Loathe them or love them, motorway services are part of motorway travel. I drive up and down the UK frequently and could never be certain how far away the next services stop was or whether the next one had more of my favourite shops and food outlets than the one after.

However, that has changed since loading Motorway Services UK on my iPhone from www.trafficmediauk.com and can now plan my stops, knowing in advance which stop has what and where they are in relation to my position on the road. All shown on the integrated map. At £0.59p I only wish the prices at the motorway services were as reasonable.

Motorway service stations can be seen in two lights by everybody. The first is an essential place to stop off when on long drives up and down the country. Servie stations consist of : Petrol station most being BP, but Shell make their appearence too. You will also find a number of restaurants as well. These vary massively from pizza hut take away's, whimpy, burger king, mcdonalds and some others as well. Also you may find Costa, the coffee place, and some arcade mahcines mixed with gambling areas too. Sometimes you may also find a WHSmith's. And dont forget the toilets! The second view of service ...  Read the complete review

I will only use Motorway Service Stations between about 10pm and 9am, when little else is available. I have found, with the sole exception of Marks & Spencers, that everything is a ridiculous price and the service so impersonal. Rather than use motorway services, I prefer to spend a few mins planning my stops. I google 'eat just off the motorway' and then select my stops from a huge list of possibilities, none further than about 5 miles from the motorway exits, most just a mile away. When travelling with children, for example, in addition to places with good food, I will be looking for children's menus and play areas; outdoor ones in summer. To save time, some ...  Read the complete review

As someone who travels the roads of Britain regularly I have visited a lot of service stations all over England. The one thing that I find annoying about service stations are the prices that they get away with charging. In a lot of the service stations now you have take away outlets such as Burger King, Wimpey and KFC, however they all charge higher prices than you would pay on the high street. Unfortunatly when you are on a long journey you are prepared to pay the prices, however I am not sure how they get away with inflated the prices so much. Also popping up at a lot of Service stations now are coffee outlets such as Costa Coffee, these make a welcome stop if you just  Read the complete review

As a regular traveller, motorway services can be a haven on any long journey. The advantages are plain to see. Parking is free, toilets are free, you can stretch your legs and grab something to eat and drink. Nowadays, you can also test your skills in the amusement arcade, buy an ice-scraper from Halfords or sit in the ubiquitous "massage chair" which has cropped up in every services around the UK. Forget the fact that you have to drive around a labyrinth of roads before you find the car park. The services themselves are generally clean and tidy with an efficient staff of cleaners - not least in the toilets which are inspected and washed at all hours ...  Read the complete review