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UK... usually near a motorway
Joined November 2009
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As it’s that time of year again, I’d like to remind you all that the majority of service station 'novelty gifts', especially those available on Amazon and similar, are copying chunks of our website and selling it to you for profit. Please advise your grandparents to steer clear.
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My local Sainsbury's has switched from its own brand café to using Costa brand. I would estimate it has gone from being 80% empty (which is why I liked it) to constantly full. That's before we consider the costs saved by sharing supplies, training, marketing and R&D.
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...or the potential for price increases now we know people are willing to pay People are constantly asking me why service stations have replaced cafés with chains. You (generic!) voted with your feet & got what you asked for You could apply it to the decline of town centres too
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On this day 67 years ago (1959): Britain's first long-distance motorway opened, with limited facilities provided at two service stations. motorwayservices.uk/Original…
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On this day 35 years ago (1991): the A282 QEII Bridge at Dartford was opened by the Queen. The £86 million project doubled the capacity provided by the two tunnels. It was the largest cable-stay bridge in Europe, and the first bridge to be built downstream of the City since 1894.
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On this day 40 years ago (1986): the final eight miles of the M25, linking the M1 to the A1, were opened by Margaret Thatcher. The world's longest city bypass was some 80 years in planning, opened with 3 lanes. Within days, it was reported that the traffic predictions were wrong.
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Ireland continues to set the international standard for petrol station food, as this year two motorway service areas (Applegreen Dunshaughlin and Circle K Kilcullen) are on the shortlist for 2026's 'Best Foodvenience Store in the World' globalconvenience.com/best/f…
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On this day 35 years ago (1991): the Conwy Tunnel opened by the Queen. Britain's first immersed tube road tunnel was built in six sections, and helped the development of Conwy Marina above it. £29,000 was spent on the opening ceremony for the £190 million project.
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On this day 65 years ago (1961): the A38 Tamar Bridge opened to traffic. Cars were charged 3s to travel between Plymouth and Cornwall on what was the longest suspension bridge in Britain.
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BP forecourts at Roadchef service areas are to be branded 'Roadchef & Co-op', after Roadchef bought back the forecourts next to their sites motorwayservices.uk/Co-op#&_…
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