Mobil Station at Thames opposite the KFC

**Zedder** · 6th February 2012, 18:08

I went to assist a fellow biker who had broken down at the gas station there today. He had just filled up but couldn't start the bike afterwards.

After no luck sorting the bike out I went inside and told the owner that the guy had just filled up his bike there, it wouldn't start and I had been working on it. He said he was aware of the situation but wouldn't let me use the toilet when I asked to.

He then told me to use the public toilets down the road which, as it turned out, were locked. I was gobsmacked by his attitude and promptly went and fuelled up at BP! Has anyone else had any problems with that particular Mobil station?

**FJRider** · 6th February 2012, 18:12

So it was a customer toilet .... ??? KFC was across the road, why didn't you go there ???

Or do THEY only let customers use theirs TOO ... ???

**Bassmatt** · 6th February 2012, 18:18

Originally Posted by FJRider

So it was a customer toilet .... ??? KFC was across the road, why didn't you go there ???

Or do THEY only let customers use theirs TOO ... ???

Are you only a customer if you are purchasing at that moment. I am regular customer of the local gas stop, I would expect to be able to use the toilet if I wasnt purchasing anything at the time, or I would become someone elses customer.

**Stirts** · 6th February 2012, 18:19

Originally Posted by FJRider

KFC was across the road, why didn't you go there ???

KFC toilets? Enter at your own risk!!

**FJRider** · 6th February 2012, 18:21

Originally Posted by Stirts

KFC toilets? Enter at your own risk!!

I would have pee'd against the diesel pump ... and waved at the camera ...

**Stirts** · 6th February 2012, 18:23

Originally Posted by FJRider

I would have pee'd against the diesel pump ... and waved at the camera ...

Oh the joys of having a penis!

**FJRider** · 6th February 2012, 18:27

Originally Posted by Bassmatt

Are you only a customer if you are purchasing at that moment. I am regular customer of the local gas stop, I would expect to be able to use the toilet if I wasnt purchasing anything at the time, or I would become someone elses customer.

That is the decision by the attendant in charge ... at the time ...

Obviously the OP was NOT known to that attendant ... (or didn't like him)

**FJRider** · 6th February 2012, 18:30

Originally Posted by Stirts

Oh the joys of having a penis!

Enjoy the pleasures ... of NOT having one ...

**Zedder** · 6th February 2012, 18:41

Originally Posted by FJRider

So it was a customer toilet .... ??? KFC was across the road, why didn't you go there ???

Or do THEY only let customers use theirs TOO ... ???

Because I wasn't at KFC ...??? I was at Mobil...???

The question was about anyone else having a problem with that particular Mobil!!!

Refer to Bassmatts sensible reply if in doubt about customer relations.

**Bassmatt** · 6th February 2012, 18:43

Originally Posted by FJRider

That is the decision by the attendant in charge ... at the time ...

Obviously the OP was NOT known to that attendant ... (or didn't like him)

Treat everyone as a potential customer perhaps? I bet the OP never becomes one now.

**Maha** · 6th February 2012, 18:48

I dont ask, I just use.
Refusal often offends.

**bsasuper** · 6th February 2012, 18:52

Geezzzz, Id hate to think what you call a major problem!, I CANT TAKE A PISS

**FJRider** · 6th February 2012, 18:52

Originally Posted by Zedder

Because I wasn't at KFC ...??? I was at Mobil...???

The question was about anyone else having a problem with that particular Mobil!!!

Refer to Bassmatts sensible reply if in doubt about customer relations.

If YOU had bought anything (even a packet of PK chewing gum) ... you WOULD have been a customer ...

But you didn't buy anything ... did you ???

**Madness** · 6th February 2012, 18:53

Thames is renowned for the "Wild West" attitude of several of it's service stations.

Originally Posted by The Harold (Sideswipe)

Beware Thames fuel trap

A traveller warns unwary Aucklanders against the "Thames spiderweb ... ALL the petrol stations open are charging $2.14 per litre for regular. I scarpered ... to good old Aucklander-friendly Ngatea to totally fill up at Shell/Zen at regular Auckland price of $2.07 a litre for regular."

TV3 did a piece on it not long ago too, Here

The Caltex is worse than the Mobil for price-gouging, at one stange he was charging more than $1 above RRP for fags (the prick). I think all the locals use the BP on the south side of town.

Don't stop in Cambridge if you don't like paying to piss. I parted with 50 cents there the other day and if the boys room wasn't so full of paying punters at the time I would have pissed all over the floor.