BP pump policy

[alecks69]

but bp have the best petrol! 98 people thats good shit im a bp man through and throughlove there pies and service aint to bad so go in and say fill on 4 please mate simple?
no boy cote bp butter chicken pies ar the best any time.

big ups to any bp workers now please dont spit on my pie

[xwhatsit]

As they do on Remuera Rd.

The Shell (I think?) service station on Remuera Rd (the closest station to the Newmarket end) has no prepay at night, just wave at the attendant and pick up the hose. That said, they don't offer 98, which is a pain in the arse.

[xwhatsit]

If I go to say The Warehouse and am wearing a backpack I don't mind taking it off and leaving it at the counter, and when I go to the bank and have to wait at the doors to get "buzzed in" cause they have to second look me I don't take offence, they are just doing their jobs and in the end helping prevent theft or possible danger in the bank case .. and in the case of pre-pay at night.

No, that gets right up my nose. That's one reason I don't bank with National -- the fact they treat me as if I'm some armed offender by scanning me for metal then making me wait around outside and look like a tit until one of their staff can be arsed opening the door for me. I also don't like having to leave my bag at the front of a shop -- do I look like a shoplifter? I bet if I came in wearing my dress suit they wouldn't ask me to leave my bag with them.

I think it's damned rude. I'm prepared to pay a little extra just to be treated with respect. They may lose more money to theft and what have you, but they'll have the lasting goodwill of their customers. That has to be worth something to their bottom line.

I agree with your sentiments regarding the staff, however. I too work in the service industry, and it makes you feel a bit shitty when a customer holds you personally responsible for some piece of company policy that upset them. Many times I actually wish I could side with the customer, but it's better to be abused by one customer than the repercussions you might get from your boss. I had a nice lady the other night who grasped this (perhaps she was in the same situation as a student?) -- was about to get really shitty with me, until she thought for a second, changed her manner, and told me `you might want to mention X and Y to your boss the next time you see him.' I thought that was tactful.

[scumdog]

I refuse to use any service station that requires pre-pay - at any time of the day or night. The Paremata Mobil has pre-pay at night, we have stopped using them at any time

Wots prepay??

After reading even more of the above I'm glad I live in the prehistoric 3rd world South.. '

[scumdog]

I like my local service station (Mobil Queenspark). I rock up, fill my bike myself with no-one asking to fill it themselves or saying I shouldn't sit on it and fill at the same time. Then I walk in with my helmet and dark glasses on and they give me a smile and a nice greeting as they take my money from me.

Sounds like here.
Often is rock up to the Mobil, the dude hands me the nozzle while sit on the bike with my helmet/skull mask still on, I fill up, put the petrol-cap back on, hand him the nozzle and say "Put it on my account, see ya later" and ride off..sweet!!

[xwhatsit]

Sounds like here.
Often is rock up to the Mobil, the dude hands me the nozzle while sit on the bike with my helmet/skull mask still on, I fill up, put the petrol-cap back on, hand him the nozzle and say "Put it on my account, see ya later" and ride off..sweet!!

It's different, though, when you use your position as a policeman to extort money and hydrocarbons out of the local economy

[_Shrek_]

Hi, welcum 2 da site. We mstly spk nglsh hr, but ur free 2 luk like a 14yr-old if u wnt.

hi Steam glad you and some others could read but i see there are a few people (judging by feed back)who don't have kids or know how to communicate with them or just don't know how to text
and to answer Virago yes i do use it at work because that is how most people use their phones in my line of work
but infuture i shell endever to write propper "have a nice day"

[sAsLEX]

hi Steam glad you and some others could read but i see there are a few people (judging by feed back)who don't have kids or know how to communicate with them or just don't know how to text
and to answer Virago yes i do use it at work because that is how most people use their phones in my line of work
but infuture i shell endever to write propper "have a nice day"

What sort of phone do you have?

The vast majority these days have predictive which is far quicker than traditional txt speak and is clearer. Kids are just lazy arses. Its no excuse.

[SARGE]

only time im even ever IN a BP is when i head up to KooMeoooo..




dont like the Ultimate.. i prefer the Mobile hi octane when i need it

[Usarka]

Most of the "just wave at the dude behind the counter" replies are from people who live in towns with less that 200,000 people!

i was reading the bp press release saying how quick it was for the counter dude to look up and turn the pump on. in that case why don't they just leave the bloody thing on and only turn it OFF for dodgy looking characters??????

one can only assume because it's not always that quick and easy is it.

[westie]

What a stuff around! There is no way that I am going to pre-pay. I'm stubborn and I like it that way!

IS this the "service" industry? No its the money taking industry.
If it was the srevice industry then they would find a way that best serves us the customers rather than finding a way to get money out of criminals.

I go to mobil as they have eftpos at the pump(which is sometimes broken ) But as a stubborn customer it suits me fine.

Come on servos get some of that latest technology and sort it out!

[Albino]

I won't claim it as my own but someone recently said:

If you don't like Auckland now then you won't like the rest of the country in 10-20 years time.



Anyways, whats the story with changing the octane you put into a bike with EFI? Doesn't the engine management software work better if you keep the octane rating consistent?

[Grub]

Wots prepay??

Usually after 9pm at Mobil Paremata, they turn the pumps off and the staff lock themselves inside the shop (so you can't buy anything there either)

You have to go to the hole-in-the-winda and pay for the fuel in advance. How much fuel? ... Exactly@@@! If you normally pay with credit card or eftpos then it gets really messy

[NordieBoy]

but bp have the best petrol! 98 people thats good shit im a bp man through and throughlove there pies and service aint to bad so go in and say fill on 4 please mate simple?
no boy cote bp butter chicken pies ar the best any time.

big ups to any bp workers now please dont spit on my pie

Challange 91 was the best 'till they were bought out.

All 4 of my current bikes prefer 91.

[clint640]

I don't fill with prepay if I can help it, some stations in vegas have had prepay only all day for a while, screw that, especially BP Geyser, don't ever go there, they have 20+ pumps & usually only 1 counter open, no-one on the forecourt of course. It would take ages to queue up, ask nicely if you can fill, fill up, move bike out of way of queueing vehicles, queue up again to pay...

I don't have time for that bullshit, I just fill up out of town, G.A.S Rotoma & Gull Waiotapu are great, I'll happily pay a few cents more. BP Energy Centrepoint in Taupo are awesome too.

Cheers
Clint