 years ago
    i wont use pay b4 u fill servos..they just piss me orf.............
  • vmax
    vmax
    16 years ago
    Which servo is it Kingchops (Im in Adelaide) so I can make sure I dont go there !!...it pisses me of when they try that,actually I have got back in the car and drove of.I drive a new 4 wheel drive so I dont exactly look like a fuel thief!!.
    I was In Townsville last week on a quick business trip and in a rental car and couldnt believe my eyes, as I undoing my seat belt a young guy came out to the pump and served me.I ask why ?? and he said it was a private owned servo and that was their policy to serve the fuel and do the windscreen ect,just like the old days !!I thanked him and said if I was ever in Townsville again he has my money !!
  • hattown.nt
    hattown.nt
    16 years ago
    The I think it's the caltex in Warwick on the Sydney road does the pumping for you, in the truck anyway, not sure about cars...
    The BP in Denmark on the South coast Hwy in far south W.A also do it for you truck or car...
  • black29d
    black29d
    16 years ago

    There was a story on the news last night about the epidemic of stolen plates being used to drive of without paying south of Sydney

     

    It is that bad that the South West Police Command is planning a program where car drivers can pull in and have anti tamper screws fitted to the number plates to try and stop people stealing the number plates

     

    This is most likley what is behind the servos pay before you fill up

  • Magilla
    Magilla
    16 years ago

    The old Shell servo on the Stuart highway across from the old entrance to the Darwin airport used to have bikini babes doing the driveway service. Did all the stuff of yesteryear. Checked all ya stuff while they filled ur car. I always asked for my windscreen to be washed .............. twice

  • matt08
    matt08
    16 years ago

    this old news around some areas of western sydney , pain in the arse but you cant blame servo owners for protecting themselves

  • WhatTaxi
    WhatTaxi
    16 years ago
    with the increase of fuel price + the increase of drive off's = more srrvo's going to this option

    maybe a boomgate at the exit's with a token to let you out when you pay maybe the answer ................. fuck i should stop drinking now

    PS : did i spell increase corect ?????
  • boxa
    boxa
    16 years ago

    With you on that one Dlux

  • vmax
    vmax
    16 years ago
    Hey Hilly
    It was a very small shell servo on a corner on the road from the town centre to the airport (I think)..pretty sure that was the road as I was on my way back to town after dropping a guy back at his office at the airport and just before I did a right turn to up to that super high lookout.I am sure if your a local you will know were I mean.Make sure you tell them how good news spreads and there should be more of it.

    Kingchops it also happened to me at the Caltex on South Road at Wingfield and also the BP truck stop at Wingfield.We outa start a national shame list of servos on this site .Servos to bypass,maybe they will get the message
  • Chips
    Chips
    16 years ago
    Well here in the Alice I don't even take my lid off and have no problems. The Japper riders with a full box on their head have to take their's off of course.

    Bring back the days of "Stanley" Full driveway service... and they even had the cash box on the driveway attached to on of the roof pillars! Oh and if you spent enough, the kids would get a nice model of a TAA "T" jet as well. I remember getting a Connie and a T jet in TAA, Qantas and Teal (UNZUD) airlines livery...
  • Beef
    Beef
    16 years ago

    What is stupid is when they have the pump nearest to the exit as a pre-pay and the one immediately before that not requiring pre-pay.  If you use the one before you can still drive off.  I've had situations where they would not activate the pump until I took the helmet off and got off the bike.

  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    16 years ago
    I drove into Adelaide today, left home at 2 am, arrived at the airport by 6:10, picked up my nephew, left to come home, $1.17pl, I'll get me some of that, a prepay pump, go in to the attendant, "how does this work" "I want to fill the tank and I dont know how much it will cost"

    I'm told to get the lad to fill the tank but I have to stay in the shop, I felt abused, dirty even, kidnaped for the ransom money, but I got cheap fuel, I got home at 11:30, hour and a half sleep at work for 2pm till 11pm, time for bed