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Misc MSAs

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In this section of the site Motorway Services Online explores various aspects of motorway services in detail and takes a look at how they ended up the way they are today. Select a section from below:

New services sign

2008 in Motorway Services

It was the year in which Britain failed to go in to recession and everyone fell out with the BBC, but what happened to our motorway services in 2008?

A sign warning of the distances to the next services on the M4

Are We Nearly There Yet?

Join us on our hunt for the furthest you can go without passing any services, on a popular route. Are there any plans to solve them?

Lorries

Coach and Truckers

Information for truck and coach drivers.

A play area

MSA Monopoly

Play our own version of the classic game.

Norton Canes services

M6: 50 Years, 15 Services

A timeline of the development of service stations along the M6 motorway, from Rugby to Carlisle.

Road signs

On the Road

How do you know when you're approaching a service station? Take a look at this simple guide to the signs you'll see and just who looks after them, complete with pictures.

The M5

Perry Barr

Meet Perry Barr, the service station that was so new not even the operator was aware of it.

The bridge

The Rise and Fall of Leicester Forest East

What could be classified as our favourite of all the motorway services is now set to be no more.

A secret exit

Secret Exits (or 'Rear Exits')

A comprehensive list of 'secret exits' at motorway services.

A secret exit

The Tragedy of Kingdom

The word tragedy is very rarely associated with motorway services, but in this case it is the only word for it.

The document

Quantity of Facilities

Have you ever wondered how someone works out exactly how many parking spaces and toilets to give a service area? No, neither have I, but just in case this downloadable file allows you to see the formulas and try it yourself.

Parking prices sign

Why the Prices?

Just why are motorway services so notoriously expensive? Should we be blaming the operator, or is it because the Government stuck their nose in?