Motorbikes queuing?

[Prudie]

Earlier today I was in a long single lane slipway waiting to get petrol at Tesco. 6 of the 12 pumps were not in use so we moved forward vey slowly. I was quite miffed when a motorbike came past everyone and went to the front of the queue. I understand this when in a traffic jam but when waiting for a service I think it's selfish. Moaned at OH when I got home and he thought the opposite to me and said that's the advantage of riding a bike and it woudn't have bothered him at all. Who would you side with?

[Zeuhl]

A bike can probably get fuel while a car driver is blocking the pump paying.

So the motorists behind are not actually disadvantaged by this.

My view is that any advantage a bike/scooter rider enjoys in queues or traffic jams they more than pay for in discomfort, danger and soakings!

[Prudie]

Interesting viewpoints and without a diagram I can't explain but he didn't nip into a space a car couldn't reach, he went to the front of the queue and waited for the first free pump.

Gina's answer is interesting as if I wasn't about 6 cars behind I might have said something. Foolishly maybe. He was on a very big bike with quite old and copious leathers. Looking intimidating like this helps to give bikers a bad name. (I know it's for protection btw).

[tigwig]

The car at the front should have kept on driving to the next available pump and inform him that he had been waiting first. Could have nudged the bike out of the way!