Quote Originally Posted by Big Rob View Post
I'm more than a bit perplexed......

Why did you have to remove a beanie, or the other guy remove his hat when filling up?
You don't have to. If this is happening then it is the console operator being a dick because his/her boss is getting sick of not being able to identify cretins who drive-off without paying for fuel. There is no law about wearing a beanie or any other hat for that matter but it isn't a huge stretch to see the connection between a balaclava and a beanie.

There is a law about using a helmet or a mask to conceal identity but that only applies once a person physically enters a shop or a bank. Some console operators will try and tell you that by pulling up to a bowser you have entered their "shop". This is bollocks as the driveway/bowser area is deemed a public thoroughfare.

Call the police, the servo owner/console operator will get the message quick enough.